This week Tim Atkin reports back from South Africa, Joanna Simon says people should be aware of the hidden costs within promotions whilst Jancis Robinson picks out wines that offer the best value for money
Read more...Wines from the Extra Special own-brand of UK supermarket Asda are being launched in Japan.
Read more...A new advertising campaign for Hine Cognac is being piloted in France and the UK.
Read more...Pernod Ricard has agreed to sell Lubuski gin to Vinpol, the Polish subsidiary of Germany's Henkell drinks group, best known for its sparkling wines.
Read more...US spirits firm Drinks Americas has completed the acquisition of the Olifant vodka brand.
Read more...A collection of limited-release and rare Penfolds wines will be sold at the biennial Barossa Vintage Festival Rare Wine Auction in Australia.
Read more...People turned to the internet last Christmas for the best discounted alcohol deals, according to new research released by online specialists, IMRG.
Read more...Constellation Brands has begun installing what it claims is the world's largest solar energy system in a winery, at Gonzales in California.
Read more...The winners of the 23rd Annual Chablis Wine Awards have been announced following the judging of over 300 wines from four appellations to reward the best wines of the 2006 and 2007 harvests.
Read more...Blason de Bourgogne has made its on-trade debut, almost seven years after it first appeared in the UK take-home market.
Read more...Rosé sales will be the powerhouse in the UK wine market over the next five years, according to research commissioned by Vinexpo.
Read more...Tesco has reported its worst Christmas sales performance since the last recesssion, as the discounters continue to make gains in the UK market.
Read more...With wine and spirits activity slowing to its seasonal drip, it looks like there is no escape from the recession for the industry. But it is not the reduced activity, which is likely to have an adverse impact on smaller companies.
Read more...Constellation Brands is selling its value spirits business to New Orleans-based Sazerac for $334 million.
Read more...Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has warned that private equity-owned pubcos are too burdened with debt to invest in their struggling estates.
Read more...There's a silver lining to every cloud, or so the saying goes. This new year, in my opinion, is going to be a fantastic year for those with burnt thumbs from unfriendly, 'human driven' and down trodden stocks and shares to diversify their investment portfolios (i.e. spread their risk) and stick some of their hard earned money into one of the oldest investment asset classes - fine wine.
Read more...Wine retailers are bullish about their Christmas sales, with early indications suggesting that a late surge may have compensated for a sluggish start to the festive period, according to a report in today's issue of Harpers.
Read more...Former Western Wines boss Mike Paul and Somerfield wine supremo Angela Mount have joined forces to form a new wine business consultancy.
Read more...Constellation has admitted that branded wine sales in Europe fell by 11% in its third financial quarter.
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