The Drinks Business is now taking entries for its brand new Masters competition: The Global Sparkling Wine Masters 2016.

This month’s analysis of the latest product launches sees Euromonitor International’s Spiros Malandrakis look at a new way of serving wine that takes its cue from coffee.

As the UK’s thirst for Italian sparkling wine continues to grow, one Prosecco producer is diversifying its offer and going back to its roots, promoting one of the country’s “old-style” sparklers.

The international food and drink festival, Taste will debut in Hong Kong in March with Laurent-Perrier taking centre stage.

Vinexpo has announced it is launching a new event with French wine experts Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve to be launched at this year`s Vinexpo Hong Kong.

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has responded to “overinflated” reports blaming alcohol for the UK’s rising cost of living, stressing that alcohol price inflation has actually dropped by 3% in the last year.

A pipe of 1963 Port has sold at Bonhams for £72,850 at the auctioneer’s latest London sale.

A sommelier who set up a ‘hip-hop’ wine pop-up is launching a new bottle shop and deli in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire.

Southern makes Transatlantic Spirits appointments

A new £99 wine by provocative Australian brand d`Arenberg has been dubbed `sexist`by a local female wine writer due to its controversial name.