UK sales of sparkling wine and Champagne reached a record high this year with Brits buying almost £2.2 billion worth of fizz, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s latest market report.
The UK will introduce its own geographical indication (PGI) and protected designation of origin (PDO) schemes in event of no-deal Brexit, a government guidance note has revealed.
Wine producers in Britain will plant a record 1m vines over the next 12 months, allowing growers to produce 2m more bottles of wine a year in the south of a country not historically known for its