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Waitrose recruits new drinks chief from Tesco

Published:  20 April, 2010

Pierpaolo Petrassi MW has left Tesco to head up the BWS department at Waitrose.

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Global Brands launch new VK flavour

Published:  20 April, 2010

Global Brands Ltd, is investing £400k to launch a new fruit flavour for its RTD brand, VK.

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Duncan Taylor awarded Liquid Golds

Published:  19 April, 2010

 

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Draycott to head Gonzalez Byass sales

Published:  19 April, 2010

Former First Quench buyer Melissa Draycott has been named sales director of Gonzalez Byass UK.

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Wine site launches with just 54 wines

Published:  16 April, 2010

A wine website offering only around 50 wines at a time has been launched to hopefully make the process of buying wine easier for the average drinker. 

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Two licensees fined after substituting leading brands

Published:  16 April, 2010

Two licensees have been fined after routine Trading Standards inspections found them guilty of substituting leading spirits brands.

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Gerard Basset wins World's Best Sommelier

Published:  16 April, 2010

Gerard Basset, owner and founder of the hotel TerraVina, Hampshire has been awarded the title of World's Best Sommelier.

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Scotch exports hit new high

Published:  15 April, 2010

Scotch whisky producers achieved record exports in 2009 despite the global recession.

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Brintex introduces blogging zone to LIWF

Published:  15 April, 2010

Brintex, organisers of the London International Wine Fair, will for the first time incorporate a dedicated bloggers' zone at this year's event.

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New Zealand overtakes Germany in UK wine sales

Published:  15 April, 2010

New Zealand is claiming to have overtaken sales of German wine in the UK when looking at country of origin percentage shares.

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Alfredo Vidaurre/Montes Winery Scholarship winner announced

Published:  15 April, 2010

A Bibendum Wine employee has won the third annual Alfredo Vidaurre/Montes Winery Scholarship.

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Pusser's Rum awarded golds in USA and UK

Published:  15 April, 2010

Pusser's Rum, has won two world-beating awards in competitions held both in the USA and the UK.

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Diageo plans £10m cooperage

Published:  14 April, 2010

Diageo is undertaking a £10 million project to build a new cooperage in Scotland.

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Big Fortified Tasting opens in London

Published:  14 April, 2010

Over 300 fortified wines will be available to taste at next Monday's first Big Fortified Tasting.

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Jack Daniels launches 2010 music marketing campaign

Published:  14 April, 2010

Jack Daniels is to join forces with top musicians who will perform iconic tracks at three JD Sets in London, Manchester and Glasgow.

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Northern Hospitality Awards winners announced

Published:  13 April, 2010

Greens Restaurant & Bistro in Whitby, Yorkshire was named Best Restaurant of the Year in the Northern Hospitality Awards last night.

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Angela Mount to head up Gondola Wines

Published:  12 April, 2010

Angela Mount is to be announced as the new head of Gondola Wine, the new online wine retail site from Dragon's Den entrepreneur Peter Jones.

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Constellation renews Come Dine with Me sponsorship

Published:  12 April, 2010

Constellation Europe has announced its second year Hardys and Echo Falls sponsorship of the Channel 4 TV show, Come Dine With Me.

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South Africa launches sustainability seal

Published:  12 April, 2010

The South African wine industry claims to have launched the world's first sustainability seal that guarantees eco-friendly production and bottle provenance.

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Oddbins bounces back with double-digit rise in sales

Published:  09 April, 2010

Oddbins has released a strong set of first quarter figures which show double-digit retail sales growth over the last 10 weeks.

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