WSET students top 20,000 mark
Published: 23 July, 2008
The number of students studying for a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) exam has hit the 20,000 mark for the first time.
Read more...Bordeaux joins World Heritage list
Published: 23 July, 2008
The city of Bordeaux has been named a Unesco World Heritage site.
Read more...Anjou aims to shake-off "pass" image
Published: 23 July, 2008
Despite the ros sales boom, the Loire's biggest producer of ros, Anjou, has seen its UK sales fall 13% by volume in the past year.
New advisor for WSTA
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Wine & Spirit Trade Association has appointed Jo McDonald as its Policy Advisor.
Read more...Your chance to buy wine and spirit souvenirs
Published: 23 July, 2008
A new website is offering branded merchandise from drinks companies.
Read more...Chilean winery offsets carbon emissions
Published: 23 July, 2008
Via Ventisquero in Chile is the first winery in the country to offset its CO2 emissions.
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Jacob's Creek/Gallo lead the way in brand recognition
Published: 23 July, 2008
The two wine brands with the highest level of consumer awareness are Jacob's Creek and E&J Gallo.
Read more...Morrisons name new man at the top
Published: 23 July, 2008
Supermarket group Wm Morrison has named a successor to its 75-year old chairman Sir Ken Morrison, ending a 12 month search.
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Carlsberg moves into wine
Published: 23 July, 2008
Beer giant Carlsberg develops new range of wines.
Yields down but English winemakers stay positive
Published: 23 July, 2008
Yields may be down considerably on last year thanks to the cold summer and deluge of rain, but England's vintners remain optimistic at the prospects of the 2007 vintage.
Tesco joins WSTA board
Published: 23 July, 2008
Dan Jago has joined the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) executive board.
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Sales of cheap booze stump pub sales
Published: 23 July, 2008
A new report by Market & Business Development (MBD) projects that the pub industry turnover will grow by just 2% this year, due to the growing sale of cheap alcohol on the off-trade.
Mildew ravages Bordeaux vineyards
Published: 23 July, 2008
Vine mildew threatens to ruin Bordeaux's wine harvest, following 60 days of constant rain.
McLaren Vale bottling line
Published: 23 July, 2008
Torresan Estate in South Australia's McLaren Vale is opening the region's first fully automated, environmentally friendly contract bottling facility.
Court warns Rodenstock to cooperate
Published: 23 July, 2008
Hardy Rodenstock, the German wine collector accused of selling counterfeit wine, may have a default judgement entered against him if he does not cooperate.
Drinks trade hits back at Tory plans
Published: 23 July, 2008
The drinks trade has called Tory plans to raise 400 million from higher taxes on alcohol "flawed and nave".
Read more...Whole Foods denies last orders for in-store pub
Published: 23 July, 2008
Happy hours and drinks deals at The Bramley, the in-store pub at the upmarket Whole Foods Market in London's Kensington, is not in response to poor trade, harper.co.uk was told.
Read more...Magners strike threat
Published: 23 July, 2008
Industrial action at the Magners cider factory could disrupt supplies to the UK.
Read more...Whisky demand spurs extra ferry crossings
Published: 23 July, 2008
Record global demand for Islay whisky has forced Caledonian MacBrayne to add extra ferry sailings in winter between the famed peat island and the Scottish mainland.
Kwik Save signs 18m deal
Published: 23 July, 2008
KPMG, the administrators of supermarket chain Kwik Save, say they have sold 56 of the firm's stores for 18m, saving about 600 jobs.
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