Qatari bids for Sainsbury
Sainsbury's has confirmed it had received two preliminary bid approaches from Qatari investment group Delta Two.
Sainsbury's has confirmed it had received two preliminary bid approaches from Qatari investment group Delta Two.
Family-owned Balti Wines is to become a sponsor at the England v India cricket one-day internationals later this year.
The European Union has dropped a World Trade Organisation investigation into Indian import duties.
Read more... California-based E&J Gallo signs import and distribution contract with Spendrups Vin.
Diageo lodges planning application for the first new major distillery to be built in Scotland in 30 years.
The number of students studying for a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) exam has hit the 20,000 mark for the first time.
Read more...The city of Bordeaux has been named a Unesco World Heritage site.
Read more...Despite the ros sales boom, the Loire's biggest producer of ros, Anjou, has seen its UK sales fall 13% by volume in the past year.
The Wine & Spirit Trade Association has appointed Jo McDonald as its Policy Advisor.
Read more...A new website is offering branded merchandise from drinks companies.
Read more...Via Ventisquero in Chile is the first winery in the country to offset its CO2 emissions.
Read more...The two wine brands with the highest level of consumer awareness are Jacob's Creek and E&J Gallo.
Read more...Supermarket group Wm Morrison has named a successor to its 75-year old chairman Sir Ken Morrison, ending a 12 month search.
Read more... Beer giant Carlsberg develops new range of wines.
Yields may be down considerably on last year thanks to the cold summer and deluge of rain, but England's vintners remain optimistic at the prospects of the 2007 vintage.
Dan Jago has joined the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) executive board.
Read more... A new report by Market & Business Development (MBD) projects that the pub industry turnover will grow by just 2% this year, due to the growing sale of cheap alcohol on the off-trade.
Vine mildew threatens to ruin Bordeaux's wine harvest, following 60 days of constant rain.
Torresan Estate in South Australia's McLaren Vale is opening the region's first fully automated, environmentally friendly contract bottling facility.
Hardy Rodenstock, the German wine collector accused of selling counterfeit wine, may have a default judgement entered against him if he does not cooperate.