SEEING THE FUNNY SIDE

With Red Nose Day 2005 just around the corner, Kevin Cahill, chief executive of Comic Relief and Wine Relief, talks to Anastasia Edwards about the charity's work

FIGHT FOR THE WHITE TO PARTY

There's nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion,' wrote Lord Byron. But with Bacardi swamping the white rum market, is there anything to get excited about? Joanne Simon profiles the brands seeking to loosen Bacardi's stranglehold

AUSTRALIA DAY TASTINGS

The Australia Day Tastings 2002, in London and Edinburgh, begin next week. Christian Davis previews the names, wineries and wines on show at the London exhibition

WINE RACK COMEBACK

BUY A SAINSBURY'S BUYER!

MORRISONS PREPARES TO DITCH OWN-LABEL

By Jack Hibberd

WAITROSE BUYER PREDICTS END FOR SYNTHETIC CORK

By Jack Hibberd

WAITROSE PLUGS SCREWCAPS

RETAILERS BACK WINE RELIEF

Bridgepoint buys stake in Western Wines

BOOTHS WINS AT IWC

THE HARPERS DEBATE

THE HARPERS DEBATE

CARPE DIEM RESIGNS GALLO

By Charlotte Hey

CALIFORNIA'S ON THE UP

By Christian Davis

Buyers get training in cork taint detection

By JO BURZYNSKA

Frizzante gets Morrisons listing following LIWF release

Buckingham Schenk has developed a new range of wines; Frizzante -an aspirational and innovative new brand which comprises a range of lightly sparkling Italian roses.

Sonoma-Cutrer US Chardonnay debuts in Waitrose

Waitrose and Majestic Wine will be the first UK retailers to stock Sonoma-Cutrer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, which is said to be one of the most popular Chardonnays in the USA.

Las Moras gets Morrisons listing

Latest Nielsen data released shows that Finca Las Moras has continued to increase its lead of the Argentinian market, taking first place not just for volume but now for value as well.

Uncorked: New faces and New' Europe

Just as we have started to come to terms with Dan Jago, formerly of Bibendum, taking on the role of category director for beers, wines and spirits at Tesco, we hear that Sainsburys has a new business unit director - a Frenchman, who has arrived via Auchan and Tesco Ireland.