The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has launched a campaign urging whisky lovers to write to their MPs underlining the damage that US tariffs are causing to the Scotch whisky industry and asking them to “urge the government to call time on tariffs”.
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The Covid-led fresh emphasis on reservations is hitting the beleaguered on-trade with a wave a ‘no shows’ recorded since the reopening of the industry.
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Armit Wines has been named as the first wine merchant to support The Court of Master Sommeliers.
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Sales across on-trade sites open in England in the first week after lockdown was lifted were down 39.8% compared to the same week last year, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker data released today.
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Berry Bros & Rudd has appointed Emma Fox as its new CEO with effect from 3 August 2020.
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Ireland has pushed back the planned reopening of bars and nightclubs by three weeks.
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Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) has postponed its inaugural Bordeaux Day for the second time due to Covid-19.
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Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has so far raised £5,000 via its fundraising initiative in support of The Drinks Trust.
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Headed up by previous House of Lanson MD Paul Beavis, Iconic Wineries of British Columbia is hoping to raise awareness of Canada’s Okanagan Valley by bringing CheckMate Artisanal Winery to the UK.
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Consorzio of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG this week approved a decision by its members to reduce the yields for the 2020 harvest to avoid over-supply.
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Freixenet Copestick has appointed Henry Boyes to the newly created position of buying and innovation controller.
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Diageo has announced that it has created what it claims to be the world’s first 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle.
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Bibendum has announced an exclusive partnership with Tutiac - France’s largest winery of Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée, with wines from 16 of Bordeaux’s AOCs.
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South Africa has banned alcohol sales again as part of a set of new restrictions to combat Covid-19.
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A group of MPs is today launching an inquiry into the impact of wine certification set to be brought into force at the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January 2021.
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Enotria&Coe has acquired Gin Foundry for an undisclosed sum.
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New research has estimated that small hospitality businesses operating in food and drink will on average lose £21,586 in lost work, earnings and loan repayments as a result of Covid-19.
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Dom Pérignon has released its 2010 Vintage - from a year Chef de Cave Vincent Chaperon said was a “daunting challenge” due to the botrytis that attacked the Pinot Noir vines.
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Welsh Drinks Cluster has launched Welsh Wine Week to encourage sales over the summer.
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London-based artisan spirits distillery 58 Gin has launched what it claims to be the first gin-based hard seltzer in the UK.
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