The drinks industry has refuted allegations from a government select committee that it is "dependent" on heavy drinkers and holds too much sway over government alcohol policy.
Read more...Constellation Brands has been boosted by a 12% increase in branded wine sales in Europe.
Read more...Drinks industry watchdog, the Portman Group is concerned over Government negotiations to relax product placement rules.
The drinks trade is counting the cost of the snow and ice as transport grinds to a halt and consumers stay at home.
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An Australian producer has released the first 100% certified carbon neutral brand of wines.
Read more...English winemakers are predicting 2009 could be one of the best vintages in recent years.
Majestic has enjoyed a bumper festive sales period with a sales jump of nearly 12% in the nine weeks to January 4.
Champagne could lose its status as an aspirational drink through "dangerous" price promotions in supermarkets, according to a leading business expert from the region.
Read more...Get rid of those new year blues by a night out at the theatre - the West End Gala premiere of the new musical Legally Blonde.
Read more...A Scottish university has come together with European producers to help raise the profile of their wines.
New figures have revealed that English people drinking spirits at home are pouring double the amount they would get in a pub if they ordered a single shot.
The drinks giant Diageo has taken the hardest hit after the First Quench collapse, as figures filed by administrators KPMG reveal it was owed more than £1.9m in unpaid debts.
In the last of our series on who key industry figures see as the leaders in the drinks industry for 2010 and the biggest influencers in their career we turn to Neil Bruce, wine director, of WaverleyTBS.
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Michael Cox, UK director, Wines of Chile on the challenges facing the sector in 2010 and his leaders for the sector
Read more...Michael Cox, UK director, Wines of Chile on the challenges facing the drinks industry in 2010 and the leaders best placed to help the sector move forward
Read more...Paul Stratford, managing director, Stratford's Wine Agencies continues our series looking at who key trade figures see as the industry leaders and biggest influencers in their career
Read more...Paul Stratford, managing director, Statford's Wine Agencies
is our latest industry leader to say what he thinks are the biggest issues facing us in 2010 and who are the people best placed to lead the sector through them.
As part of our Christmas season of articles from industry leaders here we ask
Ged Welch, managing director, Thierry's to say who he regards as the key figures in the drinks trade.
