Published: 14 October, 2014
Dan Jago, Tesco's global head of wine, beer and spirits, has been suspended along with two other directors as the investigation into the £250 million accounting blackhole at the retailer continues.
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Published: 14 October, 2014
Yorkshire importer and manufacturer CWF has added a rosé Prosecco from Casa Gheller winery to its range, as the UK's thirst for sparkling wine continues.
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Published: 14 October, 2014
Portuguese wine exports to the UK have risen 10% by volume in the first six months of 2014, compared to last year.
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Published: 14 October, 2014
As the 2014 harvest draws to a close, the bulk wine market remains sluggish, with plentiful stocks available in most markets, says the latest report from Ciatti.
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Published: 14 October, 2014
Winemakers have no need to worry - yet - about consumers replicating their wines through 3D printing.
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Published: 13 October, 2014
Champagne Canard-Duchêne has seen its sales volumes grow 2.54% for the six months to July 2014, shipping almost 1.7 million bottles in that time.
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Published: 13 October, 2014
Sparkling wine is the fastest-growing alcohol in Great Britain, with sales up by 15% to £541 million in the past year in the off-trade, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Published: 13 October, 2014
The site of the original Jongleurs comedy club in Battersea, south London, where the likes of Graham Norton, Bill Bailey and Phil Jupitus first made their name, has been transformed in to a major pub operation.
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Published: 13 October, 2014
Vintage Reserve is the latest single malt release from award-winning Speyside distillery, The Glenrothes, distributed by Berry Bros & Rudd.
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Published: 13 October, 2014
Quintessential Brands, which distributes Greenall's and Bloom gins, has appointed former Diageo brand director Lizzy Johnson to lead its international marketing.
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Published: 13 October, 2014
South African wine estate Kleine Zalze is targeting independents with a new range of wines under the Cleefs banner.
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Published: 10 October, 2014
Never mind the old woman who lived in a shoe, now you can be the family who lived in a cork.
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Published: 10 October, 2014
Carlsberg's wine and spirits on-trade arm Crown Cellars has boosted its sales team following a 19% increase in wine sales in the past 12 months.
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Published: 10 October, 2014
The popularity of cocktails has translated into a 10.8% sales growth spurt across the UK's bars and pubs in the past two years, with rum and mint drink Mojito coming out on top.
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Published: 10 October, 2014
Total global wine production could drop by up to 4%, according to Rabobank's latest Wine Quarterly report.
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Published: 10 October, 2014
Broadland wineries is releasing a chocolate-flavoured British red wine to be known as Chocolate Drop, which has already secured a Sainsbury's listing.
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Published: 10 October, 2014
Marks & Spencer is to produce a new style of pink sparkling wine along with England's Plumpton College's top final year wine production student Karen Telford.
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Published: 09 October, 2014
For all those skeptics out there who don't think retailers engage with their customers, we've got heartening news. They do. Pat on the back goes to Tesco drinks supremo Dan Jago for the following Twitter exchange.
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Published: 09 October, 2014
Naked Wines is hoping to have 250,000 angels by the end of the year, as it toasts growth of 49% for the year to date.
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Published: 09 October, 2014
Bag-in-box is due a revival, with smaller formats leading the way, according to figures from Nielsen which show the 2.25 litre box has grown 8.7% by volume in the past year.
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