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Restructured Armit comes out fighting 31 March, 2020
Beaujolais UK sales skyrocket 31 March, 2020
The Drinks Trust raises over £400,000 via coronavirus campaign 31 March, 2020
Stockpiling and on-trade closure send off-trade BWS sales through the roof 31 March, 2020
Early harvest for Santa Rita as heat wave bites 31 March, 2020
Distil and BHC end new joint venture 31 March, 2020
Distell reverses course on premium division 31 March, 2020
France: Shaking up the south 31 March, 2020
Bibendum and Matthew Clark launch new app to help virus-hit on-trade 31 March, 2020
Casual Dining cancelled as venue converted to hospital 30 March, 2020
Gusbourne expands still wine offer 30 March, 2020
Wine Intelligence updates Global Report post-virus 30 March, 2020
Central Coast with Alex Krause, Birichino 30 March, 2020
Sparkling dominates online wine searches 30 March, 2020
Profile: Lift off for Buckingham Schenk 30 March, 2020
The revival of the monthly wine club 30 March, 2020
Company news: adapting to a new ‘norm’ 27 March, 2020
Joe Fattorini: The power of ‘no’ 27 March, 2020
Friday Read: Updating organic viticulture for tomorrow's world 27 March, 2020
New Zealand report: Blanc page 27 March, 2020
 WSTA and CEEV call for regulatory alignment post-Brexit 27 March, 2020
Support pours in for The Drinks Trust 27 March, 2020
Best booze flicks for lockdown weekend 27 March, 2020
Chancellor matches staff wage subsidies for self-employed 26 March, 2020
Ridgeview supports Hospitality Action 26 March, 2020
Argentina report: The beauty of buying in bulk 26 March, 2020
Wines from Spain annual tasting to be held late September 26 March, 2020
Off-licences added to ‘essential’ retail list 25 March, 2020
WSTA ‘assumes' duty payments due today (25 March) 25 March, 2020
Harpers 50 Best Indies 2020 – now open for nominations 25 March, 2020
WSTA launches weekly coronavirus webinar 25 March, 2020
Lawyers urge businesses to “read the fine print” over Job Retention Scheme 25 March, 2020
Majestic shops to stay temporarily closed 25 March, 2020
CyT urges ‘big players’ to support Drinks Trust coronavirus campaign 25 March, 2020
Bacardi launches $3m on-trade support initiative 24 March, 2020
Covid-19: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 24 March, 2020
Majestic shuts down shops but continues delivery service 24 March, 2020
The Wine Society temporarily closes 24 March, 2020
Premium drinking habits in the firing line amid economic shutdown 24 March, 2020
Government clarifies ‘lockdown’ on and off-trade measures 24 March, 2020
Government guidance, Covid-19: access to support for businesses 24 March, 2020
Argentina report: The many faces of Malbec 24 March, 2020
PM announces three-week nationwide ‘lockdown’ 23 March, 2020
Drinks companies join forces to plea for duty suspension 23 March, 2020
On-trade continues to explore alternative paths 23 March, 2020
Argentina report: Argentina rises to new optimism 23 March, 2020
Daniel Lambert announces closure and calls on other agents to follow suit 23 March, 2020
Jascots calls out to retail and wholesalers in need of stock as it pivots away from on-trade 23 March, 2020
Cases, Curds & Whey 23 March, 2020
Hospitality industry reiterates urgency of lease forfeiture moratorium 23 March, 2020
Government confirms lease forfeiture moratorium for commercial businesses 23 March, 2020
Diageo GB funds drinks information line 22 March, 2020
The Grill at The Dorchester 20 March, 2020
PM briefing: On-trade shut down, plus 80% wage guarantee for employees furloughed and VAT deferment 20 March, 2020
Cambridge indies react to coronavirus uncertainty 20 March, 2020
Wines of Germany cancels 20 March, 2020
Tim Atkin MW releases 2020 Chile report 20 March, 2020
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in the can 20 March, 2020
LWF postpones 2020 event 20 March, 2020
CIVB postpones inaugural Bordeaux Day 20 March, 2020
Friday Read: UK wineries battle coronavirus crisis with British determination 20 March, 2020
On-trade sales drop 15% in week before ‘warning’ 20 March, 2020
M Restaurants adopt social distancing plan 19 March, 2020
LWC makes temporary switch to B2C model in reaction to coronavirus 19 March, 2020
Pierre Mansour, The Wine Society, on trade as the crisis escalates 19 March, 2020
Greater urgency and clarity on business and on-trade support needed immediately 19 March, 2020
The Drinks Trust launches Covid-19 fundraising and support campaign 19 March, 2020
Coronavirus: No plans to enforce on-trade closures 19 March, 2020
The Duppy Share launches charity ‘self-isolation’ kit 19 March, 2020
Jancis Robinson publishes major list of indie wine retailers delivering to self-isolators 19 March, 2020
Argentina report: Darling of  the on-trade 19 March, 2020
Coronavirus: On-trade operators urged to maintain licensing compliance 19 March, 2020
Virtual Happy Hour leads on-trade support initiatives 19 March, 2020
New date for Think Spirits 18 March, 2020
Argentina report: Country on the rise 18 March, 2020
Coronavirus: Supplier responses to the Chancellor’s support measures 18 March, 2020
Industry calls for alcohol duty suspension for at least six months 18 March, 2020
Major restaurant groups close as coronavirus bites 18 March, 2020
Michael Broadbent MW passes away 18 March, 2020
Big Fortified Tasting latest coronavirus casualty 17 March, 2020
