England
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Sales of English wine booming, say Berry BrosSales of English wine - both sparkling and still - have boomed over the last year, London wine merchant Berry Bros and Rudd says.
By Adam Lechmere Last updated
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English vineyard set for first ‘terroir’ designationCamel Valley Vineyards in Cornwall has submitted the UK's first single grower application for Protected Designation of Origin status.
By Adam Lechmere Last updated
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Camel Valley and Ridge View top latest blind testEnglish sparkling favourites Camel Valley and Ridge View came out ahead in a major tasting of 94 sparkling wines – most of them from the UK - held in London last week.
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Olympic wines revealedLondon wine merchant Bibendum has revealed a list of wines that will be served at the London Olympics this summer.
By Anthony Rose Last updated
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Nyetimber on offer at Goedhuis event for Starlight FoundationEnglish sparkling wine Nyetimber will be on offer this year as wine merchant Goedhuis hosts its third annual Summer Rose Tasting in aid of the Starlight Children's Foundation.
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Corney & Barrow takes first English wineLondon wine merchant Corney & Barrow has taken its first English listing after being captivated by the 'structure and power' of the sparkling wines of Wiston Estate in the South Downs.
By Richard Woodard Last updated
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English Wine Producers rebrandsEnglish Wine Producers (EWP) has unveiled a new logo and branding designed to reinforce its message about English wines to consumers and the trade.
By Richard Woodard Last updated
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TV review: The Apprentice (BBC1)By Adam Lechmere Last updated
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English wine sparkles for Queen’s JubileeEnglish sparkling wines spearheaded bumper wine sales over the Jubilee weekend in the UK, initial figures show.
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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English wine harvest ‘not looking good’, say winemakersAs England continues to suffer the wettest early summer since records began, winemakers are beginning to wonder if they are going to have any grapes to harvest at all.
By Adam Lechmere Last updated
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English winemakers pray for Indian summerThe English grape harvest will be about two weeks later and smaller than normal – with winemakers hoping for a fine September to save the vintage.
By Adam Lechmere Last updated
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Nyetimber to abandon 2012 vintageBy Jane Anson Last updated
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English winemakers turn sights to export ahead of Prowein debutEnglish winemakers are looking to build on their higher profile following last year's Jubilee and Olympics celebrations with a greater push on exports in 2013.
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Chapel Down unveils £4.35m expansion planEnglish 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
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Duchess of Cornwall opens English wine research centreA £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
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Central London winery to make English wineLondon 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
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English winemakers hail ‘exquisite’ 2014 vintageEnglish 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
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English wine trade mourns loss of ‘inspirational’ Mike Roberts MBEMike 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
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English wine sales may hit £100m in 2015, trade estimatesRising 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
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Chapel Down bets on English wine demand with land lease dealEnglish 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
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English wine producer claims first with skin contact white wineEnglish winery Chapel Down is producing what it believes is the country's first skin contact white wine.
By Adam Lechmere Last updated
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English wine estates bid to create Sussex appellationDrinking 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
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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
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English wine ‘needs a shake-up’, says Hush Heath ownerBy Chris Mercer Last updated
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English wine newcomer Rathfinny Estate bottles first wineRathfinny 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
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Chapel Down appoints LVMH development director as MDBy Richard Woodard Last updated
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English wine makes British Airways first class listBy Chris Mercer Last updated
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Wine Trails: South Downs travel guideBy Decanter Staff Last updated
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Champagne Taittinger to make English sparkling wine with UK vineyard dealBy Chris Mercer Last updated
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Taittinger English vineyard plan marks ‘a new chapter’By Chris Mercer Last updated
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English wine sales soar at Christmas, say retailersBy Hannah Seaton Last updated
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Climate change will ‘threaten productivity’ in English winemaking, says study authorA new study says that UK climate change ‘threatens productivity’ in English winemaking, as weather becomes more variable.
By Ellie Douglas Last updated