Former editor of Harpers’ sister trade title Drinks Retailing Lucy Britner has joined William Murray PR & Marketing as senior content consultant. Britner, who has 20 years’ experience in the trade press, will work with the company “to further elevate both internal and external content”, and will also be working on her own book project.
Read more...The wettest weather in over 100 years has had little effect on English vineyards.
Read more...Vinexpo, the international wine trade show, is to launch a new event in Japan in November 2014.
Read more...Bar and off-licence owners in Ireland have been urged to check Smirnoff vodka bottles following the seizure of a number of fakes.
Read more...Diageo has appointed Scotch Malt Whisky Society global ambassador Georgie Bell as its global brand ambassador for single malt Scotch Mortlach.
Read more...The Scotch whisky industry has embraced sustainability measures and it is close to a zero waste target, according to a new report.
Read more...The Fladgate Partnership is set to release a collection of 50 year old single harvest Ports under the Taylor's brand
Read more...The Fladgate Partnership is set to release a collection of 50 year old single harvest Ports under the Taylor's brand.
Read more...Diageo is to sponsor free travel on New Year's Eve in London for the third year running. The company will also partner Lothian Buses in Edinburgh for the second year.
Read more...Diageo has launched a stronger version of Bulleit Bourbon along with new product Bulleit Rye whiskey to the UK market.
Read more...The Scotch Whisky Association has launched a £500,000 action fund to tackle alcohol-related harm.
Read more...Pernod Ricard UK has appointed Jonathan Simms as its new ambassador for its Champagnes brands.
Read more...Having one alcohol free day per week has no health benefits, according to a leading doctor.
Read more...Personalised marketing, customer reviews and product comparisons are key to successfully selling alcohol online, according to Amazon.
Read more...Marks & Spencer is set to launch what it claims is the first carbon neutral Beaujolais Nouveau. The 2013 vintage is to be bottled in PET and launched, in line with tradition, on the third Thursday of November (21).
Read more...Selling wine direct to the consumer is one of the best ways of creating brand ambassadors, according to the wine trade.
Read more..."The US is number one at approximately 315 million cases. Of the 180 million cases consumed in China, 36 million are imported but the imported market has been growing approximately 55% a year since 2007."
Read more..."People focus more on enjoying life when they get older. Wine is part of that and if there are more people getting older, more people will be drinking wine"
Read more..."Sometimes people ask me: 'Why do you sell to supermarkets?' I'm astounded by the question. If I didn't, we would have to lay off at least 80% of our staff and sack
more than 90% of our growers."
"I call our approach the 'string of pearls' - we keep each winery separate, with its own manager, its own name and winemaker. Then we have the string through the pearls which is the back-of-house admin"
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