Buying up the Maidenhead Wine Rack after it went into administration in 2009 was a spontaneous move for owner Susie Warner, but a natural addition to working in wholesale through her partner's business the Maidenhead Wine Company.
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Burgundy is facing up to its smallest harvest since the mid-1950s after the vineyards of the Côte d'Or suffered a mixture of frost, hail, mildew and poor flowering.
Delegates at the European Wine Bloggers Conference in Turkey next month will have the chance to take part in a Grand Terroir tasting of selected wines from across the Eastern Mediterranean.
Read more...Drinkers aren't influenced by ingredient claims when it comes to buying spirits, says new research.
Wines of Portugal has announced wine writer and TV personality Olly Smith will select the 50 Great Portuguese Wines 2013.
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Argentinian wine dynasty Catena has launched wines from its new winery Bodega Cuarto Dominio in the UK through Enotria.
Pernod Ricard-owned Chivas Brothers has begun the planning process for its new Speyside whisky distillery on the site of the disused Imperial Distillery, acquired by Chivas Brothers in 2005.
Read more...Restaurant manager at the Culloden Estate & Spa in Belfast, Peter McAlister, has won the 2012 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition.
Read more...Laura Jewell MW is to become the first female chairman of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), taking over from the current chairman Bill Page.
Read more...Tesco is radically shaking up its wine range by introducing 300 new wines, and upping the ante on exclusive label brands.
Read more...UK agent Stevens Garnier is further broadening its international portfolio by launching a series of premium, hand-crafted Australian wines from Pyren Vineyard.
Read more...The UK alcohol education charity Drinkaware has appointed Elaine Hindal as its new chief executive, replacing Chris Sorek who returned to the United States earlier in the year.
Read more...Peter McAlister, restaurant manager at the Culloden Estate & Spa in Belfast, has won the UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2012 title.
Read more...The UK alcohol education charity Drinkaware has appointed Elaine Hindal as its new chief executive, replacing Chris Sorek who returned to the United States earlier in the year.
Read more...Mitchells & Butlers is the latest drinks heavyweight to air its views in the converts versus cynics debate at Harpers' second Chile Summit.
Read more...The UK is turning itself into a global centre of excellence for wine distribution and understanding as it loses its place as the world's most critical wine market.
Read more...Wine agency Barwell & Jones has appointed two additional national account managers to its sales team in a bid to gain new distribution in key regions.
Read more...New Generation Wines has acquired Plowden Fine Wines' wholesale business with the aim of boosting its on-trade distribution across London and the south east.
Read more...The Glen Scotia Distillery in Cambeltown has included new packaging as part of its major investment plans to expand its global operation.
Read more...Asda has become the latest supermarket to launch a mid-tier wine range as part of a shake-up of its own-label selection.
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