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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Patrick Ricard, the head of global wine and spirits firm Pernod Ricard, has died suddenly aged 67.
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Jacob's Creek has signed a sponsorship deal with the Jonathan Ross Show on ITV1.
Read more...A drastic 1.6 million case decline in the United Kingdom has been given positive spin as Treasury Wine Estates briefed the Australian Securities Exchange on their 2012 full year results.
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In part two of Harpers' report on Pernod Ricard UK's festive plans for 2012, we take a look at what the drinks giant will be doing to promote its leading brands this Christmas.
Read more...To mark England cricketer Andrew Strauss's 100th Test Match appearance, his team mates commissioned 100 bespoke bottles from Laithwaite's Wine.
Read more...The biggest money-spinning opportunity this Christmas is wines in the £6.50 to £8.50 price bracket and spirits costing £14 to £21.
Read more...The Olympics has brought a mixed set of results for drinks businesses - on-trade firms near Games venues saw uplifts in sales while other sites went quiet, while the off-trade saw sales of sparkling wines grow as customers celebrated Team GB medal wins.
Read more...The Co-operative's long-standing wine development manager Paul Bastard is to leave the business on Friday, August 17.
Read more...The Office of Fair Trading has expressed "reservations" about the "unintended consequences" of a minimum price for alcohol.
Read more...Champagne and sparkling wine is set to double its market share in the UK and overseas, according to data from TNS.
On-trade like-for-like sales dipped 0.2% in July compared to last year thanks to poor weather and a lull before the Olympics, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
Read more...Two social media experts will be taking the keynote speaker slots at this year's Digital Wine Communications Conference.
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