
Richard Woodard
Richard Woodard is a freelance wine and spirits writer based in the UK. Aside from Decanter, he writes for several wine trade and media outlets including Imbibe, The Drinks Business, Harpers and Drinks International.
Since 2015 he has been the magazine editor of Scotchwhisky.com. He has formerly worked as a wine news reporter at Imbibe and a feature writer for Halycon Magazine.
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UK government consumption of English and Welsh wine increases
English and Welsh wines made up 57% of the wine drunk at official receptions...
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Bolney Wine Estate merges with neighbouring vineyard
More than doubling the size of its vineyard...
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UK sparkling wine sales hit record high in 2018
A record high of almost £2.2bn in 2018...
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California winery Qupé sold to Vintage Wine Estates
Rhône varieties specialist sold in California...
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1945 Romanée Conti sets new record at wine auction
New records set...
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Penfolds owner sells California winery
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Meet the 10 new Masters of Wine
There are now 380 MWs worldwide...
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1773 Jura wine sells for €57,000
A 237-year-old bottle of vin jaune from France's Jura region fetched a record price of €57,000 at a wine festival auction in the town of Arbois.
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‘Exceptionally unusual’ case of DRC under the hammer at Bonhams
A rare and highly sought-after case of 1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti could fetch up to £40,000 when it is auctioned by Bonhams later this month.
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Jackson Family Wines buys Oregon winery site
Jackson Family Wines has continued its investment in Oregon with the $4.6m acquisition of a former airline headquarters as a potential winemaking base.
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Jackson Family consolidates Oregon holdings
Jackson Family Wines is aiming to increase its production of ‘world class’ Pinot Noir with the purchase of a number of vineyards in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
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Bruno Paillard ‘won’t re-think’ resignation
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Fine wine collector Hardy Rodenstock dies
Hardy Rodenstock has died at the age of 76...
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Bordeaux makes way for Burgundy and whisky at Sotheby’s
Bordeaux share of revenue falls to record low...
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WSET to launch level 3 spirits course and new wine diploma
WSET to revamp courses from 2019...
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Bestway buys Conviviality retail division
Including Bargain Booze and Wine Rack...
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Australian Brown Brothers brand quits ‘unforgiving’ UK market
UK now the most 'unforgiving market in the world'...
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US wine exports fell in 2017 – figures
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Penfolds owner takes legal action against ‘copycat’ operators
For infringing the Penfolds trademark and ‘liquidating’ Brand Australia...
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OW Loeb merchant insists future is bright
Merchant upbeat amid reports of troubled times...
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Top lots sold at Naples Winter Wine Festival 2018
Napa and South Africa Cabernet dominated...
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Gaja to make first Etna wines
Italian star gets into volcanic wines...
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All Britons want for summer is a box of wine, says Amazon
Bag-in-box is back in a big way, says Amazon...
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Jim Barry Wines produces first Australian Assyrtiko
Clare Valley-based Jim Barry Wines has produced Australia’s first Assyrtiko...
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