Coronavirus: Don’t leave pubs and bars in “limbo” 17 March, 2020
Majestic reassures over stock after big spike in demand for EU wines 17 March, 2020
Industry petitions government not to wash its hands of responsibility on venue closures 17 March, 2020
Chris Losh: averting an on-trade apocalypse 17 March, 2020
France lockdown presenting challenge for some UK importers 17 March, 2020
Tiffany Blue Box Café 17 March, 2020
Familia Torres launches ancestral winegrowing project 17 March, 2020
Diageo unveils GB on-trade support package, including £1m pledge for bartender wages 17 March, 2020
Chancellor announces additional £20bn support for retail, hospitality and leisure sectors 17 March, 2020
Coronaviris: Harpers to assist business with exchange of ideas, advice and information 16 March, 2020
LWF update now expected Wednesday 16 March, 2020
Campari donates 1 million euros to tackle coronavirus outbreak 16 March, 2020
Q&A: Christopher Delalonde MS, The Dorchester 16 March, 2020
California export drive 16 March, 2020
Coronavirus: Drinks trade disruption deepens as more events cancelled or postponed 16 March, 2020
Desperate times for bars and restaurants facing “short-term cashflow catastrophe” as footfall plummets 50% 16 March, 2020
PM urges public to avoid pubs, clubs and social venues 16 March, 2020
Michel Roux Snr passes away 13 March, 2020
Subscriber offer: 40% off Classic Wine Library books 13 March, 2020
How do you give the drinks of yesteryear a modern twist? 13 March, 2020
Wines from Spain annual tasting postponed 13 March, 2020
Big changes as The Benevolent becomes The Drinks Trust 13 March, 2020
Plumpton scholarship launched at Hazel Murphy celebration 13 March, 2020
WSTA in pan UK-EU talks to ensure GIs protected post Brexit 13 March, 2020
Aldi strips out Prosecco duplicates for Cava 13 March, 2020
Austria wine exports hit record high 13 March, 2020
Pernod Ricard invests in Italy’s Italicus 12 March, 2020
Mid-week on-trade spend in major Northern cities booms 12 March, 2020
Floods and coronavirus take their toll on on-trade 12 March, 2020
Co-op continues expansion with first Romanian and Uruguayan wines 12 March, 2020
Budget: Coronavirus relief for SMEs and employees 11 March, 2020
Budget: Chancellor announces freeze on all alcohol duty 11 March, 2020
New Kitemark could be the tipping point in the fight against staff churn, says co-founder 11 March, 2020
Washington State reaffirms commitment to UK 11 March, 2020
Wine Intelligence predicts 15% ‘Covid-19' hole in on-trade sales 11 March, 2020
Plumpton College to host first UK Wine Sensory Symposium 11 March, 2020
Threat of ‘WineExit’ 11 March, 2020
Q&A: Charles Tyler, Paladar 10 March, 2020
Disaronno resists coronavirus blues to set up UK distribution hub 10 March, 2020
Bibendum jumps on can bandwagon with own range 10 March, 2020
LWF teams up with Chiswick Auctions to raise ‘big bucks’ for The Benevolent 10 March, 2020
Spiritual home of Rioja producers hit by coronavirus 09 March, 2020
Hedonism launches ‘wine school’ 09 March, 2020
Last call on government to cut duty 09 March, 2020
Nyetimber and Plumpton join forces to develop winemakers of the future 09 March, 2020
Yellow Tail and Casillero del Diablo continue dominance of global power list 09 March, 2020
Brexit red tape to hit premium trade 09 March, 2020
Broadland launches multi-country brand 09 March, 2020
UK on-trade closures fall to lowest rate since 2018 09 March, 2020
ABS brings first Washington State agency onboard 09 March, 2020
Friday Read: Wine ecommerce - learning from China 06 March, 2020
Bill’s taps CBD drinks trend with ‘mindful drinking' section 06 March, 2020
Jascots launches Fernando Mora MW’s first vintage 06 March, 2020
Central Otago: Pinot spotlight 06 March, 2020
Kingsland launches lower-calorie canned wine 06 March, 2020
Hardys focuses new branding around “certainty in uncertain times” 06 March, 2020
Tim Atkin MW: Spare a thought for the wine tasters that get it right 06 March, 2020
Fattorini steps down, with duty plea to Chancellor 06 March, 2020
Joe Fattorini: Do your bottles shame you? 05 March, 2020
Prowein 2020 cancelled 05 March, 2020
Jerry Lockspeiser: Is it game over for wine? 05 March, 2020
Hattingley Valley releases first still wines 05 March, 2020
Portugal: step into a world of difference 05 March, 2020
Gonzalez Byass launches new UK Manzanilla 04 March, 2020
Indies: Food for thought 04 March, 2020
Chinese wine volumes predicted to fall 20% due to coronavirus 04 March, 2020
Emporda obtains White Carignan recognition 04 March, 2020
Premiumisation arrives in Portugal 04 March, 2020
Vinitaly latest to postpone 03 March, 2020
Rum sales leap 7% in the on-trade 03 March, 2020
New GM for NZ's Neudorf Vineyards 03 March, 2020
IWSR to launch coronavirus risk assessment tool 03 March, 2020
Nekter picks up Matthiasson Family agency 03 March, 2020
Champagne Top 100 launched in London 03 March, 2020
UK distillery numbers hit record high 02 March, 2020
Berkmann's bags Tenuta San Leonardo 02 March, 2020
Q&A: David Gill MW, Kingsland Drinks 02 March, 2020
Staffing crisis: Low skilled judgement 02 March, 2020
Vinexpo Hong Kong postponed while LWF still on 02 March, 2020
Austria: The view beyond Grüner growth 02 March, 2020
NZ targets indie retailers with Pinot promotion 02 March, 2020
Wine Drinkers UK urges Chancellor not to discriminate against working class and women 02 March, 2020

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