11th April - The nominees for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards were announced this morning by Michaela Coel and Andrew Buchan. Historical drama, The Crown, leads the way to win a sought-after BAFTA award, which recognises exc...

Viña Errazuriz ascended to 5th position in Drinks International’s list of the world’s top 50 Most Admired Wine Brands, improving its performance achieved in 2016 when it debuted in 7th position.Drinks International releases its ‘World’s Mos...

For the third year in a row Villa Maria has been named one of the most admired wine brands in the world. It is the only New Zealand winery to be in the top 10, placing fourth in this year’s “World’s Most Admired Wine Brands” list.The list, ...

Chris Hancock MW, Winemaker and Deputy Executive Chairman at Robert Oatley, was acknowledged by the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) and named a Life Member of the Australian Wine Industry at a special awards presentation in Adelai...

Villa Maria Repeats Success at Royal Easter Show Wine Awards; Takes Home Champion Wine of the Show and Winemaker of the YearVilla Maria Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2014 has been awarded Champion Wine of the Show at the Royal Easter Show W...

Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria wines from New Zealand, proud Champagne and wine partners to BAFTA, were on hand last night to toast film excellence at the BAFTA Film Awards 2017. This year extra special guests, Their Royal Highnesses ...

The Dorchester Hotel, London, played host to this years Drinks Retailing Awards. Hosted by Off Licence News and The Wine Show's Joe Fattorini the gongs were handed out to drinks retailers that stood out as the best in the business over the ...

The RIBA Gold Medal was awarded to Paulo    Mendes Da Rocha, Brazil's most celebrated living architect. The Gold Medal is the UK's  highest   recognition for architects . This distinguished Prize celebrates his...

Rioja winery CVNE has launched Monopole Clásico 2014 – two years in the making, this is a remake of the traditional style Monopole wine they used to produce over 40 years ago.Hand made in small batches, this wine is created using a blend of...

On Monday 23rd of January, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust hosted their 10th annual Awards and Graduation Ceremony at Guildhall, London.Louis Jadot is a long standing supporter of the trust, sponsoring their acclaimed WSET Burgundy Sc...

Champagne Taittinger has unveiled a chic and modern gifting tin for its Taittinger Prestige Rosé NV which will be available to the UK Off Trade from mid February.Rose gold in colour, the limited edition gift tin packaging is premium, and sp...

January 11th 2017 ...  Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria – proud partners to BAFTA – are thrilled to share the nominees for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2017, which will take place on 12th February 2017.  Dominic Coope...

Viña Caliterra has become the first winery in Chile to gain a carboNZero certification without the need to purchase Carbon Credits. The winery demonstrates an on-going commitment to protect the environment and is a pioneer in sustainable vi...

The 2016 Olympia Horse Show takes place from 13-19 December in London and brings together some of the world’s best dressage and show jumping riders. Champagne Taittinger was proud to be the Official Champagne for the 24th year of this iconi...

The 14th NatWest everywoman Awards  was held on Wednesday 7th December at The Dorchester , 11 extraordinary women were honoured.  The awards were created to champion female entrepreneurs and encourage greater numbers of women-led ...

For the 15th time in 19 years, Villa Maria has been named New Zealand Winery of the Year by leading Australian wine magazine Winestate at an exclusive awards ceremony held in Queenstown, Auckland.Winestate magazine is Australia’s most widel...

On Saturday 26th November Action Against Hunger held its 10th anniversary Fine Wine Auction and Dinner raising over £330,000 , the most ever raised at its annual event under the hammer of Tom Best.Hosted by acclaimed actor Hugh Bonneville t...

Join us at 7.30pm on 1st December as we host our first ever @VillaMaria_UK #GoodAsGold tweetup! We’ll be at Pop Brixton with Mike Turner, of Please Bring Me My Wine, and Melanie Brown, from The New Zealand Wine Cellar, and we’d love you to ...

C.V.N.E (“Compañía Vinicola del Norte de España) winery Contino reinforced its reputation as a leading premium Rioja producer and adds to its collection of awards following its phenomenal success at The Wines from Spain Awards 2016.At the a...

A diamond-themed celebration marked Air New Zealand’s 30th year of hosting the Wine Awards and the Viaduct Centre in Auckland was electric with excitement. Villa Maria was amongst New Zealand’s top winemakers, looking to add to their 11 gol...

French Chef, Julien Richard from Hotel Bendor, les îles Paul Ricard, was announced as the winner of the 50th Le Taittinger Prix Culinaire International last night, following a closely fought final in Paris. Emmanuel Renault, President of th...

South Africa, Stellenbosch, November 2016; ESTEEMED premium Stellenbosch wine estate, Kleine Zalze Wines, is marking their 20th year with exceptional awards and accolades from all over the world. The farm is now delighted to announce that t...

7th November, 2016; Condé Nast Johansens is delighted to announce the winners of the Champagne Taittinger UK Wine List Awards 2017.  The winners were revealed at a dinner this evening celebrating the 35th annual Johansens Awards for Ex...

Hosted by Edith Bowman, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Scotland, BAFTA Scotland celebrated the very best in film, television and games produced locally over the last year, with Bill Paterson, Gary Lewis, James McAvoy, Ma...