Hardy's CEO to step down in 2007
Published: 23 July, 2008
David Woods, CEO and MD of Hardy Wine Company, has announced that he will be stepping down on 30 June next year.
Read more...The Interview - Thierry TrigeauChef sommelier, Simpsons Restaurant, Birmingham
Published: 23 July, 2008
Thierry Trigeau, 44, was born in Rouen and has been a sommelier for the past 10 years. His previous experience was with the Brasserie au Theatre in Bordeaux, Restaurant Alexandra in Montreal, Canada, and at Thornbury Castle near Bristol, and he has also spent a short spell as a winemaker at a petit chteau in Bordeaux, near his home in Cadillac. He joined Simpsons, Birmingham's leading Michelin-starred restaurant, in January 2006.
Read more...Dates for next year's SITT event announced
Published: 23 July, 2008
Details of the 2007 Specialist Importers Trade Tastings have been announced.
The first event will take place on Monday 26 February at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, with the London tasting held at Vinopolis two days later.
WOSA boss will quit post in New Year
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Christian Davis
One of the best-known faces in the UK wine trade, Wines
of South Africa's (WOSA) UK market manager Sophie Waggett, has decided to step down.
GM vine trials may get go-ahead in South Africa
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Stuart Peskett
Trials aimed at producing genetically modified (GM) vines that are resistant to fungus will be carried out by the University of Stellenbosch, provided the government grants permission. And in a separate application, an ex-pat South African has asked for permission to sell GM yeast to winemakers.
Tesco dismisses speculative story
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Christian Davis
Tesco has dismissed a story in last Tuesday's Financial Times, Tesco to promote responsible drinking', as purely speculation'.
Penderyn goes nationwide
Published: 23 July, 2008
Welsh single malt whisky Penderyn will be available across the UK for the first time, after it signed agreements with Tesco and Thresher. The whisky was only available in its homeland and a handful of outlets in the UK, but will be on the Tesco and Thresher shelves as of this month.
Penderyn MD Stephen Davies said: Penderyn has come a long way this year with a successful launch into the USA, further distribution and increased sales in Benelux, France and Germany, as well as increased sales in the UK. It is testament to the hard work of a small dedicated team who have been instrumental in this success.'
Cullen is first in Oz to go carbon neutral
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Sarah Ahmed
Margaret River producer Cullen has become Australia's first carbon neutral winery.
Sales to under-18s show slight decrease
Published: 23 July, 2008
Alcohol sales to minors are still proving a problem for the Government, according to new figures released last week.
Read more...Beadles anger over headlines about health warning labels
Published: 23 July, 2008
Jeremy Beadles, the chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), has hit out at headlines which claim that wine bottles are to carry a health danger on labels to curb binge drinking.
Hilltop Wines to represent Washington State
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Washington State Wine Commission has appointed Hilltop Wines as its UK representative.
Read more...The Wine Show
Published: 23 July, 2008
It topped 10,000 visitors in 2005, and organisers of The Wine Show are hoping that this year's event, which takes place from 26-29 October, will top the 15,000 mark. So far, the signs are good: the show is 99% sold out, with just one stand remaining, and almost every major wine-producing region will have a presence at the show.
Read more...USA triumphs in GJE tasting
Published: 23 July, 2008
The best wines from California have trumped their French counterparts again, this time at a tasting conducted by the Grand Jury Europen (GJE) - dubbed The Judgement of Sauternes'.
Read more...Diageo praised for not supporting pay to fail'
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Ron Emler
Diageo has been praised by investment institutions for its attitude to severance pay.
Trade must face up to its responsibilities, says WSTA's Christopher Carson
Published: 23 July, 2008
Christopher Carson took the opportunity presented by the 12th annual Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) lecture to deliver a stern message on what is arguably one of the toughest challenges the drinks industry has ever faced -accepting the social responsibillity of selling alcohol.
Read more...New points system to grade Douro table wines
Published: 23 July, 2008
Three years after the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP) took control of Douro table wines for the first time, it has changed its labelling regulations, with every wine now being marked out of 20.
Eisberg's new owner
Published: 23 July, 2008
Chali Richards, owned by Halewood International, has acquired Eisberg, the dealcoholised wine brand, from Bacardi-Martini.
Argentina hosts major wine event
Published: 23 July, 2008
Mendoza, Argentina, will be the host of the Annual General Membership meeting of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network for the first time in November this year.
Mentzendorff cycles to Benevolent benefit
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Benevolent charity for the drinks trade received a cheque for more than 3,000 following a fundraising cycle from Calais to Champagne that took place earlier this year.
Read more...Flix Sols capitalises on demand for Spanish wine
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Flix Sols Avantis group is celebrating further expansion in Spain with the opening of a new winery in Rioja and the launch of two new wine ranges. Pagos del Rey SL is the subsidiary company overseeing the winery, which will have an annual production of more than 7 million bottles.
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