Laura Hadland

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Victoria Moore |Laura Hadland |Eleanor Steafel |Rebecca Shepherd

As well as Château d'Esclans, LVMH also owns (since 2019) Château Galoupet, a historical rosé estate overlooking the Mediterranean, and (since 2023) a controlling stake in the well-known Château Minuty, close to St Tropez. Rosé wine specialist Elizabeth Gabay MW has estimated that the production of Whispering Angel alone (d'Esclans has several other brands) is around 14 million bottles and that Minuty's combined brands number around nine million bottles.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Laura Hadland

Wye Valley Brewery in Herefordshire has taken bitter off the menu – renaming its 3.4 per cent malty ale “Pyoneer” in celebration of its 40th anniversary (combining ‘pioneer’ and Canon Pyon, the village where the business began). The brewery claims that the term “bitter” has a bad reputation and its customers prefer “amber ale” – Pyoneer’s new style description. The award-winning brewery is not alone. Some of the biggest names in bitter shied away from the term years ago.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Laura Hadland

Wye Valley Brewery in Herefordshire has taken bitter off the menu - renaming its 3.4 per cent malty ale "Pyoneer" in celebration of its 40th anniversary (combining 'pioneer' and Canon Pyon, the village where the business began). The brewery claims that the term "bitter" has a bad reputation and its customers prefer "amber ale" - Pyoneer's new style description. The award-winning brewery is not alone. Some of the biggest names in bitter shied away from the term years ago.

2 weeks ago | wb.camra.org.uk | Laura Hadland

2 minutes ago As I write these words, the sky outside my window is the most vivid shade of blue. There is a handful of the laziest, fluffy clouds you can imagine floating wistfully by. I think we can all agree that spring has been kind this year. The April showers forgot us almost entirely, with just 51 per cent of the long-term average rainfall being reported last month. With sunny, dry days comes one unavoidable urge. The visceral need to down tools and head to the nearest beer garden.

2 weeks ago | vineyardmagazine.co.uk | Laura Hadland

It is estimated that tourism accounts for around a quarter of total vineyard income overall, and that visitor numbers are likely to continue to rise. In order to keep up the momentum, WineGB has outlined seven key actions that are needed to help this upward trajectory continue for the UK wine industry. These actions are aimed squarely at the Government, in a rallying cry to policy makers.