Asda experienced double digit growth in its wine sales over the Christmas and new year period thanks in part to a new TV advertising campaign featuring Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt.
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Andrea Robinson, the master sommelier, was presented with the opportunity to select Delta Airlines' new wine list.
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Oatley Wines has invested AUS$10 million in new winemaking facilities at Mugdee, New South Wales.
Read more...The dates for the Cape Wine 2008 Event in Cape Town have changed.
Read more...The Co-operative Group has that announced trading sales were up by 3.4% over the Christmas and New Year period.
Australian producer, Andrew Peace, has signed a sponsorship deal with rugby's Super League for the 2008 season worth 85,000.
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Marks & Spencer saw like-for-like sales in the UK fall by 2.2% over the 13 weeks to December 29 2007, with like-for-like food and drink sales down by 1.5%.
Read more...Washington and Oregon will be holding its biggest ever wine tasting at the Institute of Contemporary Arts on January 21.
Diageo's chief executive Paul Walsh has been appointed as chairman of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).
Zara Phillips has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Chivas Regal, which will see her participate in a special snow golf championship.
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Burgundy negociant Louis Latour has taken over Beaujolais producer Henry Fessy for an undisclosed sum.
Boutinot Wines, the UK wine merchant based in Manchester, may be sold for up to 40 million.
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The Sainsbury's chief executive has welcomed the 5% increase in Christmas sales but warned that trading will be competitive into 2008.
Read more...Nick Rose, the finance director at Diageo, has said the company does not regard Absolut as a must have' brand.
Read more...Australian environment minister Peter Garrett has suggested a phase-out of the use of plastic bags in supermarkets could come into force during 2008.
Read more...Diageo's premium label Smirnoff Black vodka will have a bottle redesign instigated this February.
Read more...Jack Sinclair has announced he is to leave Argentine wine specialist Las Bodegas as director to assume a role at Wal-Mart.
Read more...Brown-Forman's sales and marketing agreements with drinks companies Wray & Nephew and Distell have ended.
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UK: The Government has launched its long-awaited consultation on regulations surrounding the Scotch Whisky industry
Read more...Constellation Brands announced today third quarter net income in 2007 increased by 11%.
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