Editor of Harpers sister publication Class Hamish Smith (pictured, centre) has been awarded the Drink Writer prize at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2025. Smith joins an array of prize ...

The trade body South Africa Wine has shared details of what it characterises as an ‘exceptional harvest’ for wine estates in the country. Mild and dry conditions across the nation’s winegrowing ...

Campbeltown scotch producer Glen Scotia has announced the release of a 50-year-old whisky, its oldest ever. The 1973-distilled single malt marks a fresh trajectory for the Kintyre distiller. The ...

Ever been greenwashed? It’s not always as obvious as you might think. Some companies’ use of “greenwashing” – hyping their record to make it sound greener than it is – is blatant. In 2022 the ...

Australian Wine Holdco Limited (AWL), the consortium of institutional investors, has announced the creation of a new global wine company, Vinarchy. The announcement signals the finalisation of the ...

To describe the current macroeconomic environment as challenging would be a distillery-sized understatement. Yet the growing ethos on buying local, a natural corollary of the gradual shift towards ...

Waiheke-based wine consultant and winemaker, Sam Harrop, talks Andrew Catchpole through the path that led to his extraordinarily holistic grasp on the world of wine. Access to this article is ...

The spring weather finally bounced into view at the end of last month, coinciding with a less-than-sunny outlook for UK businesses via Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement. In the lead up to ...

Climate-friendly packaging company Packamama has appointed I Heart wine brand founder and Friexenet Copestick MD Robin Copestick as a non-executive director to its board. With more than three decades ...

France has become one of the leaders in sustainability protocols in the 21st century, with its myriad regions now producing a network of best-practice roadmaps which can be used in the wine world’s ...

Fresh data from the Insolvency Service shows an 11% drop in company insolvencies among businesses in the hospitality sector. The fall signals a slight improvement, however the number still remains ...

When you look at, not necessarily Moët Hennessy’s numbers, but the overall category numbers on wine, and notably on Champagne as well, the economic context is challenging. But when it comes to rosé, ...