AUSTRALIA: A Hunter Valley wine dynasty has been devastated by a massive explosion that tore through their operation, killing owner and chief winemaker Trevor Drayton and another man, and leaving a third man fighting for his life.
World Duty Free is to open a Connoisseur Bar at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal Five, which opens in March.
Read more...Regent Inns has received what it described as a "number of preliminary approaches" with a view to buying the company.
London's central business district will see a splash of green this summer with the introduction of its very own urban vineyard.
Read more... The supermarket giant has missed revenue forecasts for the Christmas period with like-for-like sales rising by just 3.1%
Scotch single malt Benromach is the official whisky partner of a round-the-world yacht race.
Read more...Orbital Wines' portfolio of brands will be picked up by a new company on Friday, Harpers understands.
Read more...Steve Bellini, president and chief executive at Future Brands, has retired.
Read more...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.
Read more...Andrea Robinson, the master sommelier, was presented with the opportunity to select Delta Airlines' new wine list.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more... 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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