Baskets and trolleys are heavy at this time of year with alcohol for the festive season, but they would feel considerably lighter if it wasn't for the high rate of duty in the UK.
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Lanchester Wines hasunveiled plans to extend its networks within the global wine sector via the acquisition of London-based wine production and agency house, The Wine Fusion.
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France's second largest AOC winegrowing region has promoted three new villages within the appellation hierarchy.
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2016 was the year that Bordeaux recovered after four years of decline and the fine wine market received a significant post-Brexit boost.
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One of Britain's oldest wine merchants is welcoming a new person to head up its buying team.
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The epic rise of craft beer and Prosecco are the two major success stories of recent times, but one market analyst has suggested that 2017 could offer a reality check for the two juggernauts as they struggle to keep up with projections.
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Diageo is the latest company to hop into bed with delivery start-up Deliveroo.
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Sales of Prosecco in the UK continue to rise faster than Champagne despite the Champagne sector's attempts to compete by dropping prices.
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Patagonaian wines from southern Argentina are taking steps into the UK off-trade with a new listing at Waitrose.
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Shoppers might have been happy with their purchases but Black Friday failed to bring a boost to supermarkets when the shopping holiday landed on November 26.
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Grower Champagnes having been sparking consumer interest at Virgin Wines, where wine buyers are expecting sales to flourish this Christmas.
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When Bolney Wine Estate was started in 1972 by owners Janet and Rodney Pratt, it was one of only six commercial vineyards in the country.
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Major Chilean winery Viña Santa Rita has been named as Wines of Chile's 2016 Winery of the Year.
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White from red regions, Loire and premium US whites are going to be 2017's big winners, according to Bibendum.
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Tennis star Boris Becker has been revealed as a brand ambassador for a new Chilean brand from Accolade Wine as Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) announced it will no longer be bottling its wine destined for the UK market at the Accolade Park base.
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Australia Day Tasting, the event which gives a taste of things to come from Down Under over the following year, has given a glimpse of some of new releases for the trade to try when it returns to the UK next month.
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As the British electorate showed us in June - followed by Americans in November - 2016 has been the year to rip up the rulebook.
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Conviviality PLC is expanding its presence in the South East with the acquisition of KMD Enterprises Ltd (KMD).
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The issues surrounding colouring usually clear spirits came to the wider public's attention last night with the latest episode of BBC1's The Apprentice.
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According to Paul Jenkins, purchasing director at D&D hospitality group, recruiting and retaining staff isn't just a perennial problem - it's getting worse.
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