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Thursday 7 March 2019: It’s secateurs at the ready as viticulturists battle it out in the first ever vine pruning competition in Britain. As British vineyards increase in size and…Continue reading→
New survey released by UK wine industry shows significant increases in wine production in the last year Sales and exports of English and Welsh wines have doubled Major growth in…Continue reading→
• HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attends gala dinner to celebrate the UK Wine Industry’s success • 2018 hailed ‘a vintage year’ has broken all records for production • The…Continue reading→
The UK’s centre of excellence in wine education, Plumpton College, is delighted to announce that the student intake for 2018/2019 wine courses is by far the largest since they started,…Continue reading→
Research from the University of East Anglia has identified areas of the UK which could rival the Champagne region of France. Climate and viticulture experts have identified nearly 35,000 hectares…Continue reading→
Wine producers across the UK are hailing 2018 the harvest of the century following a record-breaking summer and an unusually warm autumn resulting in excellent quality grapes with high yields.…Continue reading→
Plumpton College, the UK’s centre of excellence in wine education, has appointed Danielle Whitehead as their new Wine Brand Manager to manage the sales & marketing of their Plumpton Estate…Continue reading→
PRESS RELEASE FROM BRITISH BOTTLE COMPANY For immediate release: 16th July 2018 A group of leading English wineries showed their commitment to export by welcoming influential US distributors last week…Continue reading→
Double Hedges Solaris from Bedfordshire is the first English wine to win a ‘Wine of the Year’ Trophy in the 2018 Sommelier Wine Awards Bedfordshire-based English wine producer, Geoff Buckingham,…Continue reading→
PRESS RELEASE Black Chalk Wine announced as Portsmouth Seafood Festival headline sponsor Black Chalk Wine has been announced as the headline sponsor for Portsmouth Seafood Festival 2018, which is returning…Continue reading→
Norfolk-based Flint Vineyard has revealed it was the first English vineyard to begin fermenting a sparkling wine in the style of a Prosecco, using the ‘Charmat’ method. The new wine…Continue reading→
Kent producer sets growth targets for English wine production and tourism Premium English producer, Hush Heath Estate in Kent, is set to unveil the family company’s newwinery in August 2018.…Continue reading→