The aggression of producers in the New World and retailers in the Old is combining with currency fluctuations to threaten Burgundy's export success. Now, with a growing polarisation between the best of the region and the rest, there is a greater need than ever for consolidation. Neil Beckett reports on the shakeout
Read more...The 37th staging of Vinitaly, Italy's annual wine trade fair, is a major event for the world wine sector, and gives a key platform to Italian wines. Michle Shah outlines the new events, facilities and conferences pencilled in for 2003
Read more...Tim Kitchener-Smith, Wine buyer, Hush, Mayfair, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Mary Pateras, Director, Eclectic Wines, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Rachel Brooker, Wine supervisor, Quaglino's, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Jancis Robinson MW OBE. Wine communicator. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...David Henderson, Proprietor, Henderson Wines, Edinburgh. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Simon Baile. Owner, Ex-Cellar, London. Interview: Jack Hibberd
Read more...Jules Wright, Director, The Wapping Project, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Chris Scott, Director, ThirtyFifty Ltd, Twickenham, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Tastings are the social and professional lifeblood of the wine trade, where wines are discovered, contacts made and opinions formed. But how do you ensure that an event goes to plan? David Williams talks to event supervisors to find out how to put on a successful tasting, and how to avoid a disaster
Read more...Simon Taylor, Founder, Stone, Vine & Sun, Twyford, Winchester. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Nick Richards, Managing director, Vinoceros Ltd, Cornwall. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Alex Kammerling, IPBartenders, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Giles Webster, Co-owner, The Coach and Horses, Clerkenwell, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Fran Macmillan, Development director, Exmouth Grill, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Luca Dusi, Partner, Passione Vino, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Ian McKerracher, Owner, The Helyar Arms, Somerset. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...Alistair Viner, Wine & spirit buyer, Harrods, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...A vintage year for the drinks trade? Or a time when marketing departments finally triumphed over wineries and distilleries? David Williams picks out some of the year's biggest, quirkiest and zeitgeist-defining launches
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