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Intense competition and rising costs mean producers breaking into the UK wine market need a targeted approach. Decanter is introducing an initiative to help

The Wine Society has launched a new climate and nature programme which will encourage its suppliers and producer partners to adopt regenerative farming practices by awarding grants to individual projects.

The Wine Society has reported “remarkable” year, since it decided to hold prices for consumers in the face of cost inflation.

The negative impact on sales from alcohol duty hikes means the Treasury is losing out on tax revenue, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). 

A “modernised” Wine Society wants to raise awareness, attract new members, and introduce more own-label wines as it approaches its 150th anniversary, according to its CEO, Steve Finlan.

The August 1 rise in alcohol duty alongside VAT and suppliers margins means the contents of your £8 bottle is worth just 90p.

If you drink wine and are not a member of this society, youre making a mistake Its bottles are exceptionally good value and its website has embraced the 21st century at last. A share in it is the hottest ticket in town 16 July 2021 • 5:00am The Wine Society has decided to invest £20 million into a four-year programme involving IT and green energy Credit: Ruby Martin for the Telegraph Over 176,500 wine drinkers in this country (and counting) do at least part of their shopping at The Wine So...

Brexit one month on: Firms describe hold-up hell and teething problems Published image captionThree businesses with ties to the EU reflect on the first month of Brexit Its been a month since the UK and the EU began trading under the terms of a new post-Brexit trade deal. The new arrangements mean changes for many businesses which deal with Europe - so how has the last month been for them, and how are they feeling about their futures? Doing things very differently image captionSteve Finlan said ...