Virgin Wines has launched its second Virtual Winery, the Rioja Experience, where customers can become virtual winemakers and interactively help create a new wine.
Read more...Lower yields are characterising the 2012 harvest around the globe, with producers from across Europe and South America stating crops are up to 15% smaller than usual.
Read more...New Zealand wine has seen a record export rise, according to the latest New Zealand Winegrowers annual report, with UK demand growing 11% by value and 8% by volume.
Read more...Billecart Salmon is a producer that likes to hide its bright light under a bushel.
Read more...Sterling had a fairly positive week and performed strongly against the euro and the New Zealand dollar, according to currency exchange specialist, Smart Currency.
Read more...As the men and women of the beach volleyball teams fought it out in the preliminary matches on Horse Guards Parade below us, another measuring up took place at the Penthouse of New Zealand House: The New Zealand Medal Winners Tasting.
Read more...United Wineries has promoted Nathan Last to sales director with the aim of consolidating its position as the largest supplier of branded Spanish wines in the UK and driving growth in its Italian brands.
Read more...Patriarche Wine Agencies has signed a distribution deal with Marlborough producer Tiki.
Read more...David Cox has stepped down from his post as European director of New Zealand Winegrowers.
Read more...Targeted at the "daring and uninhibited: serious wine drinkers with a sense of adventure and fun," is the Crash range of wines(rrp £9.99).
Read more...J. Wray & Nephew owned Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum has unveiled a 50 year old rum, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Jamaica's Independence.
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The Bekaa Valley is secure again, and its wineries are welcoming
visitors with open arms. That is the message the Lebanese are keen to
promote, notwithstanding the destabilising events in neighbouring
Syria and, having just got back from a trip to the Bekaa, I would
happily concur.
Tension will be running high today when creditors of collapsed wine agency, D&D Wines International, meet the administrator in the hope of clawing back some of the £10.5m that is said to be owed to them.
Read more...Suppliers to the collapsed D&D Wines International could lose millions of pounds unless administrators can salvage cash from the stricken company.
Read more...Vinexpo has adopted a new logo and graphic identity that aims to highlight its international presence, innovation and dynamism.
Read more...Majestic Wine has grown sales by 8.9% to £280 million, with like-for-likes up 2.6% in the year to April 2, 2012.
Read more...Miguel Torres Maczassek will take over from his father as general manager of Bodegas Torres in September.
New Zealand Winegrowers is "relaxed" about an 18% fall in the harvest this year - the body had anticipated the crop to fall by up to 25%.
Read more...The fifth Vinexpo Asia-Pacific, held in Hong Kong, has announced it's final visitors figures as 25% up on last year.
Read more...And now for something completely different - Maxxium UK is set to launch the first ever natural yoghurt liqueur to the UK market.
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