Wine News

Beaujolais booms as 2019 sees 22% growth in exports to the UK

This growth was higher than for any other French wine region...

US wine sales jump but restaurant trade suffers

A spike in US wine sales during the coronavirus crisis has mirrored a similar trend in the UK

Biodynamic St-Emilion: Tasting a decade of Château Fonplégade wines

Recent vintages of Château Fonplégade wines in St-Emilion are up there with the appellation's best....

Steven Spurrier's farewell column: Not ‘Goodbye’ just ‘Au revoir’

Steven Spurrier reflects on the past 27 years....

French vineyards begin 2020 growing season in lockdown

Burgundy and Bordeaux face nervous wait on frost

Concerns about frost have put Bordeaux and Burgundy wineries on alert...

WineAmerica survey forecasts economic impact of Covid-19 on US wineries

The industry’s total financial loss in March due to Coronavirus is $40.4m

Natural wine receives formal recognition in France under the name 'Vin Méthode Nature'

‘Vin méthode nature’ is coming to your trendy wine bar soon...

Great wine books to read while in self-isolation

For every kind of reader...

Anson: Tasting St-Emilion's Château Chauvin back to 1998

Château Chauvin makes brilliant wines in its corner of the St-Emilion appellation...

Italian police seize €70m of assets from Sicilian winery Feudo Arancio

Winery's owner's Mezzacorona reject claims

Diageo pledges spirit for eight million bottles of hand sanitiser

The company has promised to donate alcohol from its spirits operations to produce hand sanitiser

Coronavirus forces cancellation of MW exams

Exams cancelled in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From the archive: Michael Broadbent MW - Lessons in wine appreciation

Time to go back to basics...

Top 10 wine-related shows to stream while in self-isolation

Burgundy wine council revamps free online course

Become an expert in 90 minutes... 

Best box sets and wine pairings

Staying in with a box set? Here's what to drink with it...

Merchants get creative as they continue to sell wine during COVID-19 uncertainty

One enterprising winery is offering 'drive through'

Anson: Bordeaux en primeur cancelled, so what happens now?

How Bordeaux châteaux are dealing with France's lockdown...

Wine world great Michael Broadbent MW dies

Tributes have been paid to Michael Broadbent MW

Covid-19: California wine tasting rooms close as lockdown hits Europe

The latest on the impact of COVID-19...

From the archive - Anson: Irish influence in Bordeaux

How the Irish created the style of Bordeaux wines we know today...

Owner of Krug and Yquem to produce hand sanitiser for French hospitals

The luxury goods group to help fight coronavirus

La Paulée de New York celebrates twentieth anniversary

Top Burgundian wine names flock to New York...

What is the new Bourgogne Côte d’Or 'appellation'?

New figures suggest the Bourgogne Côte d’Or denomination has been catching on....

Bordeaux en primeur tasting week postponed

Roederer acquires Napa's Diamond Creek Vineyards

Adding to the company’s winemaking operations in California.

Michel Roux: Renowned chef and Gavroche co-founder dies

The celebrated French chef who co-founded the first restaurant to gain three Michelin stars in the UK has died.

Burgundy sees surge for Crémant sparkling wines

Global demand for Crémant de Bourgogne wines rose sharply in 2019...

Château Beauregard: Every vintage tasted back to 1998

'Very clearly one to watch', says Jane Anson...