Wine consumption at UK Government events rose by 20% in the past year, according to its annual wine cellar statement, with 3,935 bottles of wine and spirits drunk – the majority being English and Welsh wines. 

Fortnum & Mason has opened a new restaurant at The Royal Exchange in the City of London, taking over a space previously occupied by D&D for the past 15 years.

Portugal’s 2018 wine harvest will be the lowest of the past two decades, according to estimates by the country’s National Statistics Institute, placing production at 5.2m hectolitres – a drop of around 22% on the previous year.

Discount retailer Aldi is going head-to-head with Waitrose by selling an English sparkling wine from Denbies estate for £14.99 – four pounds less than Waitrose.

WLC’s resident hedonist, Lucy Shaw, heads to The Bar at China Tang at The Dorchester hotel for exotic cocktails, jaunty jazz and delectable dim sum.

Chef Ollie Dabbous will be bringing a pared down version of the Michelin-starred wine mecca Hide in Mayfair to Piccadilly this winter, in the form of a pop-up called Hideaway.

The world’s largest treehouse, on the grounds of the ancestral home of the Duke of Northumberland, will relaunch next spring with catering from Searcys.

We round up some of the best Indian restaurants in London for those looking for a spice fix, but without sacrificing their love of wine.

Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo spent £27,000 on two bottles of red wine on a 15 minute trip to a Mayfair restaurant this week, and reportedly didn’t finish the second bottle.

Although it has already scooped the award for London’s most original wine list, Duddell’s has added even more quirky touches to its drinks selection.

Hampshire-based English sparkling wine estate Exton Park has created a bespoke rosé label for chef Simon Rogan to be served at his two Michelin star restaurant, L’Enclume in Cumbria.

After a spell in the proverbial wine desert Beaujolais Nouveau is having a minor revival and one that could have a positive role to play in the on-going rehabilitation of Beaujolais as a whole.