
Ex-Wine Rack managers plan four London wine stores
A trio of ex-Wine Rack managers have opened their first London wine store ? and are planning a further three sites.
Read more...A trio of ex-Wine Rack managers have opened their first London wine store ? and are planning a further three sites.
Read more...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.
Read more...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".
Read more...A new rosé Champagne and a sparkling Moscato are among this week's new drinks releases.
Read more...All of the Wine Rack stores saved from administration by Venus Wine & Spirit are to hold in-store tastings this Saturday (December 12) on a range of promotional wines.
Read more...Wine Rack managers are gathering at Vinopolis today (Thursday) for their first formal meeting with their new owners.
Read more...Morrisons is making further cuts to the prices of leading Champagne brands.
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A further 391 First Quench stores are to close - but there is good news about the future of the Wine Rack brand.
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As the trade collectively winces from the losses, we cannot help but ask: What will the state of the off-licence business be over time? What impact will Thresher's demise have on the industry? Paradoxically, in the fullness of time, could this disaster be a good thing for the industry?
Morrisons is cutting the cost of some Champagnes to below half price, including Bollinger at £17.95.
Read more...The future of wine retailing in the UK is at a crossroads and if it follows the wrong path it could be "catastrophic" for the industry, warned Waitrose´s Justin Howard-Sneyd speaking at today´s Wine Future 09 in Rioja.
Read more...UK supermarket chain Waitrose is poised to move into the convenience market pinned on new deals with Welcome Break and Boots and in a move that could double the number of its grocery stores.
Read more...Waitrose wine buyers plan to take consumers on organised wine and gourmet tours in an attempt to educate them about their wine range.
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For a taste of "summer and winter in a single gulp", Victoria Moore suggests Pineau des Charentes, because "it has the combination of fresh harvest fruit and throat-burning Cognac".