Published: 12 January, 2015
Daniel Spinath, director of sparkling wine supplier Frizzenti, has hit back at claims that selling Prosecco on tap will be "illegal" if Italian producers of the wine win the legal right to fine bars and pubs that sell the drink by the keg instead of bottles.
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Published: 12 January, 2015
Synthetic wine closure firm Nomacorc is set for long-term growth after being bought out from Summit Parnetrs by its current founder and chairman Marc Noël along with Bespoke Capital.
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Published: 12 January, 2015
The wine and spirits sector can expect to see little relief on distribution costs despite the plummeting oil price, say logistics experts.
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Published: 09 January, 2015
Guy Woodward, Harpers columnist and former Decanter editor, has attacked the Comité Champagne today for its on-going legal battle against freelance broadcaster and educator, Jayne Powell, over the use of her "Champagne Jayne" monicker.
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Published: 09 January, 2015
Tesco has been named and shamed as the worst retailer to work with in a survey of over 200 wine and spirits suppliers carried out by Harpers.co.uk.
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Published: 09 January, 2015
New Zealand maintains a privileged, premium position in the UK market and is working hard to shake its over-reliance on Sauvignon Blanc by introducing new styles. Anne Krebiehl MW reports
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Published: 08 January, 2015
Marks and Spencer grew food sales 17% in Christmas week, but analysts were unimpressed by its flat food performance in Q3.
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Published: 08 January, 2015
Corney & Barrow has extended its French wine offer with the news it is to represent the full Labruyère Family portfolio, which includes Domaine Jacques Prieur, Domaine Labruyère Moulin-à-Vent, exclusively in the UK.
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Published: 08 January, 2015
Accolade Wines-owned Californian brand Echo Falls has released a tea-infused alcohol-free sparkling drink made from fermented grapes.
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Published: 08 January, 2015
Leading French wine co-operative, Les Vignobles Foncalieu, is relaunching its L'Atelier Prestige wine range with a new look and focus on the winemakers behind the concept.
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Published: 07 January, 2015
David Thatcher, new group chief executive of Direct Wines, says the key to success in 2015 is a continued focus on personalisation, as he prepares to take up the role later this month.
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Published: 07 January, 2015
English wine is gearing up for another cracking year as its sales edge closer to the ambitious £100 million target and top MPs and industry chiefs begin to champion its progress both at home and abroad.
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Published: 07 January, 2015
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Published: 07 January, 2015
Majestic Wine saw sales creep up 1.1% over a "difficult Christmas" while Waitrose celebrated a bumper 15.4% increase in BWS sales over the same period last year.
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Published: 06 January, 2015
Independent wine merchants across the country are toasting a cracking December, with sales up across the board.
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Published: 06 January, 2015
Chilean wine brand Casillero del Diablo is partnering with Sky Movies for the broadcaster's largest ever multi-channel sponsorship deal, which will get underway in March.
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Published: 06 January, 2015
Demand for bigger bottles of wine is increasing, with one retailer predicting sales will rise by 8% in the next 12 months.
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Published: 06 January, 2015
British consumers forked out over 50% on tax for their festive alcohol shop, as taxes have surged by 19% in the past four years.
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Published: 05 January, 2015
Shoppers should take care when buying wine in clear glass bottles, says Wotwine, after 35% of wines in clear glass out of the 6,000 wines it sampled in the last two years exhibited signs of damage from light.
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Published: 05 January, 2015
Sparkling wine was the top-performing grocery category in the supermarkets for the six weeks of Christmas growing by £25.4 million on the previous year.
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