A showcase of Dorset food and sparkling wines has been held in support of the Alcohol Education Trust, which educates young people about safe drinking.

Follador will unveil the 2015 vintage of its Torri di Credazzo Cuvée Millesimato DOCG later this month, produced using a new winemaking technique which it claims cancels the negative effects of oxidation during pressing.

Burgundy négociant Louis Jadot has launched a wine from its first project outside France: a Pinot Noir from Oregon.

Rioja producer Bodegas Beronia is to embark on a UK tour to educate Brits about the Basque gastronomic societies known as txokos.

US drinks giant Constellation Brands has agreed to purchase The Prisoner Wine Company portfolio from Huneeus Vintners for a reported $285 million (£202m).

The Spanish foreign ministry has branded the actions of a group of French winemakers who destroyed thousands of litres of Spanish wine a “flagrant violation” of EU principles.

South-West France wine co-op Plaimont Producteurs is aiming to become a wine tourism hotspot after buying Saint-Mont Monastery in Gascony.

Village-level Bourgogne can be accessibly priced but you have to go “off the beaten track”, a masterclass in Oxford last month helped to prove.

More than 70 events are set to take place across 54 countries throughout April to mark the sixth World Malbec Day, organised by Wines of Argentina to promote this now “classic” Argentine variety.

Low-price retailer Aldi has released a Châteauneuf du Pape to the UK market made using all 13 of the traditional grape varieties that the region is allowed to grow.