Majestic Wine's festive sales up 4%

Majestic like-for-like sales were up 4% over the nine weeks of Christmas - thanks in part to a consumer tasting bonanza in November, and buoyant business sales.

Sainsbury's survey shows gin to be Xmas spirit of choice

Gin is tipped to be the spirit of choice for consumers at Sainsbury's this Christmas, after it recorded a yearly uplift in sales of 61%1 amongst city dwelling 18-24 year olds.

Oddbins' customers vote for Christmas wines

Oddbins is tapping into customer power once more, by asking them to vote for the wines to go into its Christmas case.

Oddbins' customers choose premium prices for wine

Oddbins' customers priced wines within 50p of the chain's preferred cost as part of its launch initiative inviting customers to blind taste and value three wines.

Oddbins relaunch: customers to decide wine prices

The newly relaunched Oddbins is asking customers to decide how its wine should pe priced.

PLB launches wine in a glass into Waitrose

PLB has launched La Copita, a range of wines in glass-sized PET packaging, exclusively to Waitrose.

Sainsbury's new BWS boss focused on innovation

Andy Phelps, the new BWS manager at Sainsbury's, wants to make the supermarket's wine category "famous for innovation".

Alcohol Partnerships - 'big hitters' to join management board

Alcohol Partnerships, has announced the appointment of eight senior independent and retail members to serve on its management board.

CAP welcomes new board members

Leading figures from retail, the police, trading standards and the charity and voluntary sectors have been appointed to the Community Alcohol Partnerships' management board.

Meet the buyers: Sainsbury's

New addition to Majestic buying team

Majestic Wine has appointed Andy Lloyd to the position of buyer for Chile, Argentina, beer and cider.

Waitrose success at IWC awards

Waitrose and Majestic scooped the top gongs for best supermarket and high street retailers at this year's International Wine Challenge awards.

2011 MWs include M&S buyer and Sainsbury's winemaker

The Institute of Masters of Wine has announced its eleven new Masters of Wine MW, brings the total worldwide number to 300 for the first time in the title's history.

Sainsbury's sees fine wine sales soar

Sainsbury's has put the growth of its fine wines by 47% over the last 12 months down to the fact that consumers don't want to forego luxury in the recession.

Faustino V Reserva introduces new blend

Cellar Trends has announced the launch of its Faustino V Reserva 2005, the first vintage to feature a Tempranillo and Mazuelo blend.

Justin Keay: a tour of Alsace

Many wine regions lay claim to being the world's most attractive but Alsace has a better claim than most.

Sainsbury's sees sales increase in bag-in-box range

Sainsbury's has seen a 5% sales value increase after moving its Sainsbury's bag-in-box BIB, wine range over to a 2.25 litre pack.

Waitrose poaches Asda wine buyer

Waitrose has appointed former Asda wine buyer Katie Mollet to its team ? she will have special responsibility for  Italian, bag-in-box, small bottle and low alcohol wines.

Robin Copestick, co-founder of Copestick Murray

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. So said Churchill, and I think he was right.

France dominates IWC trophy leaderboard

France dominates the trophies honours list in this year's International Wine Challenge, coming first for the third consecutive year with 34 wines being awarded a trophy - a 62% increase on last year.