As your winery grows and your attention turns to ensuring its long-term financial success, it may be time to invest in business management software.

New Hall Wine Estate in Purleigh, Crouch Valley, Essex, has a central focus on sustainable innovation and maximising vine health and prosperity, whilst enhancing the ecology and biodiversity of the surrounding habitat.

The crispness or tartness of wine is dictated in part by its acidity. Winemakers use the acidity levels along with Brix to make decisions about harvest time and the need for acidity adjustments, in order to achieve wine stability and quality.

Apple growers will soon be able to monitor codling moth numbers remotely and in real-time with the introduction of RapidAim, a pheromone-based detection system.

VineWorks business director, Chris Buckley, discusses the importance of soil health and the benefits cover crops can bring to the vineyard.

Kubota Corporation and French start-up UV Boosting have announced a partnership to jointly promote innovation with sustainable solutions for the viticulture industry.

Hawkstone Premium, produced by Cotswolds-based brewery owned by TV presenter and farmer Jeremy Clarkson, has been named the best lager in England at the World Beer Awards 2024. 

Tesco has recently announced that rare orange flesh watermelons are set to hit UK store shelves. 

Tour guide and wine expert, Marcus Rees, has published a guide that invites his fellow enthusiasts to embark on a delightful journey around the winemakers of Oxfordshire and the North Cotswolds.  

Howfield Manor Hotel in Chartham, Kent, was the destination for the annual JAZZ Apple symposium, with UK growers, team members from Worldwide Fruit and special guests from around the world gathering together to celebrate another busy and positive 12 months for the brand.    

In late July, the NP Seymour team hosted a two-day event where customers could see some of the latest equipment in operation. Neale Byart attended on day two, which highlighted the vineyard machinery available.

National Association of Cider Makers CEO, Fenella Tyler, highlights the importance of protecting the British cider industry.