The reorganisation of Brown-Forman's corporate structure announced last week - which has seen the wines and spirits divisions combined into one entity in the US and other selected markets - will not affect the UK, according to David Cox, managing director of Brown-Forman Wines Europe.
Nick Mellish and Allan Webb are joining forces to form a new wine company, which initially will represent Du Toitskloof, the South African cooperative, in the UK.
Read more...The Academy of Food and Wine Service moved to new premises on Monday 15 May. The new larger offices are within the Hotel and Catering International Management Association's (HCIMA) building at Trinity Court, 34 West Street, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1SH.
Read more...Patrick Valette has joined Chilean winery Via Santa Rita as wine consultant.
Read more...Global exports of Argentinian wine are up more than 35%
by volume and nearly 24% by value - but the UK has suffered falls of nearly 11% and 17% respectively.
Sainsbury's beer, wines and spirits department has a new boss, Xavier Vidal, who has been poached from Tesco.
Frenchman Vidal comes in as business unit director, replacing Lawrence Clube, and will be responsible for the 6 billion impulse sector, which includes confectionery, soft drinks, snacks, tobacco and petrol, as well as BWS.
Argentinian producer Viniterra is entering the UK for the first time after signing an agency deal with the recently launched importer Vinos Wines.
Inspirit brands, the drinks marketing company based in Hoxton, London, has launched a new website: www.inspiritbrands.com.
Errazuriz is relaunching its Caliterra brand with a new global livery, screwcap closures for all white and varietal red wines, and a new premium tier.
Marketing guru Drayton Bird is to give a one-day seminar on wine marketing on 27 June, sponsored by New Zealand Winegrowers.
Read more...The UK's best-selling wine brand, Blossom Hill, has unveiled a new look for its core range as part of a drive to raise awareness for the 4.99 single-varietal series.
Read more...Hardys - the UK's best-selling Australian wine brand - is launching a new marketing campaign based around SMS text messaging.
ZGM and D&D Wines have agreed to end their working relationship after a 25-year partnership.
Sir Cliff Richard was honoured in a special ceremony at the Portuguese Embassy on 20 April and made Commander of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator in recognition of his long and warm relationship with Portugal and his contribution to revitalising wine production in the Algarve. The latest vintage of Sir Cliff's wine, Vida Nova, will be presented by the man himself at the Harpers stand (K10) at the LIWSF at 12.30 pm on Wednesday.
Read more...The Harpers Debate takes place as usual next Wednesday (May 17) at the London International Wine & Spirit Fair in Waterfront Rooms 11 and 12. The objective of the debate is to look at a serious issue confronting the industry in a lively, entertaining way involving the whole audience.
The tough times for the Australian wine industry look set to continue with a new report warning that producers face continuing losses' unless serious structural issues are addressed.
Bodegas Ochoa of Navarra and Bodegas Miguel Merino of Rioja will be represented in the UK by Pol Roger from this month.
A new bespoke' wine tasting service has been launched - utilising the services of Anthony Rose, Andrew Jefford, Oz Clarke, Robert Joseph, Steven Spurrier, Michael Broadbent and Charles Metcalfe - by wine writer John Stimpfig and wine consultant Sophie Jump.
Like a bad penny, the Packaging Waste Regulations keep turning up in my career. When I was a solicitor, I represented a number of companies that were prosecuted for failing to comply with different parts of the regulations. My last case ended up in the High Court arguing about whether plant pots were packaging or not.
Read more...Wholesaler WaverleyTBS has announced that it is buying one of Wales' largest independent wholesalers, Cellar Wines Direct (CWD), based in Cardiff, for an undisclosed sum.
