Nick Nobilo’s Vinoptima Estate goes into receivership

Winemaker Nick Nobilo’s Vinoptima Estate, famed for its focus on the aromatic grape variety Gewürztraminer, has gone into receivership and will be sold at auction on 4 December.

Hartnett: Being female has worked in my favour

Rather than being discriminated against in a male dominated industry, chef Angela Hartnett says that being a woman has actually worked in her favour.

Teenager creates new alcohol free ‘gin’

A teenager has created Northern Ireland’s first alcohol-free gin, having been given free rein to create the ‘spirit’ at her parent’s distillery as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Legal highs: The drinks companies taking on cannabis

As Canada marks the legalisation of recreational cannabis today, we round up the drinks companies that have been linked to or have confirmed investment in the industry.

Khan: The restaurant industry can be quite isolating

Prince Charles visits Diageo-owned Scotch distillery near Balmoral

In focus: Chile trends

Guilty Pleasures: Tobias Gorn

Here’s what you missed in Sonoma with Vinexpo

Top 8 extreme restaurants

Watch: Flash floods create river of wine in France

Top six trends from the Great American Beer Festival

Record year: English and Welsh wine producers comment on 2018 vintage

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Natural Selection: the rise of organic wine

Low-intervention wines, whether they be made organically, biodynamically or naturally, are becoming increasingly popular. Edith Hancock reports.

Prosecco: Traders of the lost arc

while Prosecco may be an undoubted success, many producers are attempting to persuade sellers and consumers to trade up to better quality – and more expensive – versions of the popular Italian fizz. Lauren Eads investigates

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How the evolving economics of Burgundy wine is changing how the product reaches customers

While the demand for Burgundian wine should signal boom times for the region, poor yields are have meant the region is embracing new practices that are transforming how wine makes the trip from the vineyards of Burgundy to your cellar. BurgDirect CEO Jeff Rubin explores.

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