By Jack Hibberd
The European Commission (EC) has agreed to Spain and France's applications for the crisis distillation' of millions of hectolitres of wine - but has strongly hinted that the current situation is unsustainable and a massive uprooting programme is the only option to deal with oversupply.
Sainsbury's was the big winner at last week's Quality Drinks Awards 2006, scooping five trophies in all.
Read more...By Stuart Peskett
The new director of Wines of Argentina's inaugural UK office plans to double the country's market share in the UK.
James Forbes, senior buyer for Oddbins, will take up his new post at the end of July, and said he hopes that Argentina's UK market share will increase from 1.8% to 3.6% within three years.
Waterford Crystal, the Irish glassware maker part of Waterford Wedgwood plc, has launched a range of stemware aimed at lovers of fine wine.
Read more...The Buddies of the Benevolent (BOB) Committee is holding a summer barbeque with a twist on Thursday 6 July, at the Imperial College Rowing Club, Putney Embankment, London SW15 1LB.
Read more...By Christian Davis
German wine is the official wine of the FIFA World Cup, currently being played out, and producers and suppliers have scored an own goal by missing out on the opportunity to capitalise on the sponsorship.
Steffen Schindler, director export marketing of the German Wine Institute, spoke to Harpers at the Generation Riesling in London on 7 June, two days before Germany kicked off the World Cup.
Vanessa Wright, communications director of Chivas Brothers Scotch whisky, has become the first-ever female chairwoman of The Wine and Spirit's Trade Benevolent Society, in its 120-year history.
Read more...RidgeView, the award-winning sparkling wine from near the English south coast, was the toast at a celebration yesterday (15 June) at London's Mansion House to mark the Queen's 80th birthday and the culmination of the BBC's Great British Menu series.
Read more...The European Commission has released radical proposals for the reform of the European wine regime that would see table wines allowed to carry vintage and variety; financial support for distillation ended; and the removal of 400,000 hectares (ha) of vineyards - an area more than three times the size of South Africa's total producing area.
Read more...There are three things Dan Jago is keen to talk about these days: Tesco, Tesco and Tesco. Just a month after settling in at the company's Cheshunt offices - with the last week spent working in store, stacking shelves to learn about the heart of the business' - he's certainly caught the Tesco bug
Read more...London City Bond has entered into a three-year agreement to warehouse and distribute Edward Cavendish wines in the UK.
Read more...What possessed you to buy a shop on a really busy A' road between the two parts of a Kent village?
Read more...Chinese wine consumers are extremely price-conscious, and have yet to develop a palate for top-quality wine, according to a new survey.
Read more...By Jack Hibberd
After a month in his new job, Tesco's new BWS director Dan Jago has promised a faster, more proactive' relationship with both suppliers and consumers in an attempt to make Tesco the world's best wine retailer within three years'.
Wine brand Blue Nun is launching two major consumer sampling campaigns - with lingerie store Ann Summers and fashion retailer Dorothy Perkins. Both campaigns are targetted to reach 18- to 25-year-old females.
Read more...The decision to focus on top-of-the-market wines and increase its prices is paying off for Laurent-Perrier. The Champagne group enjoyed strong growth in the 12 months to 31 March, with operating profits up 21% to 41.3 million, and group net profit 38% ahead to 22.5 million.
Read more...Australian producer McGuigan Simeon revealed last week that it will write down the value of its wine stocks by up to AUS$20 million.
Read more...The 6 to 7 price band is booming in the UK's multiple grocers - with sales by volume up 27% in the last year.
Read more...By Jack Hibberd
The 2006 edition of The Wine Show London - which with its first event established itself as the most important consumer event in the wine trade calendar - will be 30% larger than last year, with a host of new exhibitors signed up for the four-day event (26-29 October).
By Tony Keys
We have a dream' appears to be the mantra coming out of the wine industry of the southern Australian state of Victoria. The dream, for once, is not all theoretical hyperbole; goals and aspirations, including real figures, have been included. The strategic plan for the Victorian wine industry 2006-2010 aims to:
