3.30pm, Friday, August 16 The wine and spirits trade is split over the government's renewed efforts to encourage producers to manufacture lower-alcohol alternatives in a bid to reduce alcohol abuse among the middle-classes.
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Stephen Moss CBE is to replace Peter Espenhahn as chairman of Bibendum.
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Traditional wine intermediaries and distributors risk going out of business if they do not adapt and move with the changing face of the industry, according to Richard Cochrane, head of Spanish producer, Félix Solís, in the UK.
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Champagne corks are beginning to pop again in more affluent pockets of the UK, while sparkling wine continues to be "a runaway success" across the board, according to recent trade figures.
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As Wines of Germany's Get it On... competition gathers pace, it is seeing more than 70 wineries jostling for listings in the UK.
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Some of the biggest names in the global wine industry will be heading to London in November to take part in Harpers' inaugural Wine Vision conference.
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On the day thousands of students receive their A-level results, Oddbins thinks it is time to reward the inspirational teachers who taught them, by asking customers to nominate 10 they think deserve a case of wine for their hard work.
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Exports of US wine rose by 6% in value in the first six months of 2013, putting the industry on course for a new record, despite a drop in volumes.
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Signs that the economy is slowly improving are enhanced today with the release of the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that confirm retail sales grew strongly in July.
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A leading group of multi-site independent wine merchants has teamed up with Harpers to set up a new networking group to not only help each other but offer advice and support to the rest of the independent trade.
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Cocktail mixer Funkin has introduced X Factor winner Alexandra Burke as the face of its new campaign "Your Bar. Your Rules".
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Diageo has launched a chocolate variant of its cream liqueur brand Baileys.
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More than a third of children have seen pictures of their drunk friends on social media, according to new research.
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Australian wine brand Penfolds is to partner restaurant group D&D London.
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Cuban rum Havana Club has changed the recipe for its Havana Club Añejo Especial expression to create a "sweeter taste profile".
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The number of women trying real ale has grown from 14% to 34% in the past three years, according to Camra (Campaign for Real Ale).
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Charles Taverner, national account manager at Maison Marques et Domaines, is taking part in The Big Bike Ride 2013 - a charity cycle race organised by the Professional Cricketers' Association, for which Louis Roederer is the official Champagne partner.
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Following its success as part of last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival the Champagne Pommery pop-up café bar has once again made an appearance.
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Fat Grape, a new wine-only auction website is set to launch in September.
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A team of cyclists from Boutinot, the north west wine distributors, has raised nearly £8,000 for a local cancer charity.
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