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The nine most popular types of wine in the UK
A YouGov survey has found that wine is the nation’s favourite drink, with more than eight in every 10 drinkers opting for vino. We’ve listed the top nine styles for UK drinkers, according to the results.
Toni & Guy offers customers canned wine with haircuts
Most Wanted Wines is collaborating with UK salon chain Toni & Guy this month, offering complimentary cans to customers in a handful of popular sites.
Shard denies ‘woman spending £15k on first date wine splurge’ story
The Shard has denied rumours that a woman spent £15,000 on three bottles of wine in one of its restaurants after mistakenly thinking they cost £50 not £5,000 each.
Wine members’ club 67 Pall Mall to open first international location
London-based members’ club for wine lovers, 67 Pall Mall, is to open its first international outpost in Singapore, which will feature a 5,000 bin wine list, and has hinted that it may open further locations around the world.
Torres opens restaurant at Mas La Plana winery
Familia Torres has opened a new restaurant at its winery Mas La Plana in Penedès.
Growth strategy pays off for Enotria&Coe
UK wine importer Enotria&Coe has reported a “record-breaking” 12 months which it attributes to its new growth strategy.
John Malkovich’s Provence wines come to the UK
Hollywood actor John Malkovich’s wine range, made from grapes grown at his home in Provence, has been taken on in the UK by fine wine merchant Jeroboams.
Chef Tom Kerridge to host BBC TV series to save ‘much loved pubs’
Michelin-awarded chef Tom Kerridge is set to host a documentary series on BBC2 shining a light on the UK’s struggling pub industry.
Litmus Wines: Making still wine in England has got so much easier
Managing director of Surrey’s Litmus Wines, John Worontschak, recalls how making still wine in England has become less troublesome as he strives to make his white blend “the Cloudy Bay of England”.
Earl of Sandwich teams up with Furleigh to create English sparkling wine
Dorset-based wine producer Furleigh has partnered with the Mapperton Estate and the Earl of Sandwich to release an English sparkling wine called the Montagu Cuvée.