Absinthe Hapsburg has launched its XC Cassis style in the UK.

Duty will rise 54% on wine and 31% on spirits in the next six years if the Chancellor does not scrap the duty escalator, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.

North west England supermarket chain Booths is using a four-week long wine promotion to test the viability of sampling machines.

The new president of Wines of Rioja has pledged to invest in the UK market in a bid to build exports over the next decade.

English sparkling wine Nyetimber said its newly released Classic Cuvee 2009 is the finest vintage it has ever produced.

UK buyers are starting to think less about their own refined palates and more about their sweet-toothed customers, according to the supplier of one of the UK’s bestselling Argentinian wines.

Poor weather and short harvests caused turnover and earnings to drop slightly at English sparkling wine producer Chapel Down.

Morrisons is culling its wine range by 15% as part of a continued bid to reposition its approach to the category.