Private equity firm Activequity has acquired Liberty Wines in a move that also sees Fergal Tynan MW swop his role as MD at Alliance Wine for the lead role at Liberty.
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Curious Vines has opened applications for its 2027 Education Support Programme Awards, continuing its work of providing equity and creating “greater opportunity to strengthen wine industry diversity” via education.
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Trade bodies have welcomed recently announced changes to the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, which could cut back the costs associated with glass waste by up to an estimated 40%.
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Following a soft launch period, new specialist Italian wine importer Prima Vintners has appointed Nelson Pari as its buying director as it continues to build its portfolio.
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Independent Champagne producer Maison Bruno Paillard has announced that it is ending its use of transparent glass bottles in an effort to cut carbon emissions.
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Retailer Majestic has announced what it calls its “biggest-ever” Black Friday deals, discounting across more than 1,000 products from today (10 November) until the end of the month.
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International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) has announced the election of Anne Bousquet, the co-founder and co-CEO of Domaine Bousquet, and Enrique Valero, the CEO of Abadía Retuerta, to its Board of Directors.
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This year’s Golden Vines competition and auction has raised over £1.25 million for the Gérard Basset Foundation, achieving what it called one of the “strongest fundraising results” in its history.
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Experts and industry leaders have called for a stronger culture of “safeguarding, active allyship and shared responsibility” at a recent Curious Vines panel discussion, which looked at how to create safer environments across the wine and hospitality sectors.
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Following its in-person debut in California last year, The Old Vine Conference (OVC) has announced the headline speakers and session topics for this year’s event in Piedmont.
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Domaine Bousquet has become the first Argentine winery to certify under the new B Lab Standards V2 while renewing its B Corp status.
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Alliance Wine has unveiled the addition of Royal Oporto to its portfolio, making the importer the exclusive distributor of the brand across both the UK and Ireland.
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Liberty Wines has bolstered its Loire range with the addition of Domaine Ogereau from Anjou and Goustine in Vouvray.
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At the launch of brand new Calvados, Bad Appel, Spirit Cartel co-founder Charles Marshall (pictured) explained how his ambition is to show the trade “how this underrated spirit can work”.
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Familia Torres has joined up with entertainment resort PortAventura World to create what it calls a “reuse circuit” for more than 8,000 wine bottles.
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Charlie MacLean MBE, Vikki Bruce, Jamie Burke, Liam Hughes and Mike Hayward have joined to form MBH Holding, a brand new ‘independent Scottish spirits group’ that is set to operate across the world of Scotch, from indie bottling and cask ownership to travel and rare spirits.
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In Q1 2027, Diageo saw organic growth of 1.4% and 1.1% in net sales and volume, respectively, when compared to the year before – with the improvement coming on the back of a restructuring plan implemented by CEO Sir Dave Lewis.
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Bespoke wine innovator The Wine Fusion has brought specialist agency business Roberson Wine into the fold, with the aim of expanding the latter’s reach beyond its London stronghold.
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Oxford Spirts Group, the owner of the recently revived The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD), has announced the board of directors that will spearhead the producer’s return to the city at its original Headington site.
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Alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware has detailed new research that one in five Brits is drinking at a level of ‘increasing risk’, though it said many would view this consumption as “normal, routine and an expected part of social life”.
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