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WSTA's Call Time on Duty campaign wins major PR award 27 February, 2015
How to drive a wine brand in the UK on-trade by Wine Business Solutions 27 February, 2015
Cîroc vodka is first alcohol brand to launch Instagram advertisements 27 February, 2015
Inter-Rhône's Agnès Heller lives the rock n' roll dream with Skin Côntact 27 February, 2015
Diageo harnesses mobile technology with new 'smart' whisky bottle 27 February, 2015
Pernod Ricard shakes up team to boost Asian growth 27 February, 2015
Treasury Wine says progress is being made, despite profits tumbling nearly 60% 27 February, 2015
Gallo targets new wine drinkers with its first fruit and low-alcohol wine ranges 27 February, 2015
Record breaking auction was only one highlight of Napa's "Premiere Week" 27 February, 2015
March for Indies: Still time to get local MP and media on side and back duty campaign 27 February, 2015
IGNORE (DUPLICATE) 27 February, 2015
English Wine producer loses £80,000 worth of wine in raid 27 February, 2015
Doctors call for the duty escalator to be reintroduced 26 February, 2015
TescoGate: Dan Jago to return to retailer following investigation 26 February, 2015
Discovering the region of Castilla-La Mancha 26 February, 2015
Meeting George Spiliadis of Cava Siliadis 26 February, 2015
Hunters of Helmsly named Best Small Shop in the UK 26 February, 2015
Entries for Harpers Awards extended by a week to March 6 26 February, 2015
Conviviality Retail signs franchise deal for GT stores to push its c-store off-licence model 26 February, 2015
Major trade figures urge whole industry to act now and back the Drop the Duty campaign 26 February, 2015
Brazil wine sales quadruple on back of strong multiple support 26 February, 2015
Now or never call by WSTA's Miles Beale for trade to back Drop the Duty campaign 26 February, 2015
WSTA welcomes Home Office decision to scrap locally-set licensing fees 26 February, 2015
March for Indies: 10 ways to boost sales and business through Twitter 25 February, 2015
Soul Tree exceeds crowdfunding target to boost its Indian wine business 25 February, 2015
Champagne Jayne supporters launch fundraising effort to pay legal fees 25 February, 2015
Online and c-store shopping will drive global wine sales says ProWein and Wine Intelligence 25 February, 2015
Jerry Lockspeiser reviews the "inspiring" An Unlikely Vineyard by Deidre Heekin 25 February, 2015
Ex-Tesco director David Potts named as new Morrisons chief executive 25 February, 2015
Restaurant and bar owners confident about future says news CGA Peach study 25 February, 2015
Australia needs a strategy that speaks for all its wine industry says Wine Business Solutions 24 February, 2015
Reka Haros, Sfriso Winery: five key steps to take when selling direct to consumers 24 February, 2015
New Zealand wineries award first scholarship to UK MW student 24 February, 2015
Hospitality and off-licence sectors throw weight behind Drop the Duty campaign 24 February, 2015
Independent wine merchants urged to appeal soaring business rates in hardest hit areas 24 February, 2015
Coravin takes on Nespresso boss as new chief executive to lead expansion 24 February, 2015
Matthew Clark brings in 30 new producers to meet market and customer demands 24 February, 2015
England and New Zealand sparkling wines go head to head in a "Battle of the Bubbles" 23 February, 2015
Burgundy MSC students romp home in "Oenology Challenge" with Plumpton College 23 February, 2015
Enjoy the Crowd Funded party, it may be short-lived 23 February, 2015
How video will be the norm in wine marketing within three years says Matthew Dickinson 23 February, 2015
George Clooney hopes to make a star out of his Casamigos premium tequila in the UK 23 February, 2015
SITT tastings for independents come to Manchester and London 23 February, 2015
CAMRA claims cut in beer duty has saved over 1,000 pubs and created 26,000 jobs 23 February, 2015
March for Independents: Action Week 4 offers data and insights to help drive profits 23 February, 2015
All female-panel selects the winners in the 2015 Argentina Wine Awards 20 February, 2015
