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.
Read more...In defiance of the winter weather the new light drink Sprizzatois aiming to bring some Italian sunshine to the UK market.
Read more...French producer, Plaimont Producteurs has launched an exclusive cuvée Vignes Préphylloxériques Saint-Mont, 2011, made from Phylloxera-resistant vines.
Read more...Three of the UK's most important generic bodies have ditched their individual tastings and instead have joined forces to offer a larger event in September 2013.
Read more...Generic bodies Wines of Argentina, Wines of Chile and Wines of South Africa have teamed up to launch a collaborative generic tasting for September 2013, The Beautiful South.
Read more...Vinexpo has confirmed that its 17th trade show will be held from June 16 to 20, 2013, at Bordeaux's Lake Exhibition Centre.
Read more...Miguel Torres, president of Bodegas Torres, has been awarded the latest Wine Intelligence 10 for 10 Business Award for the Penedès region.
Read more...Five star Berkshire hotel the Vineyard has appointed Alan Holmes as its new wine and restaurant director, taking over from Yohann Jousselin MS.
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