Maxxium UK has appointed two trainers to its spirits and cocktails training scheme - Mixxit.
Read more...Berkshire-based wine agency Connoisseur Estates has appointed two regional managers to handle sales of its premium wines.
Read more..."We'd like to be as much of a cultural destination as a culinary destination," says Anton Efimov, restaurant manager of Mari Vanna's Knightsbridge outpost.
Read more...TV wine and food critic Charles Metcalfe has created six recipes to be paired with Tagus Creek wines from Portuguese producer Falua.
Read more...Any business with international aspirations will have China in its sights. Consumption of imported wines and spirits is increasing rapidly, particularly in relation to high end products, which are seen as reflecting power and sophistication upon their consumers, or those giving such items as present. The current opportunities for Western brands seem limitless.
Read more...Cockburn's has regained its number one status as the UK's biggest Port brand according to the latest Nielsen statistics released by brand owner Symingtons.
Read more...China will overtake the UK in 2013 as the number one market for students taking a Wine & Spirit Education Trust course.
Wines of South Africa has accused The Guardian of potentially causing "unimaginable damage" to the industry.
Read more...Suppliers going bust, reduced consumer spending and competition from online are among some of the biggest challenges facing the independent sector in 2013, according to merchants taking part in Harpers' Indies Uncovered research project.
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South African wine estate Kleine Zalze has appointed RJ Botha as winemaker.
Read more...Consumers cut back on their spending this Christmas and fewer people dined out over the festive period, according to foodservice analysts Horizons.
Read more...Harpers hears from leading experts on English sparkling about whether establishing a cru-based identification system would help estates promote their wines better on an international stage.
Read more...As value rises on the producer side of the supply chain due to reducing global wine stocks and increasing shortages in many key producing countries...
Read more...Half of our high street retailers intend to cut staff numbers within the next three months, according to the British Retail Consortium.
Read more...Former event manager for the London International Wine Fair, Ross Carter, has returned as exhibition director, replacing James Murray who left Brintex last week.
Read more...Cases of fine Bordeaux wine worth £140,000 have been put on the market by asset disposal group Winterhill Largo to repay the creditors of Wine Traders International.
Read more...For a chance to taste wines from small, terroir-driven French producers, head to the fourth annual First Date for France tasting on February 12.
Read more...Drinks distributor Cellar Trends and alcohol education charity Drinkaware have reported positive results to its responsible drinking message campaign Why let good times go bad? which it held in 18 cities across England before Christmas.
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