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Published: 15 April, 2014
Scotch whisky has been registered as a certification trade mark in Australia, giving consumers and the industry better protection against the growing market for fake whiskies there.
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Published: 15 April, 2014
UK alcohol consumption fell in 2013 by 2.1% - the seventh decline in nine years - according to new figures compiled by the British Beer and Pub Association.
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Published: 15 April, 2014
Félix Solís has "ambitious growth plans" for the UK and will focus on its northern Spanish appellation wines, international varieties and core brands to deliver it.
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Published: 14 April, 2014
The organisers of Birmingham's first weekend wine festival are hoping to attract 2,000 consumers to the event in June.
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Published: 14 April, 2014
LVMH's wine and spirits business group posted a decline of 8% in the first quarter compared to the previous year.
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Published: 14 April, 2014
Accolade Wine's Kumala has tied in with the DVD release of Nelson Mandela film Long Walk to Freedom for a major consumer campaign.
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Published: 14 April, 2014
The average price of private label wine has shot up by 7.2% in the past year to £4.78, according to data collected by IRI.
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Published: 14 April, 2014
Future wine industry professionals say pushing wine's quality message is not enough to engage with new consumers.
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Published: 14 April, 2014
The UK remains Champagne's biggest export market, despite imports falling to €447.2 million last year, a decline of 5.1% by volume and 3.8% by value.
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Published: 11 April, 2014
London Wine Fair has been making some big changes this year including pledging £40,000 to bring in 200 major buyers for the show, with the money being flagged to help the buyers with travel and accommodation costs and a 25% reduction in the space price for exhibitors.
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Published: 11 April, 2014
PaperBoy Wine bottles, which were supplied by GreenBottle who helped manufacture the first paper wine bottles, have entered into a three year agreement with Ecologic Brands, Inc., an American company, to supply the bottles.
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Published: 11 April, 2014
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Published: 11 April, 2014
Scotch whisky exports held steady in 2013 at £4.3 billion, despite a sharp drop off in China, according to figures the Scotch Whisky Association.
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Published: 10 April, 2014
Merchants have so far sold very little, if any, Bordeaux 2013 wines, as collectors lack any compelling reason to buy.
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Published: 10 April, 2014
Virgin Wines says strong customer loyalty has encouraged 40,000 of them to join its Wine Bank Scheme, which offers customer 20% discount.
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Published: 10 April, 2014
The annual Liv-ex en primeur survey found that 78% of merchants expect "significantly less demand" - down by at least a fifth - for 2013 wines compared to their 2012 counterparts.
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Published: 10 April, 2014
Red Army Vodka, packaged in a gun-shaped bottle, has been ruled "entirely inappropriate" for suggesting a link towards violent and dangerous behaviour.
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Published: 09 April, 2014
Spain's 27 top single estate wineries, collected under the Grandes Pagos de España banner, have launched a campaign to put their wines on the map internationally.
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Published: 09 April, 2014
British wine firms should look to the US, where domestic wine consumption is outpacing supply, says trade stalwart James Forbes, who has formed a US-focused company.
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Published: 09 April, 2014
Bacardi's chief executive Ed Shirley is to retire and will leave the role after just two years and with no successor named.
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