Burgundy has long been regarded as not the sort of region one “visits” should bargain-hunting be on the agenda.

Wine’s at a curious crossroads and the future is as foggy as an especially opaque Tyne morning.

The curtain has long since been drawn on the 2017 Bordeaux primeurs campaign and merchants the world over are doing their damnedest to expunge all memory of it from their minds, so limp has it been.

Property finance platform HiP has released key insights and their expert opinion into what to consider when thinking about real estate investments - focusing around helping owners and investors in a number of ways. HiP tips focus on helping investors identifying the key opportunities to balance the various return options for successful property investments.

From Dusty to Science – A Wine Journey

Way back in a distant history shrouded in the mists of times past a solitary ripe grape fell from a vine onto the dusty ground and there, following a period of being nicely warmed by autumn sunshine (and following a bit of internal chemistry), it became wine. It did it because that’s what grapes do. All by themselves. Naturally.

HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), has been crowned Globally Networked Organisation 2018 at the EBAN (European Business Angel Network) Awards Ceremony held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Monday 25^th June.

Gigglebyte, a series of tech talks, workshops, panel discussions and events, will be part of the Shepherds Bush Comedy Festival from 24 - 27 July.

• London and Cambridge occupy first and second places, with Oxford ranking eighth
• UK cities represent 5 of Europe’s top 20 dynamic metropolitan centres, and 11 out of top 40
• The Savills IM Dynamic Cities index comprehensively measures European cities’ future-proofi

Target Global, a Berlin-based international venture capital fund with $600m assets under management, is launching a dedicated fund to invest in next-generation mobility and transportation.

Three organisations are joining forces to run an industry-wide initiative which will build the first clear picture of the representation of women, and diversity more broadly, in the pipelines of UK venture capital firms, and how this corresponds to the deals that get done.

A joint report from UK Finance and Parker Fitzgerald views the safeguarding of data as core to sustainable digital financial services

• Consideration of risk needs to be part of the financial services technological revolution, yet the speed and scale of digital transformation brings non-financial risks to the fore
• Essential that new technologies are integrated safely within existing operating models

Leading gold and silver coin online retailer www.coininvest.com has announced the launch of a special fine silver coin accompanied by SwarovskiÔ crystals to commemorate the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this weekend.