Hilltop Wines to represent Washington State
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Washington State Wine Commission has appointed Hilltop Wines as its UK representative.
Read more...The Wine Show
Published: 23 July, 2008
It topped 10,000 visitors in 2005, and organisers of The Wine Show are hoping that this year's event, which takes place from 26-29 October, will top the 15,000 mark. So far, the signs are good: the show is 99% sold out, with just one stand remaining, and almost every major wine-producing region will have a presence at the show.
Read more...USA triumphs in GJE tasting
Published: 23 July, 2008
The best wines from California have trumped their French counterparts again, this time at a tasting conducted by the Grand Jury Europen (GJE) - dubbed The Judgement of Sauternes'.
Read more...Diageo praised for not supporting pay to fail'
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Ron Emler
Diageo has been praised by investment institutions for its attitude to severance pay.
Trade must face up to its responsibilities, says WSTA's Christopher Carson
Published: 23 July, 2008
Christopher Carson took the opportunity presented by the 12th annual Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) lecture to deliver a stern message on what is arguably one of the toughest challenges the drinks industry has ever faced -accepting the social responsibillity of selling alcohol.
Read more...New points system to grade Douro table wines
Published: 23 July, 2008
Three years after the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP) took control of Douro table wines for the first time, it has changed its labelling regulations, with every wine now being marked out of 20.
Eisberg's new owner
Published: 23 July, 2008
Chali Richards, owned by Halewood International, has acquired Eisberg, the dealcoholised wine brand, from Bacardi-Martini.
Argentina hosts major wine event
Published: 23 July, 2008
Mendoza, Argentina, will be the host of the Annual General Membership meeting of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network for the first time in November this year.
Mentzendorff cycles to Benevolent benefit
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Benevolent charity for the drinks trade received a cheque for more than 3,000 following a fundraising cycle from Calais to Champagne that took place earlier this year.
Read more...Flix Sols capitalises on demand for Spanish wine
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Flix Sols Avantis group is celebrating further expansion in Spain with the opening of a new winery in Rioja and the launch of two new wine ranges. Pagos del Rey SL is the subsidiary company overseeing the winery, which will have an annual production of more than 7 million bottles.
Read more...United Wineries announces re-organisation
Published: 23 July, 2008
United Wineries International, the wine distributor & brand owner with annual sales exceeding 31m bottles, has finalised an internal reorganisation and major international acquisition plan, prior to its listing on the AIM-London Stock Exchange, scheduled for the first quarter of 2007.
Read more...Rolfe spices things up
Published: 23 July, 2008
Project Tikka Masala - the codename for former Unwins and United Wineries marketing director Bill Rolfe's attempt to create a Portuguese ros wine that will go with spicy food - has become Pink Elephant. The 4.99 wine is made by winemakers Jos Neiva and David Baverstock in conjunction with D&F Wine Shippers.
Read more...Criminal conduct' suspected at Uvine
Published: 23 July, 2008
The administrator brought in to salvage Uvine, the wine exchange company that collapsed last month, has alleged that criminal conduct' may have taken place.
Read more...Drinks trade must face the future, says Carson
Published: 23 July, 2008
The drinks trade must face the future now and the challenge is to embrace social responsibility, says Christopher Carson, chairman of Constellation Wines Europe and chairman of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association.
Read more...Inspectors' fruitless Camel Valley visit cost 3,000'
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Stuart Peskett
The owner of Camel Valley winery in Cornwall has hit out at the way EU vineyard inspections are carried out, after four officials arrived to collect just 10 bunches of grapes.
Beaujolais gets new UK campaign
Published: 23 July, 2008
A new promotional campaign for Beaujolais wines will be unveiled at this year's London Wine Show.
Read more...Beam set to blaze a trail
Published: 23 July, 2008
By Christian Davis
Beam Global Spirits & Wine is aiming to become a top-three global spirits and super-premium wine company, which will mean growth rates of 20% over the next 10 years.
Speculation that Fortune could be subject of break up bid
Published: 23 July, 2008
By Ron Emler
The trend for international companies to focus on single sectors is focusing attention on the American conglomerate Fortune Brands. Following its participation in the takeover and break-up of Allied Domecq with Pernod Ricard last year, analysts are suggesting it could suffer the same fate.
Bordeaux gets its own vin de pays- de L'Atlantique
Published: 23 July, 2008
By Dawn Cran
Vins de Pays wines will be allowed in Bordeaux for the first time, following the recent introduction of a new appellation for the departments of Dordogne, Gironde, Charente, Charente Maritime and the north of the Lot-et-Garonne.
New Age Discrimination Act: most important employment legislation
Published: 23 July, 2008
In potentially the greatest single change in employment law for a decade, controversial new legislation came into force last Sunday (1 October) prohibiting discrimination against employees and job applicants on the grounds of their age.
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