Terroirs, the London wine bar and restaurant devised by the team at Les Cave de Pyrene which has taken London by storm, was the runaway winner at last night's Drinking out Excellence Awards held at the Soho Hotel by Harpers Wine & Spirit.
Le Palais du Jardin is the latest premium restaurant to open at London's Westfield shopping centre offering award winning French cuisine to the already near 50 eateries at the site.
Read more...Scotch producers have been given an export boost after Malaysia and Thailand granted permission for the term "Scotch whisky" to be registered and protected as a geographical indication of origin.
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With Australia suffering its worst ever grape glut a new initiative has been unveiled to help drain the country's wine lake.
Read more...Corks Out, Arthur Rackham and Oxford Wine Company will be three of the keynote speakers at the first Top Merchants business day being held by Harpers Wine & Spirit and sponsors GIV at the Malmaison hotel in Birmingham on February 8.
Read more...Absolut has launched a creative collaboration with director Spike Jonze which will premier at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
Read more...Asia's wine consumption is set to grow by 25% in the next five years in stark contrast to a predicted fall in European wine drinking, according to new figures released today by Vinexpo.
Read more...The fungal antibiotic, Natamycin that was found in a number of South American and South African wines was ruled not to have been connected to the DIAM closure.
Read more...Asda has appointed Adrian McKeon as its new BWS category director.
Read more...The Portman Group has defended self-regulation of drinks advertising by the industry after a report in the British Medical Journal said that regulations on the advertising and marketing of alcoholic drinks are failing.
Read more...The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has appointed Laura Davies as its new policy manager.
Read more...Independent wine merchant Laithwaites Wine has re-launched its online superstore to improve customer interaction, and celebrate the "new digital decade".
Diageo has won a landmark High Court legal battle with Intercontinental Brands over a vodka-based spirit.
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association, WSTA, has questioned the Government's proposed mandatory code for alcohol by calling for more rigorous preventative laws to tackle alcohol misuse.
Most of the 88 franchised stores licensed by First Quench Retailing are expected to continue as independent off-licences, it has been confirmed.
Read more...Specialist drinks shipper ABV Logistics has been bought by JF Hillebrand.
Read more...Scottish people drink 25% more alcohol than English or Welsh and the gap is increasing according to a National Health Service survey.
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