THE INTERVIEW - MICHELE ZORZI
Michele Zorzi, Matre D', Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Michele Zorzi, Matre D', Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Chris Van Tatenhove, Operations director, Greenwich Inc (including Bar Du Muse). Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Dan Townsend, Managing director, Matthew Clark Wholesale, Bristol. Interview: David Williams
Read more...With a single drinks trade recruitment agency listing between 20,000-100,000 potential job-hoppers on its books, staff loyalty has never looked so suspect. So what measures are retail companies taking to train, motivate and reward key employees - and keep them out of the clutches of their rivals? Joanne Simon talks to the trade's hirers and firers
Read more...Perceived by many as an aperitif, Champagne has not enjoyed as much success in restaurants and bars as many of the houses believe it deserves. James Aufenast looks at some of the measures being taken to improve Champagne's on-trade image
Read more...With Red Nose Day 2005 just around the corner, Kevin Cahill, chief executive of Comic Relief and Wine Relief, talks to Anastasia Edwards about the charity's work
Read more...With quality improving, knowledge increasing among the UK trade and the country's trade arm targeting the UK, could Portugal's year of football, as it hosts the 2004 European Championship, also boost its vinous fortunes? Jack Hibberd reports
Read more...When Harpers first made its own headlines, in August 1878, Benjamin Disraeli was Prime Minister, Edison had begun experimenting with the light bulb and the battle of Rorke's Drift was five months away. Joanne Simon looks back at the evolution of the magazine and the wine trade during Harpers' first 125 years.
Read more...The aggression of producers in the New World and retailers in the Old is combining with currency fluctuations to threaten Burgundy's export success. Now, with a growing polarisation between the best of the region and the rest, there is a greater need than ever for consolidation. Neil Beckett reports on the shakeout
Read more...The 37th staging of Vinitaly, Italy's annual wine trade fair, is a major event for the world wine sector, and gives a key platform to Italian wines. Michle Shah outlines the new events, facilities and conferences pencilled in for 2003
Read more...Tim Kitchener-Smith, Wine buyer, Hush, Mayfair, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Mary Pateras, Director, Eclectic Wines, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Rachel Brooker, Wine supervisor, Quaglino's, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Jancis Robinson MW OBE. Wine communicator. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...David Henderson, Proprietor, Henderson Wines, Edinburgh. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Simon Baile. Owner, Ex-Cellar, London. Interview: Jack Hibberd
Read more...Jules Wright, Director, The Wapping Project, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Chris Scott, Director, ThirtyFifty Ltd, Twickenham, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Tastings are the social and professional lifeblood of the wine trade, where wines are discovered, contacts made and opinions formed. But how do you ensure that an event goes to plan? David Williams talks to event supervisors to find out how to put on a successful tasting, and how to avoid a disaster
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