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Published:  23 July, 2008

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Douro river to make way for six lane highway

Published:  23 July, 2008

Authorities in the Douro are looking to develop the valley for easy access to Porto and the Spanish hinterland. The Douro river that has for thousands of years carved its way through the region's famous valley, would be concreted over to make way for a six-lane, high speed motorway if the plans go ahead.

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Chinese custom officials swoop on wine importers

Published:  23 July, 2008

Chinese custom officials are investigating wine importers following a surge in wine imports.

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Porter & Laker's Jerry O'Leary dies

Published:  23 July, 2008

Transport logistics company Porter & Laker regret to announce the death of their long-serving import manager for Europe, Jerry O'Leary.

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Last chance to bid for Absolut

Published:  23 July, 2008

Bids must be received for the Swedish state-controlled drinks group behind Absolut Vodka by tomorrow.

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Thresher Groups appoints new marketing head

Published:  23 July, 2008

Vibha Hardaker has been appointed as the new group marketing director at the Thresher Group.

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Wine sales on the web up 38%

Published:  23 July, 2008

Online sales of beers, wines and spirits increased by an impressive 38% in February, according to figures published today.

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World's most expensive champagne launched

Published:  23 July, 2008

Perrier-Jout, the prestige Cuve owned by Pernod Ricard, has announced the launch of the world's most expensive champagne product.

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Constellation launches 12million campaign for Hardys

Published:  23 July, 2008

Constellation Europe said it is investing the "biggest-ever" UK spend behind a wine brand in a bid to keep Hardys at No 1.

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Pernod Ricard beats the pack in V&S auction

Published:  23 July, 2008

Pernod Ricard announced today (March 31) it has acquired Vin & Sprit (V&S) beating Fortune Brands to the purchase.

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Drinks packaging found to be highly compliant

Published:  23 July, 2008

The Portman Group industry watchdog today published the findings of an independent audit by management consultancy PIPC that found high levels of compliance with the code of practice.

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Day 43 of Clare Valley Vintage - Going stir crazy

Published:  23 July, 2008

G'day Folks. The Easter bunny was very good to KT last weekend.

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Diageo's Ketel One deal delayed

Published:  23 July, 2008

Diageo's purchase of Dutch vodka label Ketel One has been delayed by a secondary information request from US regulators.

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English Wine Producers hook up with St George's Day

Published:  23 July, 2008

St George's Day picked for English Wine Producers' annual trade tasting.

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Day 44 of Clare Valley Vintage - Oenological Balance

Published:  23 July, 2008

G'day Folks. I'm constantly amazed by the wine industry - there's always something new on the agenda and when I recently read about the concept of oenological racism', I almost spilt my glass of vino.

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Direct sales by US wineries hit record levels

Published:  23 July, 2008

More US wineries than ever sold their products directly to consumers in 2007, a new study shows.

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New World wine countries gain market share from Europe

Published:  23 July, 2008

The southern hemisphere and the USA are steadily gaining market share over Europe, according to a world wine body.


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Diageo calls for pregnancy warning on drink labels

Published:  23 July, 2008

The inclusion of pregnancy guidance on alcohol beverage labels should be mandatory, one leading drinks firm has said.

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Alistair Darling banned from pubs

Published:  23 July, 2008

A campaign to ban the Chancellor from every pub in Britain has now made its way to Brussels following the Government's price increases on alcohol in the Budget.

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EU wines suffer from systematic' contamination

Published:  23 July, 2008

European wines suffer from systematic' pesticide contamination, a new study has found.

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