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Hull tipped to become new bordeaux as climate change reshapes europes wine map

Known more for its industrial heritage than its vineyards, Hull could one day rival Bordeaux in the world of fine wine, according to a new report forecasting how climate change is transforming global wine production. The prediction comes from the first annual Fine Wines and Restaurants Market Monitor, published by consultancy firm Bain & Company, […]

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The central European wine region giving France a run for its money

Winemaking

In South Moravia, forgotten grape varieties are making a comeback, natural winemaking thrives and cellar doors are free of tourist crowds Ask most people where to find Europe’s most exciting wines and they’ll rattle off the usual suspects like France, Italy and Spain. Few would mention the Czech Republic (or Czechia, its official short name). But in the quiet

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Inside Britain’s fastest growing wine region: How Yorkshire is producing 120,000 bottles a year… but what do drinkers think?

Winemaking

By JOHN SIDDLE Published: 13:22 BST, 27 April 2025 | Updated: 08:24 BST, 28 April 2025 It is famed for its puddings, peaks and moody moors – but now Yorkshire is bubbling up in the most unexpected of ways. Thanks to balmier British summers, ‘God’s Own Country’ has quietly transformed into the UK’s fastest-growing wine region. The White Rose county

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How City high-flyers have helped to fuel UK wine-growing boom

Winemaking

Annual production more than doubles as office workers quit to snap up vineyards or blocks of land The UK’s booming wine-growing industry has been compared to “California in the 70s”, with annual production more than doubling to 12m bottles a year, according to a report. There has been a boom in the number of smaller

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How VIN tasting has become France’s one stop shop in the UK

Business

VIN, the UK’s flagship French wine tasting event, is returning to London on January 16 and is the chance for UK wine buyers, wine merchants, importers and sommeliers to taste the whole of France in one room. Over 40 producers representing 45 French appellations are down to attend and the event will also see the

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German wine exports grow in volume but value holds steady

Business

24 March 2025 By Sophie Arundel In 2024, German wine exports increased by 3% in volume to 1.2 million hectolitres, while export value remained steady at €384 million. According to the German Wine Institute (DWI), German wine exports in 2024 saw a 3% increase in volume, reaching 1.2 million hectolitres, while the export value held

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Nine wine regions join forces to create the Global Artisan Vintners Alliance

Business

Wine regions in Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, France, Hungary, Mexico, Portugal and the US have teamed up to form the Global Artisan Vintners Alliance. Martin Green March 3, 2025 Vineyard scene in Livermore Valley, California. Credit: Sanjay Vazirani / 500px via Getty Images The Global AVA is designed to help the wineries in each region overcome

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How wine industry can get behind National Wine Careers Week

Business

6th May 2025 by Richard Siddle The inaugural National Wine Careers Week is set to take place next week between May 12-18 in a bid to raise national interest and awareness of a potential career in an industry that currently employs over 400,000 people and is worth over £10 billion in on and off-trade sales and

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Accolade acquires Pernod Ricard wine businesses to create Vinarchy

Business

May 7, 2025 A new global wine company, Vinarchy, has been created from the combined assets of Accolade Wines and the Australian, New Zealand and Spanish wine businesses formerly owned by Pernod Ricard. The Pernod Ricard wineries were acquired by Australian Wine Holdco Limited (AWL) in April this year, to create what it described as ‘a

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Seattle Wine Awards

Awards

Lake Chelan Wineries Bring Home Big Wins at the 2025 Seattle Wine Awards May 9th, 2025 Lake Chelan Wine Valley wins an impressive 71 medals. The Lake Chelan Wine Valley is celebrating a standout year at the prestigious Seattle Wine Awards, with local wineries taking home an impressive 71 medals, including 2 Double Golds, 56

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