The California Wine Institute (CWI) has confirmed that fewer than 20 of the 4,200 wineries in the wine country have reported physical fire damage as a result of 2020 wildfires.
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New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) has appointed Marlborough winemaker Clive Jones as its new chairman.
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UK Hospitality (UKH) has welcomed the new support for closed hospitality businesses but said that support for others must go further, repeating its call for a much more comprehensive package of support for the whole sector to cover rent and other overheads.
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The vast majority of consumers have been satisfied with pub, bar and restaurant operators’ safety precautions and communications in the three months since lockdown was lifted, the industry-wide We Hear You initiative has shown.
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South African wine and spirits company DGB has purchased Fryer's Cove for an undisclosed sum.
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The number of licensed premises trading across Britain is down by nearly 25,000 on March levels as openings stall, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners.
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Seckford Agencies has expanded its South African portfolio with Stellenbosch producer Waterford Estate.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce additional lockdown restrictions across parts of England early next week.
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Prowein 2021 has been extended by two days to five to allow the fair to follow current Covid hygiene and safety provisions.
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Masons of Yorkshire has added a new addition to its premium gin portfolio as part of a brand refresh.
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Wine producers are reaping the benefits of learning from each other when it comes to implementing sustainable production measures. Lisa Riley reports
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Ahead of a possible vote in Parliament tomorrow, UK Hospitality (UKH) has urged MPs to rethink the 10pm curfew which is crippling hospitality businesses.
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The value of Austrian wine sales in the UK plummeted in the first six months of 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
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As a younger generation of drinkers becomes increasingly interested in what Cognac has to offer, Lisa Riley looks at the innovation and diversity at work within the category.
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Inter Beaujolais has declared the 2020 vintage “positive”, with the region described as going from “strength to strength”.
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The English Whisky Society is gearing up for its official launch as part of the first English Whisky Festival to date.
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The South African Young Wine Show has awarded Vinpro chairman Anton Smuts the Pon van Zyl trophy for his contribution to the Robertson Wine Valley.
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UK Hospitality (UKH) has welcomed the announcement that the government will expand post-18 education and training.
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Rathfinny Wine Estate has reopened its Reserved programme, marking the second year for the initiative which was launched last year.
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The number of on-trade business leaders feeling confident about the general market has dipped to just 9% — half the level in June (16%), and a fraction of the four-year high of 60% at the start of this year, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth.
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