Survey: do indies need a suppliers' code of conduct?
Harpers Wine & Spirit has opened a consultation with independent wine merchants to find out if there should be a code of practice for suppliers, and if so, what it should cover.
Read more...Harpers Wine & Spirit has opened a consultation with independent wine merchants to find out if there should be a code of practice for suppliers, and if so, what it should cover.
Read more...Wine brand Pig in a Poke will be sold on shopping TV channel QVC next week, the first time in 17 years the channel has sold a wine brand.
Changes to rules governing the promotion of alcohol have exasperated operators in Scotland as licensing boards have failed to offer guidance on what is permitted.
Read more...Sheffield based wine merchant Le Bon Vin, is to distribute Tasmania Distilleries, Sullivans Cove whiskies in the UK.
Read more...Sterling remained steady against the US dollar yesterday and was slightly down versus the euro.
Read more...Australian Vintage has set up its own independent and on-trade division to distribute its premium Tempus Two range in the UK.
Read more...Chilean producer Anakena is rolling out its annual regional promotion, which kicks off on October 17 and runs for nine weeks.
Read more...Southern Comfort will be helping the on-trade celebrate Halloween next month with a new promotional campaign.
Read more...Casillero del Diablo has announced details of its 2011 consumer and trade autumn media strategy.
Read more...De Bortoli's Riorret The Abbey (rrp £22.99), "terrior" backwards represents De Bortoli Wine's desire to make wines that reflect a sense of place.
Read more...Harpers Wine & Spirit has opened a consultation with independent wine merchants to find out if there should be a code of practice for suppliers, and if so, what it should cover.
Read more...Bibendum Wine has appointed new management board that includes; Fiona Cochran marketing director, Bob Smyllie operations director and Kirstie Papworth supply director.
Read more...Bottle Green is the new UK distribution partner for French wine label Barton & Guestier.
Read more...Former Brown-Forman chief executive and chairman Owsley Brown II died earlier this week in Kentucky.
Read more...Diageo has opened a 'Customer Collaboration Centre' to help off-trade customers drive growth.
Read more...The Guardian
Fiona Beckett is ready to switch to "fat" whites for the autumn.
The EU's decision to phase out planting rights from 2015 will lead to a more industrialised wine sector and result in serious supply imbalances, according to a leading European farmers union, Copa Cogeca.
Read more...Campo Viejo, has announced official sponsorship of the 7th London Spanish Film Festival.
Read more...A top wine producer from the Mosel Valley thinks German wine is undergoing a renaissance, after reaching record-breaking values at auction last week.
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