Winemakers from Australia and New Zealand will be hitting the road this month as Negociants embarks on its first ever UK winemaker tour, in order to re-establish close links with the trade.
Read more...The Bunch, the group of six independents that champions the sector as well as en primeur wines, is upping the focus on wines' provenance.
Read more...A wine merchant's plans to create a "super-group of drinks retailers" encompassing a buying group and website for both stores and suppliers, have been scrapped.
Read more...Maxxium-distributed Stolichnaya premium vodka has launched new flavours Stoli Hot and Stoli Sticki to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first flavoured vodkas.
Read more...Data showing a slowdown in the rate of alcohol sales online compared with other sectors does not hold true, say a number of major online wine retailers.
Read more...Champagne Henri Giraud has launched its first branded Champagne bar in the UK.
Read more...The summer's events may have created a mood of national celebration, but positivity has not followed through on to the high street, according to CBI's quarterly Distributive Trades Survey.
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Diageo's net sales in Great Britain fell 2% in the past year as the group reduced its promotional activities, but emerging...
Read more...Given the tough trading environment right now, the WSTA has drafted in top economist Sir Howard Davies to speak at its annual conference next month.
Read more...Norwich is seeing the return of the independent wine merchant, as Harper Wells becomes the second to open in the past three months.
Read more...Piggy Bank, a pioneering charity initiative from Guy Anderson Wines that engages wine drinkers through Facebook and other social media, has made its first donation to good causes.
Read more...Norwich is seeing the return of the independent wine merchant, with Harper Wells as the second to open in the last three months.
Read more...Vinisud Asia has revealed Mediterranean wines have an increasing role to play in a maturing Chinese market and the industry should position itself for trade with "enormous potential".
Read more...Vinisud Asia says Mediterranean wines have an increasing role to play in a maturing Chinese market, with French wines in pole position, holding a 52% market share of 2011, according to figures from Ubifrance/Chinese Customs.
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Copestick Murray has announced new listings in Sainsbury's for its I ? brand, on the back of Wine Intelligence research that showed it was "striking a powerful chord with consumers."
Read more...The Academy of Food & Wine Service is attempting to raise the profile of front-of-house vocational qualifications as an alternative for young adults who are more practically minded.
Read more...Perthshire's Lake of Menteith Hotel has added the limited edition Glengoyne 40 Years Old whisky to its Malt Vault, and is claiming to be the first and only hotel the UK to offer it by the dram.
Read more...Online wine retailer Naked Wines has recruited a dedicated team of wine professionals to oversee its £25 million global winemaker investments.
Read more...Dom Pérignon is to release a flight of limited edition bottles signed by the Californian film director David Lynch.
Read more...The Napa Valley is getting ready to kick off its 2012 harvest with winemakers describing it as "one of the most balanced crops in years", thanks to the "marvellous growing season".
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