England wine region

Chapel Down unveils £4.35m expansion plan

English winery Chapel Down is to invest more than £4m in a 'significant' vine planting programme and to expand the company's fast-growing beer business.

By Richard Woodard Last updated 22 January 19

HRH Duchess of Cornwall opens new Hambledon winery

The Duchess of Cornwall officially opened the new £2.5m all gravity-fed state-of-the-art winery at Hambledon Vineyard in Hampshire this week.

By Georgie Hindle Last updated 22 January 19

Video: Cherie Spriggs of Nyetimber

Nyetimber head winemaker Cherie Spriggs talks to Decanter about the new 2009 Tillington Single Vineyard, as well as the challenges of managing Nyetimber's diverse vineyards.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 January 19

Duchess of Cornwall opens English wine research centre

A £2m laboratory that is intended to put southern England on the world map for wine research has been opened by the Duchess of Cornwall.

By Chris Mercer Last updated 22 January 19

Central London winery to make English wine

London Cru, the winery in the heart of the UK capital, is to make its first English wine from the 2014 vintage after being impressed with the quality of this year's harvest.

By Chris Mercer Last updated 22 January 19

English winemakers hail ‘exquisite’ 2014 vintage

English wine producers are hailing 2014 as a year to remember after a warm, dry September produced one of the earliest harvests in recent times.

By Richard Woodard Last updated 22 January 19

English wine trade mourns loss of ‘inspirational’ Mike Roberts MBE

Mike Roberts MBE, a pioneer of English wine and co-founder of one of the country's best-known estates, Ridgeview, has died.

By Chris Mercer Last updated 22 January 19

English wine sales may hit £100m in 2015, trade estimates

Rising consumer demand for English and Welsh wine both at home and abroad could see annual sales approach £100m by the end of 2015, according to industry estimates.

By Chris Mercer Last updated 22 January 19

Chapel Down bets on English wine demand with land lease deal

English wine group Chapel Down has leased another 73 hectares of 'prime vineyard land' in southern England to cater for expected consumer demand.

By Chris Mercer Last updated 22 January 19

English wine producer claims first with skin contact white wine

English winery Chapel Down is producing what it believes is the country's first skin contact white wine.

By Adam Lechmere Last updated 22 January 19

English wine estates bid to create Sussex appellation

Drinking a glass of ‘Sussex’ could soon become a reality with English wine producers poised to bid for the same protected name status as Champagne and Bordeaux.

By Barnaby Eales Last updated 22 January 19

Chapel Down warns Sussex appellation will ‘cloud the market’

Moves by several English wine producers to establish protected name status for Sussex has drawn a rebuke from Chapel Down, a rival wine company based outside of the region.

By Barnaby Eales Last updated 22 January 19

English wine ‘needs a shake-up’, says Hush Heath owner

By Chris Mercer Last updated 22 January 19

UK wine production hit record highs in 2014

UK winemakers are toasting a bumper 2014 harvest as production continues to grow, with the country’s vineyard area more than doubling in the last seven years.

By Richard Woodard Last updated 22 January 19

English wine newcomer Rathfinny Estate bottles first wine

Rathfinny Estate in Sussex, one of the newest and biggest English wine producers, has bottled its first wines as it seeks to join in on a sales boom for the sector.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 22 January 19

Barclay brothers delay Sark island sparkling wine launch

By Jane Anson Last updated 22 January 19

Chapel Down appoints LVMH development director as MD

By Richard Woodard Last updated 22 January 19

English wine makes British Airways first class list

By Chris Mercer Last updated 22 January 19