The Institute of Masters of Wine has announced its eleven new Masters of Wine MW, brings the total worldwide number to 300 for the first time in the title's history.
Read more...Aussie wine brand Penfolds is giving away a cellar of wine worth £2500 in a new neck-collar promotion.
Treasury Wine Estates, which owns Penfolds, Lindeman's and Wolf Blass, has posted net profits of AUS$64.1 million as the volume of wine sales fell by 6.6%.
Read more...Continuing its investment in the technology field, Inter Beaujolais has launched its own iPhone app.
Read more...New World wines have the potential to challenge Bordeaux's dominance of the fine wine market, according to one leading merchant.
Read more...Launching Sauvignon Blanc into a sparkling market is Pernod Ricard with its Brancott Estate, sparkling Sauvignon Blanc (rrp£12.99).
Read more...Many wine regions lay claim to being the world's most attractive but Alsace has a better claim than most.
Read more...Pernod Ricard owned brand Absolut, is to trial in-store iPad displays in selected Tesco stores to encourage purchase of its vodka brand.
Read more...Several leading drinks companies have pledged to cut down on packaging by signing up to the second phase of the Courtauld Commitment.
Read more...Argentinian wine brand Viñalba has secured its ninth national listing, this time at the Co-operative.
Suppliers have hit back at Jamie Hutchinson's claims they have not been supporting independents, and say there are enough wines for all sectors to choose from.
Suppliers have hit back at Jamie Hutchinson's claims they have not been supporting independents, and say there are enough wines for all sectors to choose from.
Gonzalez Byass has taken on distribution of the premium Australian McLaren Vale winery, Wirra Wirra.
Read more...An Australian winery has lost a third of its production after a forklift dropped 462 cases of its wine.
Read more...Pernod Ricard owned, Brancott Estate has launched a sparkling Sauvignon Blanc to the UK market.
Read more...Bottle Green has signed a deal with New Zealand brand Toi Toi.
Ultra premium tequila brand Avión has joined the Pernod Ricard portfolio.
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South African wine is going upmarket in a new initiative with independent retailers and restaurants, which aims to show the country's quality and diversity in the more premium sector.
Investors appear to be snapping up the big name en primeur wines and confidence is returning to the market, according to The Wine Investment Fund director, Andrew della Casa.
Read more...Drinks giants Diageo and Pernod Ricard have both appointed new UK bosses.
