Sparkling wine sales on the rise
Sparkling wine is overtaking champagne as Britain's tipple of choice, according to the latest Mintel report.
Sparkling wine is overtaking champagne as Britain's tipple of choice, according to the latest Mintel report.
Growers fear harvest loss of between 20-50% because of frost.
Around 150,000 visitors descended on Vinitaly, held in Verona on April 3-7.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has been condemned by nearly 1,000 signatories to an online petition designed to prevent a new Scotch whisky classification from being enforced.
Distell awards the first of its bursaries to help the disadvantaged develop a career in the wine and spirit sector.
Export turnover for Bordeaux in 2007 reached 1.39 billion euros (1.1bn), representing 1.93 million hectolitres of wine - a record high for the region.
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French consumers revolt against high average basket costs
Wine is more than three times as popular for home drinking than spirits a survey has revealed.
The charity's health lobbyist Don Shenker has been appointed as chief executive.
The NHS is failing to provide services to help problem drinkers, a report has said.
G'day Folks. The concept of wild yeast is one of the great wine industry oxymorons.
Read more...Whisky brand Cutty Sark has teamed up TheDrinkShop.com, the UK agents give away a weekend holiday for two to New York.
A computer game which features children vomiting and lapsing into comas after binge-drinking has been criticised as irresponsible.
Read more...Pernod Ricard has not ruled out selling a Cognac brand following its take-over of Vin & Sprit.
UK wine importer Thierry's will spend 150,000 on its El Prado range in a bid to make it one of the top five Spanish brands by 2009.
Read more...The Minister for Children is to outline the Government's upcoming Youth Alcohol Action Plan at the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) Spring Conference.
The UK was the most important important export market for Spanish wines in terms of value in 2007.
The importance of the UK market to Chile's wine industry was reconfirmed at this year's Wines of Chile, attended by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
Inver House Distillers revamps its website to take whisky enthusiasts on a vintage journey of its Balblair Highland single malt Scotch whisky brand