Waitrose to make beers, wines and spirits 'destination' departments

Waitrose is making its drinks department more of a destination by upping the ante on its in-store dining plans - with plans to ramp up grazing options by adding steak bars and by serving fresh beer.

Virgin Wines records best ever sales for July

Virgin Wines celebrated its best month in its 14-year history in July, as its web sales grew 22% year on year.

Tussock Jumper wine brand finally arrives in UK thanks to Amazon

Tussock Jumper - a 2 million bottle selling wine brand internationally - has eventually arrived in the UK via Amazon after finding the market's 'gatekeepers' difficult to bypass.  

Three quarters of British adults have shopped online in 2014, says ONS

Start-up Wineist sends sample wine packs direct to consumers

Slovenian start-up firm Wineist has landed upon a unique concept - to send out monthly wine tasting kits, complete with samples to consumers the world over.