The Napa Valley is getting ready to kick off its 2012 harvest with winemakers describing it as "one of the most balanced crops in years", thanks to the "marvellous growing season".
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Patrick Ricard, the head of global wine and spirits firm Pernod Ricard, has died suddenly aged 67.
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Jacob's Creek has signed a sponsorship deal with the Jonathan Ross Show on ITV1.
Read more...A drastic 1.6 million case decline in the United Kingdom has been given positive spin as Treasury Wine Estates briefed the Australian Securities Exchange on their 2012 full year results.
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In part two of Harpers' report on Pernod Ricard UK's festive plans for 2012, we take a look at what the drinks giant will be doing to promote its leading brands this Christmas.
Read more...To mark England cricketer Andrew Strauss's 100th Test Match appearance, his team mates commissioned 100 bespoke bottles from Laithwaite's Wine.
Read more...The biggest money-spinning opportunity this Christmas is wines in the £6.50 to £8.50 price bracket and spirits costing £14 to £21.
Read more...The Olympics has brought a mixed set of results for drinks businesses - on-trade firms near Games venues saw uplifts in sales while other sites went quiet, while the off-trade saw sales of sparkling wines grow as customers celebrated Team GB medal wins.
Read more...The Co-operative's long-standing wine development manager Paul Bastard is to leave the business on Friday, August 17.
Read more...The Office of Fair Trading has expressed "reservations" about the "unintended consequences" of a minimum price for alcohol.
Read more...Champagne and sparkling wine is set to double its market share in the UK and overseas, according to data from TNS.
On-trade like-for-like sales dipped 0.2% in July compared to last year thanks to poor weather and a lull before the Olympics, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
Read more...Two social media experts will be taking the keynote speaker slots at this year's Digital Wine Communications Conference.
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Mount Gay rum sponsors a host of sailing events and Gemma McKenna blogs on how and why such deals can work.
Read more...A Morrisons' wine buyer is set to open a new upmarket wine bar in Leeds later this week, alongside her technology entrepreneur business partner.
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Wine from India is going to be the next big thing in the on-trade, according to a new Midland Indian wine importing business.
Read more...Bibendum is flying the flag for British drinks at the British Business Embassy as part of the Olympic & Paralympic Games international business legacy programme.
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London bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan is opening two new sites in 2013 which will bring its estate to seven.
Read more...The official selection of the 2010 Crus Bourgeois du Médoc will be unveiled to the UK wine trade in September at a new London venue.
Read more...An old music hall on Islington's Upper Street is opening its doors to host what it claims is the UK's first-ever permanent series of monthly pop-up chef residencies.
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