Roger Jones sees England win on home soil in Battle of Bubbles with New Zealand 20 February, 2015
Byron and Browns come out top in new customer poll for best on-trade chains 20 February, 2015
Monkey Shoulder sets off in search of the Ultimate Bartender 20 February, 2015
One week to go to enter the Harpers Awards 2015 20 February, 2015
Dominic Roskrow on the wonderful world of weird and wacky whiskies 20 February, 2015
Wine and spirits companies urged to tweet out their support for a Drop in Duty 20 February, 2015
March for Independents: 13 ways for retailers to keep on top of business law 20 February, 2015
Wine industry needs to rethink the way it uses video hears Google social media seminar 20 February, 2015
Waitrose's Anne Jones, Skin Contact guest singer, shares her musical delights 19 February, 2015
New Lindeman's wine packaging to hit shelves next month 19 February, 2015
Moet launches pop-up Champagne academy in London 19 February, 2015
Rhone wine brand Les Dauphins expands to US 19 February, 2015
E&J Gallo to psychoanalyse tweets of Apothic Red drinkers 19 February, 2015
Waitrose named UK's favourite supermarket by Which? 19 February, 2015
Majestic Wine chief Steve Lewis steps down 19 February, 2015
Australian Vintage pulls back from bulk to focus on branded wine in UK 18 February, 2015
Chile's Cono Sur extends Tour de France partnership 18 February, 2015
Start your own blog here 18 February, 2015
London Wine Fair brings fine wine to 2015 show 18 February, 2015
New Zealand's Ara Wines moves to Bibendum PLB 18 February, 2015
Top wine business students rate London market 18 February, 2015
Diageo's Johnnie Walker unveils limited edition whisky to coincide with Chinese New Year 18 February, 2015
Tesco names John Allan as new chairman 18 February, 2015
Justin Keay: Appreciating the new Austria 18 February, 2015
March for Independents: new online and EU labelling regulations for merchants 18 February, 2015
Education franchise Local Wine School grows turnover 42% 17 February, 2015
South Africa: early harvests, upcoming regions and footballers 17 February, 2015
South Africa brings in earliest wine harvest in over 20 years 17 February, 2015
March for Independents: keep on top of waste packaging and avoid big fines 17 February, 2015
Pernod Ricard shakes up Havana Club rum's look and recipe 17 February, 2015
Cape Wine 2015 auction raises over R10.5m 17 February, 2015
'Painful moment' for Argentina's wine exporters, says Rabobank 17 February, 2015
Crowdfunding: A saviour or white whale for the wine sector? 17 February, 2015
Yealands relaunches Hawke's Bay Crossroads with Enotria 16 February, 2015
March for Independents campaign keeps merchants on right side of the law 16 February, 2015
Vinoteca's Kings Cross site to open in March 16 February, 2015
March for Independents campaign keeps merchants on right side of the law 16 February, 2015
UK wine industry backs calls for alcohol duty cut 16 February, 2015
Tim Atkin takes the Vinopolis stage for Skin Côntact Comic Relief gig 16 February, 2015
Wine sales rocket 20% to €44m at Vente-Privee 16 February, 2015
Sales up 5% at Spanish wine giant Bodegas Torres 16 February, 2015
Q&A test 16 February, 2015
What we can all learn from the failure of Vinopolis 16 February, 2015
Calling on wine and spirits producers around the world to back Drop the Duty campaign 13 February, 2015
DICIPLINARY ISSUES 13 February, 2015
PENSIONS 13 February, 2015
The 11th Commandment - Don't offend wine critics 13 February, 2015
French wine exports to the UK fall 10% by value in 2014 13 February, 2015
England rugby's Andy Sheridan offers his wine tips for the Six Nations 13 February, 2015
Ruth Yates, Corks Out 13 February, 2015
World expert John Gauntner introduces us to sake 13 February, 2015
Armit Wines boosts Tuscan portfolio with Fattoria Le Pupille 13 February, 2015
Global sales of Rioja wine grow by 5m bottles in 2014 13 February, 2015
Joe Wadsack shares his musical likes as Skin Contact's Comic Relief gig is selling fast 13 February, 2015
Jerry Lockspeiser on why crowdfunding is such an exciting opportunity for business 13 February, 2015
Damien Wilson named faculty chair for Sonoma State University's wine business programme 13 February, 2015
