Fine wine merchant Corney & Barrow has partnered with TV presenter Oz Clarke to host a ‘Wine in to Help Out’ virtual tasting to raise funds for Hospitality Action.

The London Wine Fair has launched a day-long Welcome Back Wednesday preview event for the on-trade, which is due to take place on 28 April.

Promotional campaign The Big English Wine Easter is already underway and is due to culminate in the main event on Saturday 3 April. 

Ultra-premium Tequila brand Patrón has launched its 2021 Perfectionists Cocktail Competition, which kicks off with a virtual format ahead of the global final in Mexico.

The wine trade is being invited to register for the Alsace Wines Millésimes DigiTasting in June to receive tasting kits from up to ten producers and co-opératives.

This year’s mid-May, virtual London Wine Fair is to get an additional ‘preview’ day on 28 April with a particular focus on the UK hospitality sector.

Infamous London event space Printworks is to become the backdrop for “London’s first socially distanced beer festival” later this month.

The Pol Roger Portfolio is to hold two tastings this March in London and Manchester to mark its 30th anniversary.

Hospitality group Hakkasan has appointed Tobias Brauweiler MS as its group sommelier, several months after the departure of its longstanding head of wine, Christine Parkinson.

Curious to try the wines from stars such as John Malkovich and Sarah Jessica Parker? Then come to the Wine Show Chelsea from this Friday to Sunday.

Wines from Rioja is celebrating the diversity of the Rioja category with a showcase of 100 of the region’s top wines in October.

Wines of Argentina’s Barullo Sessions events in London and Edinburgh aim to explore the country’s changing winemaking, the development of Cabernet Franc and why the new white wines are starting to sing.