Sales of sparkling wine in the UK have ‘dramatically’ fallen for the first time in five years as on-trend gin hits its stride, new figures have revealed.
Having just one bottle of wine per week increases the lifetime risk of cancer by the equivalent of smoking between five and 10 cigarettes, new research suggests.
According to estimates by WineGB, the official website for the wines of Great Britain, an additional 20,000 to 30,000 jobs will be created from the English wine industry.
A wine investment company that misled customers to invest in fine wines has been shut down after frittering away investors’ money on personal expenditure.
The UK’s centre of excellence in wine education has announced that students enrolled on wine courses for the academic year is at its highest since it began 30 years ago.
With so much conflicting research in the market and varying opinions from analysts, The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List 2019 reveals exactly what is going on with sales at the bar.
Natural wine is enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to consumer interest in health and wellbeing, according to one expert behind a dedicated online shop.
The inflationary rise in wine tax announced at the Autumn Budget (29 October) means £2.23 of a £5 bottle of wine will be the duty pricing alone, according to research from wine supplier Bibendum.
Sales are fizzing at UK fine wine investment company Cult Wines, which reported a record 54% increase in global revenue to £52m in the year ending 31 August.
If plans to increase wine duty in line with inflation (by 3.4%) go ahead in November’s Budget, prices of sparkling could soar by 9p and still variants by 7p, according to a leading industry body.
Operators need to seriously up their wine offer and not add on huge mark-ups, according to Great British Pub of the Year licensee Heath Ball from the Red Lion & Sun in Highgate, north London.
English winemaker Chapel Down Group has exchanged on an agreement to lease 388 acres of prime viticultural land adjoining its existing vineyards on the North Downs.
Not drinking in middle age can increase the risk of dementia as much as drinking too much, according to a new report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Scrapping the alcohol duty freeze put in place last year by Government is “counter-productive”, and will increase pressure on cash-strapped consumers, the Wine & Spirit Trade Association has warned (WSTA).
The 21st century drinker is increasingly concerned about provenance and ethics in relation to the goods they consume, and wine is no exception in this regard.
The Treasury is continuing to make a mint from UK booze sales, despite a freeze on alcohol duty in November, showing the sector can remain fruitful without another hike.
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) will offer more drinks from the UK and non-EU producers and brewers across its 880-strong estate from Monday 9 July in the run-up to the country’s departure from the EU.
People who drink beer and cider in the pub once a week or more are more likely to be retired and single than those who drink at home, according to a new study.
Information about the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this weekend (19 May) has been readily available, but news of what sparkling wine will be served is still under wraps.
What Brits drink in pub gardens has evolved dramatically over the years, with promiscuous punters swapping their favourite tipple as frequently as the summer weather changes. But with hopes of a scorcher this year, operators and suppliers are already...
Wine drinkers are moving towards quality and not quantity, according to a new report by Accolade Wines - owners of Hardy’s, Echo Falls and Jack Rabbit.
In the same week Conviviality sold Matthew Clark and Bibendum to C&C Group, Accolade Wines has confirmed its sale to US investors the Carlyle Group for £546m (AU$1bn).
Following its acquisition of Matthew Clark and Bibendum, C&C Group is set to revive the parts of the businesses that stalled during former owner Conviviality’s near month-long financial calamity. The big challenge, however, will be restoring faith...
Less than 12 hours after officially announcing its interest to buy out Conviviality brands Matthew Clark and Bibendum, C&C Group has confirmed the transaction is now complete.
Bulmers cider owner C&C Group is in “advanced” discussions with beleaguered drinks distributor Conviviality to buy Matthew Clark and Bibendum with support from AB InBev.
