Looking back, 2025 was another stinker of a year for the spirits and hospitality industries; a rollercoaster ride punctuated by a bad ...

The very top performing wine in the region was Château Gracia, which rose by 11.7%. With an average case price of £881, Wine Cap said that this underscores how important value is. The second best was ...

Independent drinks distributor LWC has revealed that during 2025 it funded 526 trade customer WSET wine courses.

Given that it’s been in use for wine consumption since about 1500BC, glassware has had plenty of time to evolve, and today’s manufacturers have ...

Speaking to Harpers at the Madeira Wine Experience in London, leading Portuguese importer Raymond Reynolds explains why perception of these ...

How do you design the perfect, catch-all wine label for the 21st-century consumer? A young start-up may well crave contemporary shock value, but ...

Fresh analysis from trade body UK Hospitality (UKH) can reveal that over the next three years hospitality venues in England can expect to see an average increase in business rates of over £32k.

UK wine trade association Wine GB has rounded off the year by announcing that the 2025 harvest was a “vintage of outstanding quality”, according to its voluntary annual survey of the sector. The ...

Within the alcohol category, private label sales value generally fell faster than brands. For example, private label beers fell -2.7%, while beer brands shrank by -0.7%.

Wine importer Alliance Wine are set to host a combined en primeur tasting of Burgundy and Rhône fine wines this January.

Charles Hawkins, who was a well-known figure to many in the wine trade for over 50 years, passed away peacefully last week on ...

If you are as old as I am, or you have parents who regale you with tales of their youth, you will be familiar with the time ...