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Wine news in 5 Friuli floods, Ste Michelle sold, UK duty hike, French Bloom buys vineyard, LVMH strikes

Plus potential fraud in Vinho Verde, China’s recognition of Burgundy appellations, and the campaign for protected land in Australia’s Barossa. Above, Bibendum’s sobering calculation on the effect of UK excise...

Samantha Cole-Johnson Saturday 13 December 2025 • 5 min read

Chapel Down;s new vineyard June 2025

Wine news in 5 Harvest starts in France, new US tariff concerns, Gallo winery closure

Plus the latest wine-industry reports from Australia and the UK. Above, Buckwell Vineyard, Chapel Down's newest plantation, 119 ha (294 acres) planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Kent in...

Samantha Cole-Johnson Saturday 2 August 2025 • 1 min read

Wine news in 5 What the US elections mean for the wine industry, defining old vines, UK duty hike response

Plus an update on the floods in Spain and reminder of our ongoing 2023 Rhône coverage. Above, the new low-alcohol wines created to skirt the UK duty hikes. Before I...

Samantha Cole-Johnson Saturday 9 November 2024 • 1 min read

More UK wine market

Map of Washington State showing placement of new Beverly, Washington AVA

Spain's devastating floods, UK autumn Budget impacts, Germany's small harvest

And two new wine regions recognised: Beverly, Washington AVA (shown on the image above) and France's new PGI Lorraine, an...

This photograph taken on March 31, 2024, shows a view of flooded vineyards due to the overflowing of the Vienne river, in Chinon, western France. More than a hundred people were evacuated from their homes in Indre-et-Loire and Vienne, and a kayaker was reported missing in Haute-Vienne, following heavy river flooding in west-central France since March 30, 2024. (Photo by Pascal LACHENAUD / AFP) (Photo by PASCAL LACHENAUD/AFP via Getty Images)

Spain's heat and France's floods, Majestic's wine-bar acquisition, natural fungal controls

A new study suggests that local fungi fare better than fungicides when combating grapevine-trunk diseases, Majestic acquires Vagabond, and other...

1950s Babes 2024 lunch bottle line-up

The fruits of 500 years in wine

1950 Babes sup again, from bottles right to left above. See also Jancis's February 2024 diary. A much shorter version...

Triage at Domaine Lafarge - by Jon Wyand

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Burgundy 2022 – afterthoughts

Impressions of the newly released burgundies after tasting several hundred of them in London last week. The views of merchants...

Aldi and Lidl logos

Tasting articles

Aldi v Lidl, late 2023

Low-priced highlights from two increasingly important players in the UK wine market. Recent data from Kantar Worldpanel (to 1 October)...

HMRC entrance

UK alcohol duty rises today …

… for the vast majority of wines sold in Britain. And is set to rise again in February 2025. As...

Wine bottle with blank price tag

Price fixing in the UK

Ever wondered why wines cost the same from a wide range of merchants? Read on. This is an article about...

Waitrose in-store image

Waitrose – the best British supermarket for wine lovers

13 October 2022 For fun, and to contrast with tomorrow's report on what to buy at Waitrose in late 2022...

The California List

California gets classified

What was good enough for Bordeaux in 1855… A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times...

Pallets of wine at Vintur in Ventoux

Brexit's effect on the UK wine scene

28 July 2021 It has now been announced that VI-1 forms are to be abandoned for wine imports into the...

Collage of POC wine professionals

The many hues of wine talent

It's time for change. Black talent in the wine business needs recognition and positive encouragement. It's long overdue – and...

Hazel Murphy with UK trade group in Australia, Feb 2019

Hazel Murphy, loved by all

5 January 2020 Some specific memories of Hazel are appended to this short tribute. 2 January 2020 The woman who...

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Waitrose – wheat and chaff

As a special pre-Christmas bonus, Andy Howard MW completes his survey of the UK multiple retailers with this profile of...

Inside information

The Co-op – growing but inconsistent

Andy Howard MW continues his round-up of the wine offerings of the major UK retailers with this report on the...

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Morrisons – under the radar

Andy Howard MW takes us to the next stop on his tour of wine ranges currently on offer from the...

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A critical time for M&S

Andy Howard MW continues his review of the autumn tastings of the UK's major retailers. See his other articles on...

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