Bibendum sets aggressive integration target, but postpones move 13 February, 2015
ZERO HOURS CONTRACTS 13 February, 2015
TIME OFF 13 February, 2015
MINIMUM WAGE 13 February, 2015
PART TIME WORKERS 13 February, 2015
Pernod Ricard celebrates strong UK half-year performance 12 February, 2015
H1 results for Pernod Ricard show stability as Alexandre Ricard steps up as CEO 12 February, 2015
London's premium on-trade wine market growing 18% per year 12 February, 2015
James Connolly on how independents can differentiate and diversify 12 February, 2015
Cold weather fails to dampen eating out sales in January 12 February, 2015
Irish whiskey Tullamore DEW launches busking campaign 12 February, 2015
Wine shipments face delays as California port dispute escalates 12 February, 2015
M&S signs deal to bottle New World wines at Kingsland 12 February, 2015
BrewDog continues expansion with opening of first Spanish bar 11 February, 2015
England and New Zealand's sparkling wines clash ahead of Cricket World Cup 11 February, 2015
Flint Wines takes on Tim Mondavi's Napa estate Continuum 11 February, 2015
Bibendum PLB says data insights vital to trading with multiples 11 February, 2015
Senior industry figures toast positive reception from Treasury over proposed 2% duty cut 11 February, 2015
Matt James formerly of Gene and now Skin Côntact reveals his musical likes and dislikes 11 February, 2015
California's 2014 grape crush shows 'healthy decline' but won't stop bulk prices sliding 11 February, 2015
MPs back Drop the Duty campaign by taking trade's duty call to the Chancellor 11 February, 2015
Are you breaking the law by serving draught Prosecco? 11 February, 2015
Virgin Wines sees festive sales boost of £10m 10 February, 2015
Q&A: BiBoViNo's Frantz Roesch on why BIB wine is going upmarket 10 February, 2015
Tesco and rest of the supermarket industry returning to growth, says Kantar 10 February, 2015
Why a cut in duty is fair to consumers and business says SWA's David Frost 10 February, 2015
Red Squirrel Wines behind new trade initiative to promote Bulgarian wines 10 February, 2015
Hal Wilson, Cambridge Wine Merchants: why I lobbied my MP for a duty cut 10 February, 2015
WSTA meets Treasury to call for 2% alcohol duty cut 10 February, 2015
Cambridge Wine's Hal Wilson urges independents to lobby their MP for duty cut 10 February, 2015
Stevens Garnier rebrands to Sogrape and ups on-trade focus 10 February, 2015
French bag-in-box only retailer BiBoViNo seeks UK franchisees 10 February, 2015
California's bumper 2014 harvest means overstock on bulk wine, broker warns 09 February, 2015
The Smith Report: The rise of independents retailers 09 February, 2015
Portugal's wine community Adegga ramps up digital marketing services for producers 09 February, 2015
US 'most attractive' market for premium wine producers, says Rabobank 09 February, 2015
Action Week 2: Call to indies to lobby local MP and media for a Drop in Duty 09 February, 2015
Drinks producers and retailers 'get personal' for Valentine's Day 09 February, 2015
Foncalieu | Southern Quality 09 February, 2015
Tim Atkin called Vinopolis a 'failure', but is he right and is that fair? 09 February, 2015
Q&A: Agustin Trapero, sommelier, Almeida 09 February, 2015
US wine shipments threatened as ports gridlock ahead of possible shutdown 06 February, 2015
Q&A: Andy and Claire Kitching, Friends of Ham 06 February, 2015
Profile: Frescobaldi - stepping into the unknown 06 February, 2015
Profile: Bottle Apostle 06 February, 2015
10 Top Tips for suppliers on how to work better with independent wine merchants 06 February, 2015
Independent merchants: the ones to watch 06 February, 2015
Richard Siddle: why Tesco's product cull will impact everyone in the trade 06 February, 2015
UK's first Sake brewery and visitor centre to open in Cambridgeshire 06 February, 2015
Tesco calls on wine suppliers for added payments as Grocery Code Adjudicator starts inquiry 06 February, 2015
Scotch Whisky Association goes to Westminster asking government to support trade and drop duty 06 February, 2015
Chris Dee takes helm at Booths after 20 years with northern retailer 06 February, 2015
