English wine producer Nyetimber has announced the re-launch of its demi-sec cuvée with a “new name and new positioning”.
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Obituary: Derek Smedley MW
British master of wine Derek Smedley who enjoyed a long and varied career in the wine trade has passed away.
Overheard at this year’s Wine & Spirits Show
We’ve rounded-up our favourite snippets of conversation we overheard at this year’s event, from an overwhelming desire to stroke books, to spotting celebrities who definitely weren’t there.
Where winemakers dine: Maria Chadwick
Maria Eugenia Chadwick, part of the Viña Errázuriz and Viñedo Chadwick dynasty, reveals her love of Coya in Mayfair, particularly its Pisco sours, and how she enjoys a trip to Vagabond Wines.
Get ready: Next issue of Wine List Confidential to be published in May
This year’s Wine List Confidential guide to London’s best restaurants for wine lovers is due to be published in May in time for the London Wine Fair.
Fraudsters involved in £1m wine scam jailed for 17 years
A group of fraudsters that were involved in a £1 million wine investment scam have been jailed for a combined total of 17 years and nine months after being sentenced at Southwark Crown Court last week.
Quinta do Noval declares 2017 vintage
“Hot on the heels of the 2016s” Port estate Quinta do Noval has declared the 2017 vintage for both the Quinta and its ‘Nacional’ label.
Bollinger ‘presses pause’ on Grande Année 2008 mags and Jeros
Such has been the demand for bottles of the recently launched Bollinger La Grande Année 2008, Mentzendorff, the Champagne house’s UK agent, has “pressed pause” on the release of magnums and Jeroboams of the fizz.
Gusbourne announces new plantings
English wine estate Gusbourne has announced that next year it will plant an additional 57 acres of vines in West Sussex.
Quality Chop House team to open new Bonhams restaurant
The Woodhead Restaurant Group, the operators behind London-based restaurants The Quality Chop House, Clipstone and Michelin-starred Portland, will open an Italian restaurant in Mayfair called Emilia.
Champagne Lanson partners with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Champagne Lanson has announced that it will become the new official Champagne of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), headquartered in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Here’s what to look foward to at the Wine & Spirits Show 2019
the drinks business and The Spirits Business are once again joining forces to host the Wine & Spirits Show this weekend, returning to One Whitehall Place on 12 and 13 April 2019.