Wines of Germany have announced a series of events for 2013 which includes the continuation of the 31 Days of German Riesling campaign and Dragon's Den-style competition, called 'Get it on'.
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Wine Australia is holding a global Australian wine forum in September 2013, which is hopes will usher in a "new era" for Australian wine.
Read more...Virgin Wines has sold more wine this week than ever before - shipping over 31,500 cases to households around the UK.
Read more...The Champagne market is unlikely to pick up in 2013 - and not before 2014/15 - according to Dr Steve Charters MW, professor of Champagne management at Reims Management School.
Read more...New Zealand Winegrowers has appointed Chris Stroud to head up its European operations.
Read more...Ready for the next instalment of what's gone on in the wine trade in 2012?
Read more...Inter Beaujolais is calling for entries to the third International du Gamay competition, which this year will also feature a new category for sparkling wines.
French winemaker Muriel Lismonde, owner of Tour de Belfort, has opened wine and cookery school Le Vin La Table in Hale, Cheshire, which aims to offer variety of wine tastings, cookery classes and workshops.
Louis Latour Agencies is looking to boost its portfolio with producers from Champagne and Spain.
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The World Bulk Wine Exhibition held in Amsterdam in November saw a 30% increase in exhibitors on last year.
Read more...Coe Vintners is aiming to become as well known for wine as it is for spirits, according to the group's commercial director Nick Gillett.
Read more...Chilean producers in the northern valleys of Elqui and Limarí are reporting "commercial promise" for a range of off-the-wall varieties outside Chile's top-five most-planted grapes.
Read more...UK importer Enotria has partnered with wine exporters the Company of Wine People in a bid to grow its South African Category in the UK.
Read more...Belvedere president Charles Gibb says the UK vodka market is "very dynamic" and fast-growing and that it wants to be at the forefront of driving awareness of premium products.
Read more...Next year's London International Wine Fair will focus heavily on UK business, rather than trying to attract overseas visitors.
Read more...The measures proposed by government under its alcohol consultation have polarised opinion within the drinks trade, with the main trade body and producers condemning minimum pricing, while some in the on-trade and smaller merchants believe it is a good idea.
Read more...Angst is growing within the UK drinks trade as the government prepares to release its consultation into minimum unit pricing.
Read more...The White Horse in Fulham, west London, has just re-opened after an extensive refurbishment, which includes the revamping of the upstairs restaurant and private dining room, as well as the introduction of a new menu.
Read more...A new era of tight global wine supplies will weaken the age-old divide between New World and Old World, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers retail analyst.
Read more...South African wine brand Cape Heritage has made it in to the top 10 selling South African wines in the UK, with a volume growth of 198%, in less than a year after its launch.
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