Published: 13 March, 2015
St Austell's Brewery has promoted Louisa Fizpatrick to the newly created role of wine buyer, in recognition of her hard work and expertise and extensive knowledge of the wine world.
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Published: 13 March, 2015
Cutting duty on wine might swing the election, a new poll has claimed.
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Published: 13 March, 2015
Domestic sales of whisky have fallen nearly 5% in the last year, according to new figures from the Scotch Whisky Association.
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Published: 12 March, 2015
Waitrose saw operating profits fall 23.4%, on the back of increased investment in operations and amid a deflationary market.
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Published: 12 March, 2015
To say Portuguese wine has come a long way is a bit like saying Roger Federer is quite good at tennis.
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Published: 12 March, 2015
Aldi is adding a new 'super' premium range of £10 'boutique' wines as it seeks to capitalise on growth from middle class customers.
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Published: 12 March, 2015
Morrison's results were broadly in line with expectations, City analysts agreed - but incoming chief executive David Potts faces a tough year.
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Published: 12 March, 2015
Morrisons has posted an annual pre-tax loss of £792m, as total turnover fell 4.9% to £16,816m in the 52 weeks to 1 February 2015.
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Published: 11 March, 2015
Recent reports that English vines are in danger from widespread viruses have been exaggerated, according to English winemakers - although they recognised the need to remain vigiliant.
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Published: 11 March, 2015
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Published: 10 March, 2015
Spirit distributor Maxxium UK has named Mark Riley as its new managing director, who will take up the role next month.
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Published: 10 March, 2015
Italian drinks group Gruppo Campari saw sales rise 2.4% in 2014 - but group net profit fell 13.9% to €43.2m, following one-off costs involved in recent acquisitions and an unfavourable exchange rate.
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Published: 10 March, 2015
New Zealand's wine industry has seen exports grow 8.2% in the last year, hitting a record NZ$1.37 billion.
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Published: 10 March, 2015
New Zealand winery Villa Maria is set to launch a lower abv wine range into the UK off-trade.
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Published: 09 March, 2015
Artisan gin distillers have joined the Wine and Spirit Trade Association's campaign calling for a 2% cut in alcohol duty.
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Published: 09 March, 2015
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Published: 09 March, 2015
Portuguese wine exports to the UK rose 10% by volume in 2014, according to the latest figures from ViniPortugal. Values were also up 23%, it said.
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Published: 06 March, 2015
Sherry is set to benefit from a boost, after the regulatory body successfully doubled its global marketing spend.
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Published: 06 March, 2015
A House of Lords committee has called on the EU to reform the structure of alcohol tax so that variable taxes on wine and cider according to alcoholic strength can be introduced.
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Published: 05 March, 2015
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