Rather than being discriminated against in a male dominated industry, chef Angela Hartnett says that being a woman has actually worked in her favour.

A Danish company has launched a watch called Décantheure on funding platform Kickstarter which allows users to track the time it takes to decant wines made from different grape varieties. 

With record volumes of grapes harvested across the board, we round up the reports from owners and winemakers in a year that could see as many as 18 million bottles of wine produced in the UK. 

WLC’s Lucy Shaw meets silver-tongued Apprentice star Jackie Fast, who has just launched a pricey icewine, Rebel Pi, from her native British Columbia in the UK.

Pol Roger has confirmed that it was served at the wedding reception of Princess Eugenie of York to Mr Jack Brooksbank – making it the Champagne of choice at three royal weddings in succession.

Devastating flash floods in southern France, which have so far claimed the lives of at least 11 people, also caused a river of wine to flow through the streets of the French commune of Trèbes as a local storage warehouse was overwhelmed by flood waters.

This year’s Taittinger Sommelier of the Year explains what being a sommelier means to him, shares the mortifying moment he spilt a glass of red wine over a bride, and why Manzanilla with a plate of anchovies is heaven on earth.

Michel Roux Jr has named 29-year-old Gaetano Farucci as the head chef of the two-Michelin-starred Le Gavroche in Mayfair, following the departure of former head chef Diego Ferrari.

A former assistant to the CEO of US investment bank Goldman Sachs, who had been charged with stealing more than US$1.2 million worth of wine from his boss, has fallen to his death.

This year’s Sparkling Masters competition boasted exciting expressions – from stalwarts Champagne, Prosecco and Cava – to underdogs from Kazakhstan and Hungary.

From Chenin to white blends, Syrah to Cinsault and, yes, Pinotage, we run down all the areas to explore in the exciting and rejuvenated South African wine scene.

Australia’s Northern Territory has amended its Liquor Act meaning that booze must be sold or at least AUS$1.30 (70 pence) per standard drink, prompting one of the biggest online retailers to stop shipping to the region all together.