Justin Howard-Sneyd, Global wine buyer, Direct Wines
Published: 07 July, 2011
What are we all doing buzzing around like blue-arsed flies, madly trying to do more and more with less and less? Are we going down the wrong road?
Read more...Jeremy Beadles, Chief Executive, Wine & Spirit Trade Association
Published: 07 July, 2011
Set against a backdrop of tax increases and squeezed household budgets the obvious major challenge facing the wine and spirits sector is how to flourish in today's tough economic environment.
Read more...Chris Mason, Managing Director, First Drinks Brands
Published: 07 July, 2011
The first quarter of this year has been very challenging as consumers reel from increased taxation, fear of job losses and inflation growing. This has resulted in an all time low in consumer confidence.
Read more...Danielle Meenagh, Star of BBC's Michel Roux's Service, the trainee's view
Published: 07 July, 2011
I wasn't interested in wine before doing Michel Roux's Service - I had only heard of rosé
Read more...Emily o'Hare, The River Café, the Sommelier's view
Published: 07 July, 2011
Now is a very exciting time to be working in wine. I have been in the industry since 2004
Read more...Shana Dilworth, Orrery, the sommelier's view
Published: 07 July, 2011
Having been in London for a few years now I can look back on my decision to leave San Francisco
Read more...Barwell & Jones appoints Angus Macnab
Published: 07 July, 2011
Angus Macnab, former head sommelier and wine buyer for the Lanesborough Hotel, has been appointed sales development manager at Barwell & Jones.
Read more...Scotch whisky adds £30.4m to economy
Published: 07 July, 2011
Scotch whisky distilleries and visitor centres add £30.4 million to the economy and provide 640 jobs.
Sterling falls as investors look to safety of US dollar
Published: 07 July, 2011
An interest rate hike in China and euro zone peripheral debt worries saw investors looking towards a safe haven in the US dollar yesterday, causing sterling to fall.
Read more...Tesco to change wine aisle layout
Published: 06 July, 2011
Tesco is changing its wine aisle layout to give savvy shoppers more information, while offering less confident customers extra guidance using tag-lines "great wine chosen by Tesco" and "best sellers".
Sud de France Festival unveils 2011 plans
Published: 06 July, 2011
The entire supply chain from producers, importers, retailers through to the end consumer will be the focus on the Sud de France Festival 2011.
Read more...Scotch whisky adds £30.4 million to economy
Published: 06 July, 2011
Scotch whisky distilleries and visitor centres add £30.4 million to the economy and provide 640 jobs.
European Wine Bloggers Conference lines up speakers
Published: 06 July, 2011
The European Wine Bloggers Conference has lined up Italian filmmaker Paolo Casalis and American broadcaster Evan Dawson to speak at its October event.
Read more...Scots wine firm Wm Morton buys Inverarity Vaults
Published: 06 July, 2011
Two of Scotland's top wine businesses have joined forces as independent merchant Inverarity Vaults has been bought by on-trade drinks supplier Wm Morton.
Read more...Sterling strengthens due to better than expected UK services sector data
Published: 06 July, 2011
Sterling strengthened against the US dollar and euro yesterday after stronger than expected UK services sector activity data came in better than expected.
Read more...Macallan Visitor Centre awarded five star rating
Published: 05 July, 2011
The Macallan Visitor Centre, Speyside, has been awarded a five star rating from VisitScotland.
Read more...Rising Stars tasting spotlights Languedoc-Roussillon producers
Published: 05 July, 2011
Over 70 wines from 17 Languedoc-Roussillon producers hailed as "rising stars" by leading UK and French wine critics will be on show in London on July 14.
Read more...Super premium Ish Gin to launch in Selfridges
Published: 05 July, 2011
New super premium, traditionally made Ish Gin is to go on sale in the off-trade for the first time from July 18 in Selfridges.
Read more...Wines in the press - June 30 - July 3
Published: 05 July, 2011
The Guardian
July marks the official start of the barbie season, which for wine hacks usually means the obligatory article on California wine, says Fiona Beckett.
Sterling makes gains against Australian dollar
Published: 05 July, 2011
Yesterday's currency markets shows sterling strengthened slightly against the euro and US dollar, with its biggest move against the Australian dollar which slipped following poor figures.
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