English Wine is beginning to find its feet, with growing interest from consumers and especially the media, and planting going on apace… can we maintain this momentum?
by Alister Rayner
Source: The Business of Drinks
MPs back bill to promote “best of British” by requiring UK diplomats to serve UK-produced wine overseas
About time too! Well done Nusrat Ghani MP.
A Sussex MP has proposed a new law which would force British embassies and consulates overseas to serve English and Welsh wines at events to boost post-Brexit trade.
What the Budget means for wine and spirit prices
Wine and spirit duty is set to increase from 8p for a bottle of wine and by 43p for a bottle of gin as a result of the Chancellor’s decision to make alcohol subject to inflationary rises.
‘Sussex Fizz’ latest in regional approach shaping English and Welsh wine industry
The emergence of the Sussex PDO and the forthcoming ‘Vineyards of Hampshire’ tasting in London in February, highlight a growing regional focus in the English and Wine Industry, as it continues the search for collective national names for both sparkling and still wines.
Source: ‘Sussex Fizz’ latest in regional approach shaping English and Welsh wine industry