Ross Carter, event director for LWF at Brintex, told DI there would be around 100 directly organised sessions and “more educational content than any other show globally”. The show, which runs May 18-20 this year, is expected to attract a similar number of visitors (11,000)  and exhibitors (760) to last year in its second outing under a new format. Last year the show returned to…

The family owned brand fought off new competition this year from fellow Spanish brand Vega Sicilia, which jumped eight places to second in Drinks International’s annual poll. More than 200 of the world’s top masters of wine, sommeliers, educators and journalists took part in the annual poll, which pits wine brands from all regions, styles and qualities against each other. For the digital magazine click…

The French market, which represents more than half of all sales, dropped 3% in 2014 and stood at 162m bottles. The UK, though, grew 6% to remain the region’s top export market and destination for 32m bottles. The US also grew well, increasing 7% to 19m bottles, while Champagne’s third export market, Germany, was up 2% to 13m bottles. Shipments to EU countries not including…

The wines were selected during a tasting earlier this month. The 372 wines entered represented a 28%increase on last year. Eighty-three companies entered their wines, which equated to a 38%increase. The 112 winning wines (see list attached) were split into two categories: 23 gold medals; and 89 silver medals. The total number of award winning wines amounts to 30% of the total samples, the standard…

The wines were selected during a tasting earlier this month. The 372 wines entered represented a 28%increase on last year. Eighty-three companies entered their wines, which equated to a 38%increase. The 112 winning wines were split into two categories: 23 gold medals; and 89 silver medals. The total number of award winning wines amounts to 30% of the total samples, the standard set by the…

At a press briefing in London, he said that the English wine writer, Neal Martin who looks after Burgundy, Oregon, South Africa, Tokaji and Madeira for Wine Advocate, would take over the assessing of Bordeaux’s en primeur wines. Surrounded by the Wine Advocate team with editor-in-chief, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Parker confirmed he was not retiring and would retain evaluating bottled Bordeaux plus Napa Valley wines…

Sparkling Wine in the US Market 2015 suggests that approximately a third of US sparkling wine drinkers, or 18 million Americans, are drinking sparkling wine at least once a week The trend is set to drive the market through the 20 million cases a year barrier, predicts the report. Wine Intelligence’s Vinitrac surveys show that while domestic fizz remains the dominant sub-category, within the past…