Published: 23 March, 2018
Spain has long been known as the commercial hub of Europe’s classic winemaking regions – a category that has traditionally seen off-trade sales veer towards its £5-£10 “sweet spot” or lower, to the sub-£5, rather than its top tier of lauded pagos.
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Published: 12 March, 2018
Volume sales of alcohol continued to decline in the UK off-trade in 2017, but value sales increased in both yearly and quarterly sales, particularly in sparkling wine, which remains the main driver of growth for the overall wine category.
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Published: 27 February, 2018
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has been awarded the Best Conference gong at the European Association Awards (EAC) ceremony for its annual conference
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Published: 26 February, 2018
The Midlands Wine & Spirit Association (MWSA) has appointed Iain Phillips of Mentzendorff & Co as its new chairman.
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Published: 07 February, 2018
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has added two new members to its board - Tesco’s commercial director, Kari Daniels and The Wine society’s Robin McMillan.
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Published: 07 February, 2018
Britain has been revealed as the fourth most expensive country in Europe when it comes to alcohol.
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Published: 17 January, 2018
The number of UK distilleries in the UK has doubled in the past five years, boosted by the gin boom.
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Published: 02 January, 2018
2018 could be the year that Brits’ love of sparkling catches up with them as experts predict a fizz shortage could be about to descend on the UK.
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Published: 21 November, 2017
Philip Hammond is being labelled a “scrooge” after it was revealed he will be one of the worst Chancellors to tax the wine and spirit sector if he pursues the planned increase in the Budget tomorrow (Wednesday, 22 November).
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Published: 20 November, 2017
It’s a tale of corporate mismanagement to rival the worst.
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Published: 15 November, 2017
Budget speak explained by the WSTA
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Published: 15 November, 2017
UK wine businesses have joined forces to call for a freeze to wine duty at the Budget next week.
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Published: 13 November, 2017
Trade associations have called on Chancellor Philip Hammond not to increase duty rates for the second time in a year.
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Published: 23 October, 2017
Major English and Welsh wine producers have joined forces with the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) to lobby the Chancellor for a cut to wine duty in the November Budget.
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Published: 19 October, 2017
European and UK bodies responsible for the wider wine and spirit industry have joined together to publish a joint position paper to outline their stance on Brexit.
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Published: 16 October, 2017
The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has warned of further wine and spirit price hikes if the Chancellor fails to freeze duty in the November Budget.
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Published: 11 October, 2017
At the recent WSTA Conference the trade called for greater clarity over a potential Brexit deal. Andrew Catchpole reports
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Published: 05 October, 2017
The WSTA has continued its rallying cry to the government to support producers of British gin, by convincing the 1922 Committee on board to make its own blend.
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Published: 13 September, 2017
The WSTA’s Miles Beale called on the government for “more active partnership, more communication and to get more done” at its annual conference in London on Tuesday, which delivered insights into the complexity of Brexit, along with the gulf of uncertainty that still exists for the UK drinks trade.
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Published: 13 September, 2017
Sales of still wine in the off-trade saw record value growth in the last quarter new figures show, as well as the largest increase in average prices since April 2014.
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