Nestled in the north Essex countryside, Tuffon Hall Vineyard has much to offer wine lovers thanks to its reputation for producing award-winning sparkling and still wines. More recently however, the estate has also become a popular staycation destination.

An 8 percent drop in strawberry plants for 2024, with an estimated 18 million fewer strawberry punnets on supermarket shelves, signals the urgent need for fairer returns for British fruit growers.

With National Blueberry Day just around the corner, acclaimed nutritionist Rob Hobson highlighted the wide-ranging health benefits of eating fresh blueberries, including improved memory, concentration and overall brain health.

Hortifeeds agronomist, Mike Wainwright, provides some advice that growers can easily incorporate into current growing practices to reduce summer heat stress.

In partnership with Dorset’s Furleigh Estate, Blur bassist Alex James has launched his own sparkling wine Britpop Brut, which he describes as “perfect for the good times”.

Huge success for Vineyards of Hampshire’s flagship event, Fizz Fest, as over 1000 people attended the ninth edition of the event.

Monday 2nd October 2023 will mark the start of the new British apple season and UK growers say that while it may not be a bumper crop, the taste and flavour of the new season fruit is excellent.

With commercial vineyards increasingly turning to automation solutions to cut labour costs, the innovative Vitipulse Combi offers growers increased flexibility and efficiency when it comes to canopy management by combining two defoliation technologies.

Initially a couple’s retirement dream, White Castle Vineyard has become much more than that. Through years of dedicated work, owners Robb and Nicola Merchant have converted what was once a run-down dairy farm into a thriving enterprise that is now at the forefront of Welsh wine production, renowned for crafting quality wines with care and sustainability.

Anne Jones has been appointed in new and first sustainability advisory role at WineGB to bring commercial awareness of national and international sustainability regulations, schemes, and practices to the association for the English and Welsh wine industry.

Challenger wonky and surplus food brand Earth & Wheat has declared ‘war on fruit waste’ and entered the market with a new Variety Fruit Box.

The government’s biggest revamp of the alcohol duty system in 150 years will see drinks taxed by alcohol volume (abv) going forward, with some wines and spirits facing eye-watering increases while drinks under 3.5% abv are set to benefit from relief.