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Italy Becomes World’s Leading Sparkling Wine Producer, Study Finds

Italy has become the world's leading producer of sparkling wine, taking the throne from Germany, which has held the leadership position for 20 years. Th...

Tesco Forecasts Record Sales Of English Sparkling Wine This Christmas

UK retailer Tesco has predicted that English sparkling wine will be the surprise fizz on a record number of Christmas dinner tables this year. According...

Festive Season Boosts Italian Sparkling-Wine Sales

Italian sparkling wines are set to dominate Christmas and New Year’s parties, with an 11% growth in foreign sales expected this year, according to It...

Sainsbury's Opens 'Fizz-tive' Season With A Pop

UK retailer Sainsbury’s has launched its pop-up Festive Fizz Bar in London to celebrate sparkling wine and champagne this Christmas. The temporary...

Italian Sparkling Wines See 8.5% Growth In Revenue

Italian sparkling wines have seen an 8.4% growth in revenue and a 6.6% increase in volume in the retail channel during the first seven months of 2017. T...

Sales Of Sparkling Wine Up 12% In The UK

UK consumers are drinking more sparkling wine than ever, with sales growing by 12% last year, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA)....

Pre-Christmas Sparkling Wine Sales In UK Top 45 Million Bottle Mark

Sales of sparkling wine in the UK totalled 45 million bottles for the first time in the run up to Christmas, which in turn led to half a billion pounds wor...

Asda Offers Private-Label 'Progrigio' To Ease Prosecco Price Hike

UK retailer Asda is launching a private-label mix of prosecco and Pinot Grigio, christened 'Progrigio', due to recent reports that the fizzy favourite will...