Sterling slipped on Friday after stronger than expected GDP growth in Europe reinforced the view that interest rates would rise at a faster rate in the euro zone than in the UK.
Read more...Winemakers anywhere in the world can now sell their wines in the UK at virtually zero cost thanks to a new service from Naked Wines.
Read more...Australian producer McGuigan Wines has released a new five-strong range of premium wines under the Shortlist banner.
First Drinks launches a range of whisky gift packs for Grants, Glenfiddich and the Balvenie for Father's Day on June 19.
Read more...The United Kingdom Vineyards Association UKVA, has secured EU funding to study and benchmark the sustainability of the English and Welsh wine industry.
Read more...South African producer Overhex Wines, owner of the Balance label, has partnered with wine broker Copestick Murray in the UK and Ireland.
Read more...The WSTA is cracking down on wine and spirits fraud with the launch of a specialist unit focused on identity theft, counterfeit products and wine investment scams.
Read more...Sterling had a poor end to an otherwise positive week on Thursday, falling against the US dollar and euro after data showed manufacturing rose less than estimated.
Read more...Distell has launched, Place in the Sun, a range of wines that are Fairtrade accredited and based on a "trade rather than aid" initiative.
Read more...Sterling jumped by 1.3% against the euro, breaking the €1.15/ £1 barrier for the first time in six weeks.
Read more...Wines from Rioja has joined up with this year's London Restaurant Festival as official wine partner to sample Rioja wines to thousands of consumers.
Read more...The Bordelais are playing a dangerous game by delaying the release of 2010 prices and risk losing potential buyers, fine wine merchants have warned.
Read more...In a bid to get natural wines out there for everyone to taste, Isabelle Legeron MW and five natural wine importers are running the first Natural Wine Fair from May 15-17.
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Online wine retailer, Naked Wines has been shortlisted for a New Media Age, NMA Effectiveness Award, in the Best Use of Web category.
Read more...London wine merchant Roberson has become the latest retailer to shake up how it sells fine wine ? it will now offer wines over £100 at "eye-wateringly competitive" wholesale prices in its Kensington store.
Fine wine merchant, Berry Bros. & Rudd has placed the Bordeaux 2010 alongside the greatest vintages in recent years and predicts prices will remain high.
Read more...Multinational drinks companies, including Diageo, Pernod Ricard and Gallo, have agreed to pay fines of up to $1.9 million after The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) in the US accused them of violating the tied house "slotting fee" provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act).
Read more...Educating consumers and the trade about Champagne is at the heart of Lanson International's new L'Académie de Lanson concept.
Sterling slipped from a one month high against the euro and dropped against the US dollar yesterday as investors braced themselves for further losses ahead of today's Bank of England quarterly inflation report.
Read more...Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands, Diageo, Heineken and Molson Coors have pledged half a million pounds to the Best Bar None scheme to help tackle national alcohol related crime.
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