The UK wine trade needs to come to terms with the fact it is no longer the number one market for many international wine producers, according to Andrew Hawes, managing director for Mentzendorff.
Former Oddbins owner Simon Baile said the collapse of the high street chain was an "absolute tragedy", and that he did all he could to save it, including suggesting someone else run it.
Read more...The only rosé in the world to win a gold medal at this year's International Wine Challenge is from England.
Read more...Exports of Portuguese wines to the UK have doubled in value, showing increases up to 99.1%, according to the National Statistics Institute of Portugal.
Read more...Absolut is going bigger as Pernod Ricard UK announces plans to roll out a 1-litre format of Absolut Limited Edition across the multiple grocery channel.
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More than 200 people attended the funeral of Rod Rodrigues, a well-known figure in the off-licence trade who died in Surrey recently after a battle with cancer.
Read more...JF Hillebrand has signed a three-year contract to manage all wine imports for Waitrose.
Consumers are increasingly prepared to spend more money on a bottle of wine to drink at home, according to latest research by Wine Intelligence.
Read more...Morrisons has introduced 50cl wine bottles for the first time to show its support for responsible drinking.
The Co-operative is looking to save around 530 tonnes of glass per annum by lightweighting its own-brand Californian wine range.
Wine Rack's expansion plans have accelerated with four new shops opening in the last two months.
Wine Rack's expansion plans have accelerated with four new shops opening in the last two months.
A trio of ex-Wine Rack managers have opened their first London wine store ? and are planning a further three sites.
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Champagne sales at Sainsbury's have jumped by 40% ? 1.2 million more bottles ? this year as consumers seek out great value as well as taste.
Read more...Waitrose is shaking up its buying team following the appointment of Pierpaolo Petrassi MW to head of beers, wines, spirits and tobacco.
Read more...Argentine export monitor, Caucasia Wine Thinking, has released figures showing that Finca Flichman is the UK's number one branded Argentine wine in 2010.
Read more...Independent retailer Cambridge Wine Merchants has bought a former Wine Rack store in Cambridge.
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Sales across UK supermarkets increased by over 3% in the last month, the first time this year the sector has seen such growth over a four week period.
Read more...Pierpaolo Petrassi MW has left Tesco to head up the BWS department at Waitrose.
Read more...Tesco and Morrisons face licence reviews in Scotland after a publican accused them of breaching the law with "irresponsible drinks promotions".
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