Quality over quantity, celebrating wholesomeness, cutting down on oak and alcohol content, seeking out cooler climates and reintroducing regional varieties are just some of the trends in wine identified by Jancis Robinson MW.
Read more...Simon Thomas, chairman of The Benevolent, is to cycle 574 miles from Speyside to London, along with a team from Pernod Ricard.
Read more...Rum brand Malibu is joining forces with brand partners to expand its "Malibutique" consumer campaign that focuses on girls getting ready for a night out.
Read more...The LIWF organisers have put together a packed schedule of events for fair-goers, with masterclasses, seminars and industry briefings taking place across all three days of the exhibition ? so synchronise your calendar, update your iCloud or simply write it down, and get planning.
Read more...Are the Queen's Jubilee and the Olympic Games going to be a bonanza or a headache for the drinks industry?
Sterling strengthened against the commodity backed currencies on Friday, but weakened off against the majority of others.
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PLB has added six family Champagne houses to its portfolio in order to cater to all channels of the market.
Read more...The Co-operative is planning to segment its wines "more fiercely" by store demographics, adding more brands to the mix throughout and keeping quirkier wines for its premium shops.
Read more...Australia's top family wineries are finding the UK increasingly tough - leading a number to "pull back" from the market.
Read more...Majestic Wine saw strong sales of premium Argentinian wines during the second annual Malbec World Day.
There's a host of hidden gems over at Treasury Wine Estates, with launches from its world brands Penfolds, Beringer, Wolf Blass and Rosemount.
Read more...If you're an independent on the hunt for some New World wines, Seckford Agencies is hosting winemakers from 17 estates in the newly launched Small Independents Pavilion.
Read more...Novum Wines has taken on Fratelli Wines from Akluj, Maharashtra, in order to strengthen its position as the leading importer of Indian wines.
Read more...First Drinks Brands has announced the distribution of Charles Heidsieck Champagne in the UK will be transferred to Liberty Wines from June 1.
Read more...Chianti classico's governing body is considering proposals to introduce an "icon" top-level wine above riserva.
Read more...Kornicis Group is expanding its estate with the opening of its eighth Jamies Wine Bar in London.
Read more...Grower Champagne supplier French Bubbles is taking on a permanent site in London's Covent Garden following the success of its cheese and Champagne-based pop-up.
Read more...Sterling hit fresh highs against the euro this week due to the crisis in Greece, before weakening off against the majority of currencies yesterday.
Read more...Free Run Wines is launching its own French wine brand - Les Calades - to plug what it sees as a gap in the market.
Wine is still the consumers' favourite tipple, but in these cash-strapped times they are cutting down on going out to pubs and restaurants, says a poll commissioned by the WSTA.
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