Fairtrade Fortnight has begun  (February 22) but will the wines become as popular as Fairtrade tea, coffee and chocolate?

Fairtrade wines seem to be fairing well despite their higher cost and the recession.
 
The Co-operative has 16 wines in its Fairtrade range – more than any other supermarket – and even their smallest stores stock a choice of at least four.

The retailer has seen its sales grow by 36% over Christmas and Fairtrade as a whole is up 20% across its brands.Read more

Retailer beats Waitrose and Marks & Spencer for 'best wines' in new guide

In a new wine guide - The Best Wines in the Supermarkets 2010 - the Co-operative has come top of the food retailers, beating Asda, Booths, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose.

Five wines stocked by The Co-operative scored perfect marks. The definitive guide, written by well-known wine critic Ned Halley, features the writer's pick of his favourite wines from each major food retailer in the UK. He scored the wines out of 10 using his own system.Read more