Champagne brand Heidsieck Monopole has signed a deal to become the official Champagne partner for the Hyde Park summer series of concerts for the next three years.
Read more...English sparkling wine producer Coates & Seely has switched its UK distribution from Liberty Wines to Gonzalez Byass.
Read more...On-trade drinks supplier Matthew Clark says December was its most successful month ever as sales broke the £100 million mark, as customers plumped for top-end wines and Champagnes.
Read more...The growth of premium wines is being restricted by major grocers and tough economic conditions, despite more adventurous consumers seeking them out.
Read more...Copestick Murray was inspired by Bartle Bogle Hegarty co-founder Sir John Hegarty's 'no holds barred' keynote speech at the WSTA conference last year to sign a distribution deal for his wines in the UK and Ireland.
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One of Rioja's pioneers, José Madrazo Real de Asúa, of the Spanish winery CVNE, has died.
Read more...Nielsen has confirmed that sparkling wine and the main spirits categories were the big winners during Christmas 2014.
Read more...Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association, spells out today on Harpers.co.uk why it is so important everyone in the UK drinks industry plays their part in trying to secure a 2% drop in alcohol duty in the Budget in March.
Read more...The global drop in oil prices will only have a "modest" impact on consumer spending and the retail industry in the European Union, according to a new report from Moody's the credit rating agency. revised its pricing assumptions in a newly published report that looked at the global impact the reduction in the cost of oil could have and found there would have a 'modest' impact to consumer spending and retail within the EU.
Read more...The Portman Group has hit back at proposals from Labour on public health, which criticise voluntary industry and government partnerships.
Read more...Inflation may have fallen to 0.5% in December, but wine drinkers haven't felt the benefit of the drop in the cost of living as inflation on wine rose 3.4% in the same period.
Read more...London coffee and wine bar operator Notes is to opening three outlets in 2015, and plans to continue expanding at a rate of two to three sites per year from 2016.
Read more...Pub and restaurant groups across the country enjoyed a festive trading boost of 2.8% on the same period last year, with those inside London putting in a stronger performance.
Read more...Spanish bottle manufacturer Vidrala has completed its acquisition of fellow glass manufacturer, filler and logistics firm Encirc.
Read more...Waitrose is bucking the trend of store closures and job losses in the grocery sector by opening 14 new outlets in 2015, with more in the pipeline for 2016.
Read more...Sovereign Brands is launching a limited edition sparkling rosé wine under its Luc Belaire label which will have a glow-in-the-dark label activated via a power button.
Read more...Restaurant group D&D London and Davy's Wine Merchants have seen solid uplifts in performance over the Christmas trading period.
Read more...Wine supplier Buckingham Schenk has promoted Craig Durham from sales director to managing director as current chief Jon Pepper MW prepares for his move to Enotria.
Read more...Spanish glass manufacturer Vidrala is expected to purchase Encirc - the former Quinn Glass business - in a deal worth up to €400 million.
Read more...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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