South Africa's official harvest report said that the 2015 harvest will be recorded "as one of the driest and earliest in years, with a somewhat smaller wine grape harvest promising exceptional wines."
Read more...Independent London wine merchant Bottle Apostle is set to open its fourth shop, which will be sited in the former London 2012 Olympic Athlete's village.
Read more...Brown-Forman launched LBD, a vodka-base spirit with a range of flavours following the success of the brand in the US.
Read more...Bancroft Wines is further strengthening its French wine portfolio after releasing its 25th anniversary 2015 wine list.
Read more...Morrisons reported like-for-like sales down 2.9% in the first quarter of the financial year today with total sales (excluding fuel) down 1.1%.
Read more...Sainsbury's has posted the first loss in more than ten years, but analysts agree the annual results are better than expectations.
Read more...Henkell & Co-Gruppe financial results show that revenue increased 1.6% to €700.7m and sales volume increased by 3.1% for fiscal year 2014.
Read more...n-trade wine importer Flint Wines is boosting its Italian wine range after adding Italian importer HS Fine Wines to its portfolio.
Read more...Kantar Worldpanel released it most recent UK retail figures today showing that "a massive £532m has been taken out of the supermarket revenue pool in just three months" according to Fraser McKevitt, the head of retail and consumer insights at Kantar.
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Gusbourne Estate is looking to boost its growth in the UK after added sommelier Laura Rhys to its team.
Read more...Wine Australia is hosting an Aussie BBQ in honour of Yvonne May to help raise funds for the Benevolent charity.
Read more...Australian Vintage has recruited Karen Humphrey's from Bibendum PLB as its new business manager for Sainsbury's.
Read more...Champagne Jacquart had doubled its marketing spend in the UK as after launching a new marketing campaign targeting consumers in London.
Read more...New data on the alcoholic drinks industry from Euromonitor International found that despite total volume growth for 2014 remaining relatively unchanged (0.8%) for the second year in a row, the industry is expected to grow by more than 20b litres in the next four years.
Read more...Global drinks Diageo is said to be mulling the sale of its wine division.
Read more...London Wine Fair's second state of the nation report indicates that the UK on-trade is finally recovering from the Global Financial Crisis, but that the changes in consumer behaviour are potentially the new norm.
Read more...Raul Diaz the former training manager and head sommelier for Jascots Wine Merchants has launched his own wine education school called WineTraining Limited.
Read more...It may be a bit of a departure from our more traditional celebration of people in the wine and spirits industry that we choose to recognise English wines as this week's Chief of the Week. But with the enormous success of English Wine over the past year it is a great opportunity to raise a glass of British sparkling fizz to the growing number of producers and their success stories.
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Specialist glassware company Riedel Crystal has introduced a wine glass specifically for rosé wines, which will be available exclusively to the on-trade.
Read more...The iconic New Zealand wine brand Cloudy Bay returns to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the third year with a show garden designed by brothers David and Harry Rich.
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