UK winemaker Chapel Down may be put up for sale following a strategic review of the business. 

Langham Wine Estate recently marked 15 years since planting its vineyard at Crawthorne Farm near Dorchester.  

The eighth edition of the WineGB Awards saw a record number of wines entered and medals awarded for wines made in 33 counties across England and Wales.  

Today marks the start of Insect Week. The celebration, initiated by the Royal Entomological Society, encourages people to learn about insects from a range of experts.

A bumper crop is expected thanks to warmer than average weather in May and excellent pollination, according to one blueberry grower.

The new technology counts flowers on fruit trees, helping farmers to predict harvest sizes months in advance.

Jackson Family Wines will produce still and sparkling wine from fruit sourced from Kent, Sussex, and Essex.

A packaging solutions provider, Parkside, has just launched its latest flexible packaging innovation, Popflex lidding film. The company calls it a “game-changing recyclable solution for fresh produce packers and growers”. 

VineWorks business director and acting head of vineyard services, Chris Buckley, gives Fruit & Vine readers his expert advice on the importance of fruit thinning.

Foliar applications are an effective way of topping up vine nutrient requirements in-season, and for applying other inputs such as biostimulants or natural plant protection products. Fruit & Vine explores some of the options this summer.

A new, Northamptonshire winery will accept its first grapes during this year’s harvest, and the owners have also invested in a fleet of modern vineyard machinery which will be available for use by other growers through a new contracting service. David Williams reports.

Tim Stockwell, who farms 80ha of soft fruit in Fife, has invested in labour-saving tools to help the farm cope, not only with the cost of labour, but also lack of availability since Brexit – which he says has particularly limited the number of seasonal workers with managerial skills. Deputy editor Sarah Kidby spoke to Tim to find out more about the farm’s fruit growing enterprise.