Licensing Act confusion surrounds distance sellers
The licensing of distance sellers is the latest problem to strike the new Licensing Act, which comes into force this summer.
Read more...The licensing of distance sellers is the latest problem to strike the new Licensing Act, which comes into force this summer.
Read more...Bordeaux brand Calvet has launched a new print-based advertising campaign - initially in the London area - that takes an informal off-beat approach that is distinctly different from traditional Bordeaux wine advertising'.
Read more...Australian wine investment company Heritage Fine Wines Pty Ltd, which went into administration on 2 March with a deficiency of A$2.84 million, has now become ensnared in a series of legal actions and court cases, writes JIM BUDD.
Read more...Taming the screw: A manual for winemaking with screw caps, by Australian wine writer Tyson Stelzer, was due to be launched at the LIWSF this week.
Read more...Award-winning producer Vergelegen has launched V', the most expensive South African wine ever released.
Read more...Martell is hoping to change people's perception of Cognac consumption as a solitary pursuit with a new 2.1 million marketing campaign.
Read more...Phil Oxera rather enjoyed The Wine Programme's brief run on the wireless earlier this year, but it has come to his attention that there are some younger wine enthusiasts out there who found it a little, how to put this kindly, pedestrian?
Read more...Stormhoek - the premium South African wine brand co-owned by UK importer Orbital wines - is introducing fresh before' dates on its labels.
Read more...The demise and eventual sale of Robert Mondavi has been the wine trade equivalent of a soap opera, with its apparent family feuds, in-fighting, sabbaticals and press briefings.
Read more...You've been a bit busy recently winning awards and passing exams...
Yes, I've come down with a cold now that it's all over. It hits you as soon as you stop! The Champagne Ruinart Sommelier of the Year competition was on 23 March, and then seven days later I sat the Master Sommelier exam. The results come out on the same day, so we all went to Le Gavroche that night to celebrate.
Pernod Ricard has appointed two new senior figures to its UK business.
Read more...Jacob's Creek has brought two of Orlando's finest wines under the Jacob's Creek banner.
Read more...Three leading Port shippers came together at Chandos House in London on 3 May to present the recently declared 2003 vintage.
Read more...Schmitt Shne is launching a new brand of German wine at this year's LIWSF.
Read more...Five high-profile leaders in the world wine community are set to be quizzed by Harpers editor Christian Davis at a special event at this year's London International Wine & Spirits Fair.
Read more...Purple Angel is the first Carmenre to be released by Chilean winery Via Montes.
Read more...It's called Grandi Crus d'Italia, its president is Piero Antinori and it represents those Italians who have for at least 20 years been producing wines of excellence, recognised as such by the market and by critics.
Read more...The European Wine Academy, which has bases in Belgium and the UK, is expanding to feature courses in German, Dutch and French.
Beringer Blass Wine Estates has announced the detail of its exclusive new sponsorship deal with English cricket for its Wolf Blass range of wines.
Read more...Let's begin with a rather stretched analogy. World War I was a terrible conflict that exacted a terrible human toll. Yet this otherwise disastrous war yielded a significant positive benefit for the aviation industry as both sides sought more effective warplanes to master the new arena of aerial combat.
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