Three quarters of women working in the wine trade have said that sexism is still a major issue within the industry, according to new…
Three quarters of women working in the wine trade have said that sexism is still a major issue within the industry, according to new…
Curious Vines has launched its first Master of Wine support programme aimed at women who are studying for the qualification. Curious Vines works to address gender inequality in the wine industry. Established by Queena Wong, the platform is furthering its work to support women in wine by offering three MW scholarships as part of the programme. The scholarships are: six hours of…
Wine tech company Wine Owners, Lay & Wheeler, IG Wines and the Gérard Basset Foundation have created a Golden Vines scholarship for a BAME and/or BIPOC entrepreneur that wants to break into the wine trade. The Wine Owners Golden Vines Off-Trade Startup Scholarship will support a candidate who wishes to start a wine merchant, retailer, wine importer or distributor. Alternatively, the judges will consider an entrepreneur…
Liquid Icons has announced a series of new scholarships for BAME/ BIPOC students. These are in addition to the headline Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships, of which the winners will be announced on October 7 at The Golden Vines Awards Ceremony in London. Liquid Icons, the fine wine research company founded by the late Gerard Basset OBE MW MS and his friend Lewis Chester…
A total of 42 wine students from 23 different countries have applied for the Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships programme including students originating from Colombia, French Polynesia, Georgia, Iran, Jamaica, Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago and Zimbabwe. A total of 29% of the applicants identified themselves as black and 71% as ethnic minorities (including indigenous peoples). Of those who applied 62% were…
Up to one third of French wine production will be lost this year as a result of freezing temperatures, according to reports. It is estimated £1.7 billion in sales will be lost this year after an unseasonal bout of frost and ice followed a period of warm weather, which exasperated the damage. Experts said the warmth encouraged vines to develop earlier in the season than…
Nyetimber has announced that it has started its pre-planned vineyard expansion by planting 195,000 vines covering 42 hectares at a new site in Kent. Along with the replanting of 10,000 vines covering 2.5 hectares at the estate’s main vineyard in West Sussex, this will enable the English sparkling wine company to produce on average an additional 220,000 bottles per annum when the new vines reach…
A number of English wine producers battled with frosty weather last week but while a few experienced some vine damage, many have reported that via the expertise of their “amazing” vineyard managers they have successfully managed to protect vines from any extensive damage. On more than one occasion last week night-time temperatures fell to between -0.5C to -5.5C across the country, which can prove extremely…
