Sometimes you sample wines you know you will probably never taste again. Wednesday's tasting of Salon Champagne was a case in point. Sometimes you sample wines you know you will probably never taste again. Wednesday's tasting of Salon Champagne was a case in point.
Read more...The southern French appellation of Saint-Chinian in the Languedoc is stepping up its activity in the UK market next year.
Read more...Pernod Ricard UK has appointed Chris Shead as channel director for spirits in the off-trade.
Read more...Three company directors have left wine supplier Bibendum this week - but managing director Michael Saunders insists the move is just "streamlining the management team".
Read more..."Comptoir Gascon is our maison du vin," says actor turned wine PR director for agribusiness specialist, Sopexa, Chris Skyrme. He gestures to the three ISO glasses in front of me. They are a third full with three of a total range of 91 wines from the South West of France in rotation as a complimentary aperitif to diners of the Smithfield bistro.
Read more...The former founder of Tyrrells crisps is rolling out a British gin in the wake of new figures that show an annual 11.6% increase in gin sales.
Read more...The majority of people in England and Wales do not think there should be a minimum price of alcohol, according to research commissioned by retail and consumer analysts, Kantar.
Read more...Producers from the emerging Saint-Chinian appellation in the Languedoc in southern France are to target the UK in early 2013 in the hope of gaining listings and a foothold in the UK wine market.
Read more...The Wine Investment Association was officially launched today promising to set up regulations and processes that protect wine investments of private individuals.
Read more...The Home Office has launched a 10-week consultation on the Alcohol Strategy, which will seek views on banning multibuys and setting a minimum unit price of 45p.
Read more...Next year's London International Wine Fair will focus heavily on UK business, rather than trying to attract overseas visitors.
Read more...The measures proposed by government under its alcohol consultation have polarised opinion within the drinks trade, with the main trade body and producers condemning minimum pricing, while some in the on-trade and smaller merchants believe it is a good idea.
Read more...Accolade Wines' UK head Paul Schaafsma has joined the call for the drinks industry to present a united front...
Read more...Hotel du Vin's Stephen Raducki has been named the Moët UK Young Sommelier of the Year Award for 2012.
Read more...Angst is growing within the UK drinks trade as the government prepares to release its consultation into minimum unit pricing.
Read more...Michelin-starred restaurant Seven Park Place, part of the St James Hotel & Club in London, has appointed Marco Feraldi as head sommelier.
Read more...Restaurant and pub operator Mitchells & Butlers says it is positioning itself for long-term growth as its latest results show sales up 3.3%, with food sales leading the way.
Read more...With the latest Nielsen figures showing a 49% uplift in volume sales of Chilean wine over £9, there's never been a better time to get behind the country's top-end wines.
Read more...While Europe braces itself after the onset of winter, one of Clare Valley's largest producers is cursing one of the latest frosts anyone can remember hitting this part of South Australia.
Read more...The government is set to launch the alcohol strategy consultation this Wednesday, which will consider at what level the minimum unit price should be set.
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