Guy Woodward: Why the UK trade needs to turn its back on overpriced Bordeaux 06 February, 2015
Tim Heath, senior winemaker of Cloudy Bay, talks about the challenges of making an iconic Sauvignon Blanc 06 February, 2015
Portugal: Wines offering high quality at good value 06 February, 2015
Anton Moiseenko: Why Russia really needs your support - and your wine 06 February, 2015
Wine merchants can have their say and take part in March for Independents survey 06 February, 2015
Tim Atkin MW: What we can all learn from the failure of Vinopolis 06 February, 2015
Chief of the Week: Orson Welles - trying to promote Amercian "Champagne" 06 February, 2015
Supermarkets special report: Why less is more 06 February, 2015
Enter Story Headline 06 February, 2015
Oliver Zhou on the likely impact of Coravin's launch in China 05 February, 2015
Portman Group hits back against 'misleading' calls for alcohol advertising ban 05 February, 2015
12 ways indies can work better with suppliers says Les Grands Chais de France 05 February, 2015
Diageo appoints new digital and e-commerce general manager 05 February, 2015
Glenrothes releases a 1968 edition to its Extraordinary Cask Collection 05 February, 2015
Q&A: Conviviality's Diana Hunter on acquisitions and expanding ranges 05 February, 2015
Grocery Adjudicator launches Tesco investigation 05 February, 2015
Conviviality on track to open 20 more stores by April 05 February, 2015
Stop taking the pessina, Boots 05 February, 2015
Aldi set to open another 70 stores this year in the UK 05 February, 2015
Newly formed New Zealand Craft Beer Collective comes to the UK 05 February, 2015
Simon Woods assesses how far Kingsland has gone with its independents and on-trade range 04 February, 2015
Tim North, Les Grands Chais de France 04 February, 2015
Ranulf Sessions, Fine Wine Controller EMEA, Treasury Wines Estates 04 February, 2015
Kent vineyard Chapel Down signs deal on new land 04 February, 2015
LVMH profits up, despite poor wine and spirits performance in 2014 04 February, 2015
10 tips for merchants to improve buying and selling skills for March for the Independents 04 February, 2015
Supermarkets on course for low growth as food deflation hits 04 February, 2015
Yalumba CEO Robert Hill-Smith steps down after 30 years 04 February, 2015
Felix Solis UK toasts sales rise of 28% in first year as standalone firm 04 February, 2015
Great Western Wine reports strong 2014 sales helped by surge in Christmas trading 04 February, 2015
Conviviality Retail acquires 37 stores from GT News in £6m deal 04 February, 2015
Middle and upper classes flock to Aldi and Lidl for drinks bargains 03 February, 2015
Stuart Whitwell: How will global trends impact drinks industry in 2015? 03 February, 2015
Opportunities ripe for consolidation in independent wine sector, predicts Broderson 03 February, 2015
Merchants urged to get suppliers to sign Best Practice Guidelines for March for Independents 03 February, 2015
Rioja wines plan to boost premium sales as value soars 10% in UK 03 February, 2015
Accolade Wines finalises Grant Burge deal 03 February, 2015
AG Barr buys cocktail mixer firm Funkin 03 February, 2015
The Benevolent offers magic, music and dancing at its March Ball 03 February, 2015
Encirc Beverages appoints new general manager John Hawkins 03 February, 2015
More singers announced and Skin Côntact's Alex Hunt reveals all he knows - and likes - about music 03 February, 2015
Harpers March for the Independents campaign kicks off with retailer survey 02 February, 2015
Burgundy's Domaine Chanzy first company to use crowdfunding for IPO 02 February, 2015
Peter Shakeshaft: what impact a weaker euro will have on the fine wine investment market 02 February, 2015
Regional recovery in dining out market strengthens 02 February, 2015
Vinopolis set to close at the end of 2015 02 February, 2015
FELLS: Prestige Sales Executive On and Off Trade, Fine Wines 02 February, 2015
Action Week 1 - Getting the most out of your suppliers 02 February, 2015
Drinks trade saves £51m on glass recycling 02 February, 2015
Wine agency suppliers to be hardest hit in Tesco range cull 02 February, 2015

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