McGuigan Wines has teamed up with celebrity chef John Torode to work on a wine and food-matching project aimed at making wine enjoyment more accessible to the consumer.
Read more...On the back of the Harpers buyers' trip through Portugal's Alentejo, Tejo and Peninsula de Setúbal regions, Peter Ingram, buyer for Vagabond Wines, tells Harpers what stood out for him and why he sees the indigenous variety as the country's strength.
Read more...Wines from Rioja has announced the winners of its Retailer of the Year Competition as Cambridge Wine Merchants with runner-up, The Longship, Orkney.
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Event and venue organisers will be able to offer a full range of award winning British drinks and produce thanks to a new service launching early in 2013.
2013 will be the year that big brands and advertisers can finally expect to start making money from social media sites, according to media analysts Millward Brown.
Read more...Fine wine merchant Goedhuis & Co will be providing a snapshot of the Burgundy 2011 en primeur offering at its tasting early next year.
Read more...On the back of the Harpers Portuguese buyers' trip Jess Lomas, manager of Peckhams Glasgow tells us what stood out for her and what she learned from visiting the Alentejo, Tejo and Península de Setúbal regions.
Read more...The north's hospitality trade show, Northern Restaurant & Bar, has announced it will be 20% larger on its return to Manchester Central in March 2013.
Read more...Ruinart has released its 1998 rosé Champagne - its first vintage rosé in five years.
Read more...Having opened the doors to New Street Wine Shop in September, D&D London is taking the store's wine offering online.
Read more...Restaurants and pubs inside the M25 outperformed the rest of the country in November for the eighth month in a row, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
Read more...The Oxford Wine Company, which runs five wine shops, is upping its focus on Champagne with a special tasting room at its Tetbury store.
Read more...The 33-year-old Lidl own-label single malt whisky, which was deemed a "collectors' item", sold its entire stock within just three days of being on the shelves.
Read more...Champagne Taittinger UK brand ambassador Justin Llewelyn, who played a pivotal role in the development of the sales and image of the brand over 40 years, has died.
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The World Bulk Wine Exhibition held in Amsterdam in November saw a 30% increase in exhibitors on last year.
Read more...New World wines 'need to find more roots and identity', says a member of the Lurton family, at the same time as his cousin expands his operation to California.
Read more...Maison Louis Latour has taken control of Château des Labourons in Beaujolais and is calling on other companies to buy land and launch new estates in order to build the region's reputation.
Read more...Bordeaux's prestigious Lurton family is working together to "find synergies" and promote their wines as part of the 13-strong family collective.
Read more...Justin Howard-Sneyd MW, global wine director of Direct Wines, is to set up a new wine consultancy, The Hive Wine Consulting.
Read more...One UK wine importer with strong ties to Tesco's US arm Fresh & Easy has moved to reassure its customers that its UK business is unaffected by the supermarket's difficulties stateside.
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