UK: Health secretary, Alan Johnson, is today announce a series of measures today that will improve the nation's health, including alcohol use, from the "womb to the tomb".
Read more...Tourists to Uluru and other Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory will be allowed to drink alcohol, following the Australian government's controversial amendment to a new law.
South African wine sales in the UK, its biggest market, are up more than 2% on last year, but still well below the 10% total global export growth for the first half 2007.
Read more...Pints have been saved, with the European Commission set to confirm it will continue to allow the UK to use imperial measurements.
UK: Basset opens Hotel TerraVina in the New Forest
Read more...UK: Year on year hospital admissions down
Read more... In another move toward environmentally friendly wines, an Australian company has produced a range of aluminium-bottled wines.
Australian wine exports set new records, rising 8% by value and 9% by volume in the year ending August 31.
UK: Celebrity chef to build on success of London pubs
Britain's largest brewer, Scottish & Newcastle, has rejected a hostile takeover bid by Danish rival Carlsberg, saying it had plans to expand its business in Asia.
Read more...The John Lewis Partnership, owners of Waitrose, is expected to report up to 40% increase in half-year profits later this week.
Read more...The Restaurant Group is expected on Wednesday to report a jump in pre-tax up to 16.5 million for the first half of the year due largely to more people choosing to spend more time eating out during the poor summer.
Read more...Andrew Jefford told Harpers he was "rather embarrassed" after winning the Louis Roederer wine writer of the year for the second year in a row.
Woolworths claims to be selling the cheapest ever bottle of Champagne to be sold in the UK available for only 5.
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Demerger of Spirits could follow profits warning.
Roger Whiteside has stepped down as chief executive of drinks retailer Thresher Group, and appointed Yvonne Rankin as his replacement.
The Institute of Masters of Wine has announced seven students have become Masters of Wine (MW), including Sweden's first MW.
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New World producers are becoming increasingly concerned that growing demand for locally produced goods and the raised debate over wine miles will soon hit their exports and presence in the UK? Joe Fattorini explores this new angle to the green agenda and the effect it might have on faraway winemaking regions.
UK: C&C Group flags up yet another warning
UK: Government study fuels cheap alcohol debate
