Anyone visiting the London SITT tasting on Wednesday, February 29 are reminded the Blueprint for Success seminar with expert first hand advice on running an independent business by leading merchants and on-trade wine consultants will take place at 2pm and not 11am as advertised.
Read more...Everyone at Harpers Wine & Spirit would like to pass on their personal condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of Alan Lodge, news editor for The Drinks Business and deputy editor for The Spirits Business, who has so sadly died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 29.
Read more...Guala Closures is continuing its buying spree - which has seen it acquire five firms within the last 18 months - with the purchase of Australian screwcap manufacturer ASA.
Bibendum's on-trade training programmes will now include spirits for the first time.
Read more...Maisons Marques et Domaines has taken on a new Italian Valpolicella and Amarone producer, Tommasi Viticoltori.
A programme focusing on middle class professionals "for whom one glass of wine is never enough" is the subject of a BBC Panorama episode to be screened tonight.
Read more...Trade bodies have slammed projections from leading UK doctors that up to 210,000 people will die from avoidable alcohol-related diseases in the next 20 years as "doomsday scenarios".
Read more...Although 2012 may be a "rollercoaster ride" for shoppers, falling inflation is beginning to boost consumer confidence, according to grocery insights company, IGD ShopperVista.
Read more...Isabelle Legeron MW, is launching an independent wine fair RAW, a two-day celebration featuring natural wines from around the world.
Read more...Despite falling volumes and a drop in sales revenue, Treasury Wine Estates has reported solid growth in earnings in its half year results.
Read more...Wemyss Malts has launched four single cask malt whiskies, as a celebration of the contrasting appeals of the different Scotch whisky regions.
Read more...The owner of an established Grand Cru Champagne House has ventured this side of the Channel to produce his own sparkling wine from English grapes.
Read more...Sterling strengthened against the euro, this week due to the uncertainty surrounding the Greek bailout package being approved before default day on March 20.
Read more...The Digital Wine Communications Conference in Izmir (Turkey) has announced its three keynote speakers.
Read more...High profile panellists from the on and off-trade will join a host of suppliers and retailers at Harpers Wine and Spirit's 2012 Champagne Summit, taking place on February 28 at London's Chiswell street Dining Rooms.
Read more...A specialist gin bar hosting 33 English gins, will be one of the attractions at Gillray's Steakhouse & Bar, when it opens at London's County Hall, at the end of March.
Read more...South African drinks firm Distell delivered strong first-half results, with revenue up 16% and operating profit up 22%.
Read more...French drinks giant Pernod Ricard posted half year net profits up 20% to €800 million, thanks to strong growth from emerging markets and biggest selling brands.
A prominent Dorset wine merchant has started an e-petition calling on the government to halt the duty escalator, as it is damaging small independents who can't compete with major multiples.
Read more...There's still time to take part in Harpers' Independent Retailer Survey and be part of a major study into the independent sector.
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