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Create New Traditions This English Wine Week 

WineGB has launched its first category wide campaign message to ‘Create New Traditions’ with the refresh of the annual English Wine Week. It encourages wine lovers to Create New TraditionsContinue reading

Black Chalk invests in sales growth with new appointment

Hampshire-based wine estate, Black Chalk has appointed Neil Irvine in the newly created role of Sales Director.  He will take up the position on 19th May.  Irvine, who was previouslyContinue reading

National Wine Careers Week Launched

New campaign aims to highlight the many career options offered within the UK wine sector, which currently employs over 400,000 people A new campaign is being launched to raise awarenessContinue reading

English sparkling wine continues its ascent as Henners earns top scores from Wine Enthusiast

English sparkling wine continues to prove its world-class status, as Henners Vineyard secures two prestigious accolades from Wine Enthusiast. The Non-Vintage Brut has been awarded 94 points, while the 2018Continue reading

WineGB Spring Statement Response

In response to the Spring Statement today, Nicola Bates CEO of WineGB, said: “We are disappointed in the halving of growth projections in the Spring Statement and what this meansContinue reading

Leading Yorkshire vineyard, Yorkshire Heart Vineyard announces the launch of its first ever Vintage sparkling wine

One of Yorkshire’s leading, award-winning vineyards, Yorkshire Heart Vineyard has today announced the launch of its first ever vintage sparkling wine. The vintage wine, which is a rich sparkling rosé,Continue reading

Visit A Vineyard: WineGB’s Wine Tourism Guide for English Tourism Week

With over 1.5 million vineyard visits made in 2023, wine tourism is the newest trend in UK travel. WineGB has launched the Visit a Vineyard Guide showcasing the most uniqueContinue reading

New tool launched to support frost risk management in vineyards

A UK frost forecasting and management research project has released a Bud Burst Model to capture data from across the country by grape variety. The Bud Burst Model, which isContinue reading

Veenow Vineyard showcases UV boosting technology

Veenow Vineyard is proud to announce that after extensive research and assistance it will be the first operator and sales agent of the UV Boosting technology to be at theContinue reading

Uncorking Excellence: Plumpton College Launches National Competency Framework to Elevate UK Wine Industry Education

Plumpton College, home to the UK’s centre of excellence in wine education, training, and research, is thrilled to announce the launch of the National Competency Framework (NCF). The NCF representsContinue reading

WineGB calls on Government to spend small part of wine duty increases on growing the domestic market as it submits response to Spending Review 

WineGB is calling on the Government to acknowledge the growth potential of viticulture and winemaking in the UK in its submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review.  The Comprehensive Spending ReviewContinue reading

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Lime Wood Launch Exclusive Partnership with Sugrue South Downs

Lime Wood announces a unique new partnership with Sugrue South Downs – the multi-award-winning boutique producer of English sparkling and still wines. This collaboration highlights Lime Wood’s longstanding support forContinue reading