Overall online sales slump while BWS leap
Published: 23 October, 2019
Overall online sales recorded a year-on-year rise of just 0.6% in September but was boosted by a strong performance from the beer, wine and spirits (BWS) category.
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Helen McGinn promoted to co-chair of IWC
Published: 23 October, 2019
Helen McGinn, author of the Knackered Mother’s Wine Club and drinks writer for the Daily Mail, has been promoted to co-chair of the International Wine Challenge (IWC).
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Stellenbosch Wine Routes becomes first Southern Hemisphere region to sign Porto Protocol
Published: 23 October, 2019
Stellenbosch Wine Routes has signed up to the Porto Protocol as part of its commitment to combat climate change.
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Hunt & Coady and Walter Speller merge to form Hunt & Speller
Published: 22 October, 2019
Hunt & Coady and Walter Speller have merged to become Hunt & Speller.
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Macknade opens shop championing Kentish wine
Published: 22 October, 2019
Kent-based foodhall Macknade has taken on a wine retail outlet offering 400+ wines,
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Appellation Marlborough Wine grows to 49 members
Published: 22 October, 2019
Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) has reached a total of 49 members in the 18 months since launch, boasting over 90 certified wines from some of the region’s leading wine producers.
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Top Selection adds Danish cherry wine estate
Published: 22 October, 2019
Fine wine merchant Top Selection has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor for Danish cherry wine estate Frederiksdal.
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Profits dive as Premier Inn and and Beefeater owner feels Brexit strain
Published: 22 October, 2019
One of the UK’s largest hospitality groups is showing signs of strain from drawn-out economic uncertainty, with profits nosediving 7%.
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Les Grands Chais acquires Maison Desvignes Ainé et Fils
Published: 22 October, 2019
Les Grands Chais de France has acquired Maison Desvignes Ainé et Fils near Chablis for an undisclosed sum.
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Online retail site for Argentinian wine launches
Published: 21 October, 2019
An e-commerce site dedicated to wines from Argentina has been launched to offer consumers a diverse range of wines from the country.
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Burleighs eyes global success as it smashes crowfunding target
Published: 21 October, 2019
UK distillers Burleighs has its eyes set on becoming a global player in the gin market as it smashes its crowfunding target.
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Official launch for Spanish Wine Scholar program
Published: 21 October, 2019
The Wine Scholar Guild (WSG) has officially launched its Spanish Wine Scholar (SWS) study and certification program.
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Government backs down on VI-1 forms
Published: 21 October, 2019
The government has agreed to temporarily suspend the introduction of forms which were feared to create an extra layer of red tape for the wine industry in what is shaping up to be an increasingly disorderly Brexit.
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Craft spirits boom drives trademark registration to record high
Published: 21 October, 2019
The booming UK craft spirits industry filed a record number of trademark registrations in the last year, according to research released today.
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TWE announces CEO Michael Clarke’s retirement
Published: 21 October, 2019
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has announced CEO and MD Michael Clarke is to retire in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
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Portman Group welcomes steep decline in drink-drive deaths
Published: 18 October, 2019
The number of deaths from drink-driving has fallen around the world, according to the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking.
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Bulk wine can bulwark against environmental criticism
Published: 18 October, 2019
Bulk wine would benefit from a name change to flip perception onto its lower carbon credentials, while highlighting what it it can now offer in terms of flexibility to many sectors of the trade.
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Growth slows at Pernod Ricard
Published: 18 October, 2019
Sales growth at global drinks giant Pernod Ricard has slowed, with first-quarter turnover of €2.483bn revealing underlying growth of just 1.3%, in line with expectations.
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Aldi launches free online wine course
Published: 18 October, 2019
Discount multiple retailer Aldi has unveiled a free new online wine course aimed at helping consumers find their way around the wine aisle.
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Tariffs will slash US whisky exports by 20%, SWA warns
Published: 18 October, 2019
The 25% tariff on the import of Scottish single-malt whisky to the US, which came into force last night, will lose the industry 20% of its US exports in the first year, the Scotch Whisky Association has estimated.
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