Laura Vickers on what wine brands can learn from success of revamped Black Tower

The iconic black bottle of Black Towerhad its peak back in the 1980s, reaching sales of 18 million bottles a year, but their sales nosedived in the 1990s as New World wines grew in popularity and filled their place in the market. Since then, the company has been striving to recover its previous levels of success.

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Moët-Hennessy to launch home grown sparkling wine to Indian wine market

Moët-Hennessy is to try and introduce home grown sparkling wine to the Indian wine market next month with a range of new Non Vintage sparkling wines produced in the Nashik region.

Vast majority of alcoholic drinks comply with Portman Group Code, says audit body

The drinks industry has been given a boost today with an independent audit report that states the vast majority of alcohol products conform to Portman Group responsibility standards.

AC/DC hopes for Platinum success

AC/DC, the legendary rock band, may have seen many of their albums go platinum, but now they hope to experience the same success in their burgeoning wine career with the release of their latest wine range - Platinum.

Digby Fine English hopes to become a global sparkling wine brand

Digby Fine English, a new English sparkling wine, launched yesterday in London with grand ambitions to become a global sparkling wine brand.

Digby Fine English has global ambitions for new sparkling wine

Digby Fine English, a new English sparkling wine, launched yesterday in London with grand ambitions to become a global sparkling wine brand.

Drinks brands go head to head in Harpers Design Awards 2013

Passers-by may not have realised but leading wine and spirits brands were going head to head yesterday at Jamie Hutchinson's The Sampler South Kensignton venue for the judging of the 2013 Harpers Design Awards.

New German wine range targets Indian restaurants

South German winegrowers' co-operative Winzer vom Weinsberger Tal has launched a new range, Young Line Wines, and hopes to break into the UK market by exclusively targeting Indian restaurants.

Freixenet introduces sparkling wines to Mia range

Freixenet is looking to capitalise on the growing popularity of fruity, sweeter-style drinks with the addition of two sparkling variants to its Mia range of Spanish wines.

Tesco exclusive for Jamie Oliver wine range

Tesco has teamed up with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to be the exclusive retailer for three wines from the Jamie's Italian restaurant group.

Carlsberg's Crown Cellars launches 'no-fuss' wine range

Carlsberg's wine and spirits division Crown Cellars has launched new "no-fuss" wine range O&E (Open & Enjoy), which...

Penfolds scoops Winery of the Year award

Penfolds has been awarded the title of Winery of the Year at the first James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Awards.

Wolf Blass signs up England and Aussie cricket stars

Leading Australian wine brand, Wolf Blass, helped bring together some of cricket's Ashes heroes of yesteryear at a special...

Jo Ahearne MW to consult on I Heart wine brand

Former Harrods wine and spirits head Jo Ahearne MW has been appointed consultant winemaker for Copestick Murray's I Heart wine brand.

Soul Tree looks to take Indian wine into mainstream

The director of an Indian wine company is hoping to put his wines on the map and widen the credibility of Indian wine.

Tesco to launch South African wine through social media

Tesco and Enotria have teamed up to try and launch a wine that has been devised and created exclusively through social...

Treasury Wine Estates purchases Tasmanian winery White Hills

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has signed an agreement to purchase the White Hills vineyard in Tamar Valley, Tasmania...

The World According To... Mike Paul, wine industry consultant

Steve Barton, joint UK director of Brand Phoenix, recently predicted that the UK wine market will fall by a further 9 million cases over the next three years...

Hardys celebrates its 160th anniversary

Hardys is celebrating 160 years of winemaking with new launches and commemorative packaging.