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Sip, sip, hooray! As Polish wine increases in popularity, Trip Advisor lists its top Polish vineyards

With an increase in foreign interest, Poland is now exporting over 27 million litres of wine yearly to both the EU and countries outside of Europe. Consequently, Trip Advisor has now come up with a list of its top Polish vineyards. Kelsey Chance on Unsplash

With an increase in foreign interest, Poland is now exporting over 27 million litres of wine yearly to both the EU and countries outside of Europe. Consequently, Trip Advisor has now come up with a list of its top Polish vineyards.

Poles tend to reach for stronger spirits report shows

Poles' alcohol consumption pattern is changing towards more frequent use of strong spirits, according to the latest report.

Polish vodka brands have returned from Russian hands

Poland's Maspex Group has finalised the takeover of the Polish assets of the Roust Corporation and has bought alcohol distributor CEDC International and its subsidiary B2B Wine & Spirits together with brands owned by CEDC.

Sip, sip, hooray! Wine sales and vineyards see record growth in 2020

Studies found that Poles spent 3.5 billion PLN on wine and recorded its highest ever number of officially registered vineyards, totalling just shy of 300; a ten-fold increase in a decade.

Chardon-hey! Poland becoming a nation of wine drinkers as country listed 5th most attractive market in the world

The Global Compass 2020 report published by Wine Intelligence says that growing wages, a stronger currency and an improved labour market are some of the factors behind the country being upgraded from an Emerging to a Growth wine market.

Ooh la la! 100-year-old bottles of French wine found buried in 18th century palace basement

Included among the 15 bottles discovered at Kozłówka Palace were those from the Château Branaire-Ducru and Cantenac Médoc vineyards.

Polish winemaking handbook wins international award

A Polish textbook for wine producers has received an award from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), in the education category, during a ceremony held in Paris.

On cloud wine! Wine company produces Europe’s FIRST hemp wine

The unusual red comes from AWE, a producer of alcoholic drinks based in Bielsko-Biała, working in co-operation with dobrekonopie.pl, a company selling hemp-based health products.

Grape Expectations: on the home front, domestic wine production has discovered a captive audience as quality hits new peaks

Once a source of amusement and jokes Polish wine is now making waves on the international scene as wine culture takes root and the quality just keeps getting better and better.

Sip, sip, hooray! Top sommelier finishes in record-breaking position at World Championships

A rising star in the world of wine who has worked for some of the biggest names in the industry, Piotr Pietras now plans on moving back to Poland to ‘mentor and educate the younger generation’. TFN’s Nick Westerby caught up with him in Warsaw.

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