Frederic Robinsons is to launch an e-learning training programme with the aim of offering its on-trade tenants induction guidance and hands-on experience.
Read more...Co-operative union Les Vignobles Foncalieu is furthering its expansion into the luxury wine sector with the acquisition of Château Haut Gléon in the Languedoc.
The German Wine Institute is "significantly" increasing its UK investment to boost its burgeoning growth of the above £5 price bracket.
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Rioja remains the top Spanish wine, but other Tempranillo-based wines are helping to drive the category, according to buyers.
Read more...There are 3% more licensed premises in the UK today than there were in 2008, according to the Home Office.
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The Italian Ministry of Agriculture has agreed to relax laws on wines allowed to be bottled under screwcap, but renowned expert David Gleave MW of Liberty says it hasn't gone far enough.
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Rock and roll in appearance, and relaxed in manner, Wayne Young hosted a tasting of the wines of Joe Bastianich's Friuli vineyards this week in London with UK agent Bibendum.
Spanish wine champion John Radford died on October 19, aged 65.
Read more...ProWein is ramping up its programme of seminars on offer for its 2013 event to be hosted at a central lecture forum.
A group of Languedoc-Roussillon wine producers who call themselves the Outsiders thanks to their alternative approach to winemaking will be coming together on November 1 in London to show a selection of 40 wines.
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Jancis Robinson MW has picked up an award for her services to Portuguese wine from the ambassador to the UK.
Despite figures from Office of National Statistics showing the economy has returned to growth, a survey carried out by the Association of Convenience Stores shows independent stores have not benefited.
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Pernod Ricard has reported a "good overall performance" for the first quarter of 2012, despite the "less than favourable" economy and "softness" in western Europe.
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Bedecked in stripes, from suit to socks, Sandro Boscaini, president of Masi Agricola, was in town earlier this month to celebrate the launch of a hardback book about arguably the best-known wine from Valpolicella, from where he was born. 'Amarone - The Making of an Italian Wine Phenomenon' is written by British expat, Kate Singleton (who also collaborated on Wines of Sicily and The Golden Book of Chocolate). Six corks, one embossed, grace its cover.
Read more...Distributor Cellar Trends has taken a further step in its aim to become "champion of the UK cocktail sector", by taking on Spain's most widely exported liqueur Licor 43.
Read more...Wines of Portugal has announced wine writer and TV personality Olly Smith will select the 50 Great Portuguese Wines 2013.
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"My favourite wine is Rioja". It's a line I hear a lot. Despite the UK's frequent absence on Rioja's top five list of most important export markets, the British have had a long standing love affair with wines from this notoriously wealthy Spanish region.
Read more..."We've always described Fonseca as a more voluptuous style of Port: it has this big structure, this big weight of fruit," explains Adrian Bridge, managing director of the Fladgate Partnership which incorporates the houses of Taylor, Fonseca and Croft.
Read more...Wine agency Barwell & Jones has appointed two additional national account managers to its sales team in a bid to gain new distribution in key regions.
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Global shortages are sending entry-level wine prices skywards, leaving UK buyers with little negotiating power and having to make speedy decisions under pressure.
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