The finalists in Harpers Wine & Spirit's inaugural Champagne Awards have been announced with the winners revealed at the title's Champagne Summit at London's Soho Hotel on February 15.
Colour is the most important factor for up to nearly half (47%) of all British wine drinkers when deciding what type of wine to buy.
Importer PLB has been appointed UK agent for Rioja winery Bodegas Navajas.
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The Glenmorangie Company has unveiled the European release of a century-old recipe at the newly-reopened Savoy Hotel.
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Diageo has reported challenging trading conditions in Britain, where sales of its flagship spirit brand Smirnoff fell by 16% in the second half of last year.
Read more...Inter Continental Brands ICB, is launching a advertising campaign for its new V-KAT Schnapps, in student union bars this month.
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The government's Project Merlin deal with the banks has the potential to stimulate activity in the pub, restaurant and hotel business, according to Christie Finance.
Read more...The Bank of England meets today, with an expectation for more of the same; no interest rate increase and no increase in the quantitative easing programme.
Read more...Retailers are taking effective measures to tackle crime in their stores, according to the Association of Convenience Stores' annual Crime Survey.
Read more...Clink Wines has taken on the UK distribution of family-owned winery, ViniGalicia.
Read more...Wines of Chile has launched its Independent Wine Merchant Awards competition 2011, which is open to all independent wine merchants across the UK.
Read more...Wines of Germany is inviting the UK's best sommeliers to attend its third Sommelier Spring Class trip to Germany.
Read more...Limited UK economic data led to a steady day for sterling against most other currencies.
Read more...Asda says the popularity of whisky is on the rise among women, with 35% choosing it over any other tipple, according to the supermarket's survey.
Read more...Forty-seven businesses in the pubs, clubs and bars sector went into administration in the final quarter of 2010, according to the Insolvency Service.
Read more...Hotel du Vin is opening its first London site ? Bistro du Vin will open in Clerkenwell in April.
Read more...Ehrmanns has announced its appointment as UK agent for organic Australian producer Ascella Pure Wines.
Read more...Bonhams is selling a collection of wine accumulated by Douglas Bunn, founder of the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, West Sussex.
Read more...A quiet day for sterling yesterday with sterling holding onto gains against the euro and the US dollar, as the market waits for the Bank of England meeting on Thursday.
Read more...Over half of UK consumers plan to cut back on eating out this year and are feeling a lot gloomier about their financial prospects, according to new research.
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