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Foster's secures Southcorp UPDATE

Published:  23 July, 2008

Four months after first tableing a bid, the Foster's Group is now just a week away from assuming total control of Southcorp, having announced this week that it has acquired 92% of its Australian rival's shares.

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Constellation's Emu

Published:  23 July, 2008

Constellation Europe is launching a new brand from South Australia on the UK market, Four Emus.

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First MW of 2005 as Institute moves

Published:  23 July, 2008

The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) has named the first new MW of the year and has also announced that it has secured a new home.

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Threshers vindicated by Harpers debate research

Published:  23 July, 2008

Thresher Group's decision to concentrate on three-for-two discounts was vindicated last week after research produced for the Harpers debate at the LIWSF showed it is consumers' preferred discount mechanic.

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Midori on TV

Published:  23 July, 2008

Midori melon liqueur is running a TV advertising campaign for the first time in 15 years.

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Clarion Wines formed

Published:  23 July, 2008

A trio of John Armit employees has joined forces to set up a new independent wine merchant, Clarion Wines, selling to private, corporate and institutional buyers.

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Closure giants come face to face

Published:  23 July, 2008

The cork versus screwcap debate intensified at the LIWSF during
a Skalli & Rein-organised industry briefing titled New packaging opportunities for the wine industry'.

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Vinum bags Ferrari

Published:  23 July, 2008

Vinum, the Italian specialist, has taken the exclusive agency of Ferrari, Italy's most prestigious producer of metodo classico sparkling wine'.

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Masterminding a Kiwi coup

Published:  23 July, 2008

Following an introduction by Harpers editor Christian Davis, Sam Harrop MW kicked off the Harpers New Zealand Pinot Noir Seminar by posing a question that has been vexing many in the wine industry.

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Supreme Court rules

Published:  23 July, 2008

The US Supreme Court has ruled that wine can be sold directly to consumers across US state lines.

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Maersk on course for P&O

Published:  23 July, 2008

Some 1,500 jobs are expected to be lost if AP Moeller-Maersk's planned takeover of P&O Nedlloyd goes through.

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Adamson lands top job at New Zealand generic

Published:  23 July, 2008

Warren Adamson, Villa Maria's European wine manager, has clinched the new higher-profile UK marketing manager job for New Zealand Winegrowers (NZWG).

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Distell deal

Published:  23 July, 2008

Distell has struck a deal with Brown-Forman Wines to distribute its premium brand Durbanville Hills in the UK.

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Nomacorc becomes four

Published:  23 July, 2008

Nomacorc, the world's largest synthetic closure producer, has expanded its product range from one cork to four.

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New boss at Bacardi

Published:  23 July, 2008

Bacardi has appointed a new CEO and president, Andreas Gembler, effective from 1 June.

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Lion Nathan boss pushes regionality

Published:  23 July, 2008

The MD of the Lion Nathan Wine Group is to push for greater knowledge of Australian regionality.

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Ancient Burgundy confounds expectations

Published:  23 July, 2008

A revelatory tasting of old Bouchard Pre & Fils Burgundies dating back to 1858, the year before publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, inspired high-profile musings on the evolution of some of the world's most sophisticated wines at a dinner at The Capital Hotel in London on 3 May.

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Leading from the front

Published:  23 July, 2008

What makes great leaders in our industry?' asked Lulie Halstead at the LIWSF Wine MBA seminar.

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New DOC for Basilicata

Published:  23 July, 2008

A new Italian DOC has just been announced.

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Chianti Classico Consortia back together again

Published:  23 July, 2008

On 6 May 2005, the assemblies of the two Chianti Classico consortia formally agreed to join forces again after being split for 18 years.

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