The London International Wine Fair, now in its thirty-first year has always been a useful barometer for trends in the UK and international wine trade, with a line-up of industry briefings and masterclasses offering insights into the ever-changing marketplace. The Top 100 tasting, introduced in 2005, is at the forefront of exploring these trends, with previous years' themes including rosé and organic and biodynamic wines. This year's Top 100 features not just one, but five different trends identified by The Wine Gang and LIWF organisers as being the "ones to watch" for 2011.

The Wine Gang have selected the LIWF Top 100 for the past two years, and this year will be joined by two new members; Jane Parkinson, former deputy editor of the drinks business, and David Williams, deputy editor of World of Fine Wine, and columnist for the Observer. The themes of the tasting, which have been selected with a view to providing an insight into current trends, as well as providing an exciting line-up of wines to appeal particularly to on-trade and independent retail visitors, are as follows: Aromatics, The Pinots, Rhône Varietals around the World, Natural, Organic and Biodynamic, and Surprising Wines.

The Top 100 is a perennial favourite among visitors to the Fair, and takes the format of a free-pour tasting, featuring wines at various price-points, representing both the Old and New World, all selected on the basis of overall quality, consistency, and value for money.

Will Broadfoot, marketing director for the London International Wine Fair, commented: "One of the key benefits of the London International Wine Fair is that it offers the global wine trade a snapshot of trends for the year ahead. This year the Top 100 will reflect five diverse trends relevant to all sectors, and we are delighted to continue our partnership with The Wine Gang, and welcome on board its new members."

The Top 100 tasting will be located at the east end of the ExCeL, throughout the 2011 LIWF, which takes place from 17th to 19th May 2011.