From this year, British drinks businesses have to pay an environmental levy whose cost remains unknown.

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One of Britain's best known wineries has launched a 'hybrid distribution' agreement with a leading UK distributor. Robert Joseph  considers the implications.

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From February 1, 2025, British wine drinkers will pay more excise duty on their wine than any of their neighbours in Europe.

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The auction house is merging with both an Arab and a Luxembourg-based company.

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A lot happened in the world of wine this week, from trouble among the influencers, to Spain’s government making a financial commitment to the wine sector. Here are our top reads.

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In the UK, the discount retailer Aldi is now filling own-brand wines in "Paperbottles" and flat PET bottles.

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British wine producers were able to harvest almost 10 tons of grapes per hectare on average in 2023 - 50% more than the previous record. Production of 20 to 22 million bottles is expected - nearly three times as many as were sold in 2022.

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Robert Joseph considers the ways in which consumers may be driven to buy more locally-produced wines, with lower alcoholic strengths.

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Despite widespread rumours to the contrary, Wednesday brought the news that the UK is to escape another tax hike that would have meant that the government's share of the price of any bottle would have risen by nearly a third since July.

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