What does the future hold for Champagne and sparkling wine

Non-Champagne fizz set for “dramatic” growth. Report. There are good times ahead for sparkling wine producers all over the world, including Champagne, according to the latest joint just-drinks/IWSR Global Insights report – with non-Champagne fizz set for dramatic growth. At first glance, that might look surprising. After all, overall sparkling wine consumption (including Champagne) only expanded … Read more

Champagne producers try to regain fizz as weak pound dents UK sales

As sales slide thanks to Brexit uncertainty and inflation, the French industry is turning to even more exclusive vintages

Try these tips if you’re pressed for time before a luxury night out

There’s no crueller fate than time, but it’s a cruelty we all have to settle for in the grand scheme of things. Finding the time to get dressed up, even before a big night out, can leave you in a head-spinning rush at the best of times, let alone when you’re trying to slay your … Read more

Cava producers take a pop at champagne with top-end classification

Spain hopes new category will put fizz back into the reputation of a sparkling wine often overshadowed by its French cousin

From amari mania to a vodka revival: what we’ll be drinking in 2017

If you want to keep up with the in-things in drinks this year, here are four trends that could take off in a big way

Andrea Bocelli’s wines

Andrea Bocelli, Drew Barrymore, Antonio Banderas, Francis Ford Coppola, and AC/DC, all have in common the involvement in the winemaking business. The new entrant in this business is singer Andrea Bocelli. “Please join us in celebrating the things that truly make a good life: food, friends, la famiglia – and of course, fantastic wine,” said … Read more