This year, our popular Power List feature will look at who the most notable sommeliers are in important markets. Richard Woodard kicks off the series by identifying top sommeliers in the UK.

The Chinese are disillusioned, négociants are going broke and wine writers are complaining. Just what’s happening with en primeur? Jamie Goode goes looking for answers.

At the annual food & drinks shows Horecava and Wine Professional, Cees van Casteren MW asked a representation of the trade and press about who they thought mattered the most in the Dutch market. These are his findings.

The days when producers’ responsibilities ended the moment the truck left the gate are over. Now, says Richard Siddle, wineries need to know about consumer trends and mobile data.

How did a Portuguese ladybird conquer the Polish wine market? Wojciech Bońkowski tells the story of a hard discounter that found success using its own formula – but not without controversy.

Miami, one of the largest cities in Florida, sits by the Atlantic Ocean, making it a prime holiday destination. Scott Saunders takes its wine pulse.

The way alcohol is sold in Canada’s British Columbia province was overhauled, beginning in April this year. Treve Ring looks at what this means for everybody throughout the supply chain.

Holland is a country so full of independent merchants, it can be hard to make sense of the market. Fortunately, Cees van Casteren MW is on hand to show the way.

Bordeaux’s city administration is bent on promoting the region as a wine tourism destination. But while chateaux are renovating facilities and opening their doors, there’s still a way to go, finds Panos Kakaviatos.

Abadía Retuerta has recreated itself as a luxury offering, with the aim of becoming one of Spain’s most notable brands. Felicity Carter reports.

United Distributors is one of Russia’s biggest wine companies. And it began to expand the day its CEO realised that ‘wine’ and ‘wine business’ are two different things. Anton Moiseenko speaks to Valery Filatov.

The Czech Republic is most famous for the invention of Pilsner beer, yet there is also a local wine industry, says Helena Baker. While there’s a small market for imports, the Czech love their own wine.

Wine sales in Poland increased by over 50% in a decade. What consumer trends are fuelling that success story? Wojciech Bońkowski finds out.

Despite the strength of the big multiples, Denmark has a thriving culture of independent wine retail. Elsebeth Lohfert introduces some of the characterful wine aficionados who have made this such a dynamic market.

At least half of all the alcohol consumed in Norway is bought across the border in Sweden. Mai Tjemsland MW takes a closer look at the relationship between these small but dynamic Scandinavian markets.