Published: 07 October, 2013
Key members of St John's staff remain at cosier incarnation One Leicester Street. Formerly the first hotel from Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver, who described it as "a mini grand urban hut", and before that, Italian restaurant Manzi's, the sheer, slim...
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Published: 07 October, 2013
A tasting of 50 wines in under 50 minutes is just another day in the life of an independent wine merchant. Anyone working in this sector will agree that most days there is rarely an occasion for which three hours can be spared to leisurely taste and assess a range of wines. It is often an accomplishment to dedicate that amount of time to sleep.
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Published: 07 October, 2013
Marlborough producer Jackson Estate is to build a new Pinot Noir-specific winery on the back of double-digit sales growth.
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Published: 07 October, 2013
Cumbria's first whisky distillery for over 100 years, the Lakes Distillery, has created a new concept "British Isles blend" for its inaugural product, called The One.
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Published: 07 October, 2013
Booths supermarkets is to step up its wine-sampling campaign in a strategic bid to move consumers away from cut-price offers.
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Published: 04 October, 2013
Head sommelier at the Manchester restaurant talks to Carol Emmas about life in his role
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Published: 04 October, 2013
Shoppers looking for supermarket wine bargains best head to Asda, as data collected over the past four weeks shows it is consistently beating the prices of its major competitors.
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Published: 04 October, 2013
Joanna Black is the latest winner of the annual Liberty Wines Apprentice programme that looks to bring in new talent to the company.
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Published: 04 October, 2013
On-trade operators are facing tough choices on wine quality as they struggle to balance rising prices with discerning customers looking for value for money.
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Published: 04 October, 2013
This month sees Absolut vodka add another limited edition bottle to its collection.
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Published: 04 October, 2013
The Lake District's Bowness Bay Brewing has launched Braille Ale, aimed at blind and visually impaired drinkers.
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Published: 03 October, 2013
Rather than a series of regional arrangements, Bordeaux Wines has opted for a single global advertising account.
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Published: 03 October, 2013
Pacta Connect has introduced a new 5-litre bag-in-box wine range for on-trade outlets, which is designed to sit behind the bar and dramatically cut back on storage.
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Published: 03 October, 2013
Signature Wines is looking to put Macedonian wine on the map through independent wine merchants in the UK as it builds up a portfolio of exclusive wines from the country.
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Published: 03 October, 2013
Collectors of vintage Port will be anticipating the imminent delivery of the highly acclaimed 2011s, whose shipment from Porto began this week.
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Published: 03 October, 2013
The Glenlivet single malt Scotch whisky is calling on its consumers to select its next limited edition release.
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Published: 01 October, 2013
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Published: 01 October, 2013
The director of communications and promotion for the BNIC on how Cognac is going from strength to strength
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Published: 30 September, 2013
The Champagne Bureau has announced the winner of the Champagne Ambassador's Awards 2013 UK final, which recognises excellence in wine education and will see the winning candidate represent the UK in the European final later this month.
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Published: 27 September, 2013
Funkin has selected six UK bartenders to go head-to-head in the final of its competition to find an Innovation Champion brand ambassador and come up with a future concept for the range that they believe would shake up the cocktail industry.
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