2025

Newly named Vinarchy absorbs global wine brands including Jacob’s Creek and Campo Viejo as Pernod Ricard sharpens focus on premium spirits.

Sandra Hazlehurst, mayor of Hastings, New Zealand, tells db about the intensive two-year clean-up the region has undergone following Cyclone Gabrielle, and how Hawke’s Bay is looking at its brightest future yet.

Whitehaven Senior Winemaker Diana Katardzhieva has been named “Best Woman Winemaker” for still white wines at the 2025 Sakura Women’s Wine Awards.

For all the handwringing in Westminster about the perils of alcohol, the numbers tell an awkward story. In 2023, the UK registered 10,473 alcohol-specific deaths, yet alcohol consumption has been on a steady decline, especially among the younger generations.

One of the best new drinks to enter the market this year is, a) not a beer and, b) contains zero alcohol.

Step up Peckham’s Apple Zero.

New Zealand offers some of the greatest wines in the world, at some of the most attractive prices.

New Zealand offers some of the greatest wines in the world, at some of the most attractive prices.