A new Beaune-based ngociant, La Nouvelle Alliance/The New Alliance (LNA), has been founded by partners on opposite sides of The Channel with the aim of bridging the gap between small Burgundy growers and traditional ngociants'.
Read more...How did you end up running a hotel in the middle of Devon?
Read more...Three months after the Allied Domecq's board decided to recommend Pernod Ricard's bid for the company, the UK's second-largest drinks company now belongs to its French rival.
The amount of malt whisky drunk in the UK in 2004 is 10% up on 2003 levels - and the consumer is trading up, too.
Leading South African winemakers Gary Jordan (Jordan Winery) and Niels Verburg (Luddite) will be visiting London in September to present the wines on offer at this year's Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction.
Read more...The Ardche Mridionale region of the southern Rhne is launching a UK PR campaign to raise awareness of the little-known region.
Read more...The theme of the 2005 Australian Wine Marketing Conference, held last week in Adelaide, was navigating your route to market'.
More bald and overweight' men should be used in alcohol ads, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Read more...Bulgarian wine producer Boyar Estates is closing its UK office and moving its UK marketing and distribution to Ehrmanns.
Read more...Waitrose has replaced two departing MWs - buyer Simon Thorpe MW and wine information manager Julia Harding MW - with two more graduates of the Institute of Masters of Wine.
Read more...Representatives from seven leading wine-producing regions met in the Napa Valley last week to sign the Napa Declaration' - an agreement that the great wine regions will speak with one voice' to protect geographical place names.
Emma Nichols has replaced Lynne Coyle as head of buying at Oddbins.
In the past decade, the rise of New World wines has had a serious impact on Bulgaria's wine sales, but with its newfound position as a tourist hotspot and EU accession just around the corner, it's predicted that Bulgaria will bounce back.
This is Harpers first ever Bulgaria supplement.
Premium Stellenbosch estate Saxenburg has moved distribution from Moreno Wines to start-up Colours of Africa.
Read more...The state of Italian vineyards is giving rise to hopes for a good harvest in the autumn.
Read more...Foster's Group (FGL) will be forced to make 400 redundancies in its US and UK sales forces in order to meet optimistic synergy targets following its takeover of Southcorp, according to a new report from broker Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB).
Read more...Mail-order giant Laithwaites has appointed two new buyers.
Read more...You started your business 26 years ago today. How did it come about, and why Ottery St Mary?
Read more...California shows a remarkable thirst for growth in the UK wine market, and with its winemakers' can-do' attitude, the future will hopefully see more diversity, and a new attitude on behalf of the trade and consumer to what this gargantuan state is capable of.
Read more...Diageo has announced plans to provide nutritional information and a responsible drinking message across its range of wines, spirits and beers in 180 markets around the world.
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