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Majestic's How to retire within a year

Published:  23 July, 2008

Majestic chief operating officer Steve Lewis (pictured right) is to take over the post of chief executive, after the board announced that Tim How is to stand down from the position in the next year.

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Day 16 of Clare Valley Vintage - Nuturing grapes for the future

Published:  23 July, 2008

G'day Folks. There really is something very special about being born on February the 29th.

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M&S extends international operations

Published:  23 July, 2008

Marks and Spencer Group has purchased a 50% stake in Marks & Spencer Marinopoulos BV, which runs 38 M&S stores in Switzerland, Greece and Balkan states, including Romania and Bulgaria for 50m (38m).

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Youngest MW joins Waitrose BWS team

Published:  23 July, 2008

Ken Mackay MW has joined the Waitrose wine buying team.

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Vanquish Wine: Harpers TV interview

Published:  23 July, 2008

Jimmy Metta and David Elghanayan, founders of Vanquish Wine, speak to Harpers' Simon Ellis-Jones about their boutique premium brand wine business.

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Day 15 of Clare Valley Vintage - Cab Sav is dark horse'

Published:  23 July, 2008

G'day Folks. I can't seem to find my vinous/writing mojo today. It has been a long day and I've been waiting for a tanker to arrive to take some Riesling juice to McLaren Vale.

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Britons outdrink Russians

Published:  23 July, 2008

The British drink more heavily than the Russians, according to new statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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China drives Pernod Ricard sales growth

Published:  23 July, 2008

China was the most important contributer to Pernod Ricard sales results in the first half of the 2007/2008 financial year.

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Middle-aged women targeted in anti-drinks campaign

Published:  23 July, 2008

Professional middle-aged women are to become the prime target in a government-funded anti-alcohol campaign.

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Hong Kong chops wine duty

Published:  23 July, 2008

Wine, beer and all other alcoholic drinks bar spirits are now exempt from Hong Kong duty rates.

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MEAS's alcohol and society conference completed

Published:  23 July, 2008

The fifth annual Alcohol and Society Conference organised by MEAS took place in Dublin yesterday.

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Sales of Port wine increase 4%

Published:  23 July, 2008

Port is making steady gains in the turbulent UK fortified wine market with a 4% volume increase and a 3% increase in value over the last 12 months.

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Johncox named new WaverleyTBS MD

Published:  23 July, 2008

Gordon Johncox has been named as the new managing director for Waverley TBS.

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Day 13 of Clare Valley Vintage - Riesling on the agenda

Published:  23 July, 2008

G'day Folks. It's right about now during vintage that I start to realise just how much of my life is being taken over by grapes.

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Griffith Park producer reports record profits

Published:  23 July, 2008

Cockatoo Ridge (CKR), the Australian wine company which produces Griffith Park sparkling Ros, has released record profits.

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Asda cracks down on underage alcohol sales

Published:  23 July, 2008

Asda will implement a series of new measures designed to curtail under-age sales of alcohol in its stores.

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Record Rioja sales in 2007

Published:  23 July, 2008

There were record sales of Rioja in 2007, new figures show.

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Henriques & Henriques Madeira John Cossart dies

Published:  23 July, 2008

John Cossart, chairman of Henriques & Henriques Madeira, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

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Day 12 of Clare Valley Vintage - Tempranillo emerging

Published:  23 July, 2008

G'day Folks. Well it's official - sleep deprivation is a form of torture and a working vintage is no exception.

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SABMiller pulls out of S&N bid

Published:  23 July, 2008

US brewer SAB Miller has pulled out of negotiations for a buyout of Scottish & Newcastle in a move that is likely to leave the way clear for a Carlsberg and Heineken joint takeover.

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