Wine competitions only good for unsold plonk'
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Dawn Cran
Major wine competitions in the UK have hit back at claims that medals are a money-making ploy' that are used to sell unsold stocks of "plonk"'.
Mike Paul takes Wine Intelligence role
Published: 23 July, 2008
Wine Intelligence has appointed former Western Wines MD Mike Paul as executive chairman of the company.
Read more...Appointments
Published: 23 July, 2008
New head sommelier at Langham Hotel
Valeria Laura Rodrguez has joined the Langham Hotel in London as head sommelier.
Chirac's wine collection auctioned
Published: 23 July, 2008
Part of the personal wine collection of Jacques Chirac, president of France and expert on Finnish cuisine, was auctioned in Paris last Friday - some 6,000 bottles in all.
Read more...PizzaExpress looks to Sicily for change
Published: 23 July, 2008
PizzaExpress has launched a new and improved wine list, the most significant changes to be made since 1965.
Guide for wine travellers
Published: 23 July, 2008
Writer Robert Joseph has released a new book aimed at wine drinkers who love to travel.
Read more...Stratford's goes cool
Published: 23 July, 2008
Paul Stratford, managing director of Stratford's Wine Agencies, has decided to focus the attention of the business on searching for new wines from cooler climates.
Read more...Independent on Sunday scraps drinks column
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Stuart Peskett
Richard Ehrlich, drinks columnist for The Independent on Sunday, has left the newspaper after a decade - with no successor lined up.
Giants report strong sales figures
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Ron Emler
The confidence expressed earlier this year by the world's largest wine and spirits groups is being borne out by latest sales figures.
Wonderful world of Oz (Clarke)
Published: 23 July, 2008
Oz Clarke is one of the best-known names in the wine trade.
Read more...Cognac market to expand 5% per year
Published: 23 July, 2008
by stuart peskett
The total amount of Cognac produced is to increase by 5%
a year for the next five years to keep up with rising demand, according to the Bureau National Interprofesionnel du Cognac (BNIC).
Campo Viejo tries to change opinion
Published: 23 July, 2008
Pernod Ricard UK is launching its first consumer press advertising campaign for the Rioja brand Campo Viejo for five years.
Read more...Mixed reaction to second Wine Show event in London
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Christian Davis
The second year of the consumer exhibition the Wine Show, which took place between 26 and 29 October at the Business Design Centre in Islington, north London, drew a mixed response from exhibitors.
Wine educator is new fizz ambassador
Published: 23 July, 2008
Wine educator Carol Whitehead has won this year's Champagne Ambassadors' Award.
Read more...NATO to fund cork research project
Published: 23 July, 2008
By CONAL GREGORY MW
NATO is to fund a major research project to investigate the problem of pesticide contamination in cork forests.
Mumm launches Champagne gourmet programme
Published: 23 July, 2008
Champagne GH Mumm has created a Gourmet Dinner toolkit' with invitations, menu cards and educational material for on-trade clients which list GH Mumm Champagne as a pouring wine.
Read more...NZ harvest to break 200,000-tonne barrier
Published: 23 July, 2008
by Stuart Peskett
The 2007 harvest in New Zealand is on course to hit the 200,000 tonne mark, according to Warren Adamson, UK and European director of New Zealand WineGrowers.
Italian version of Wagamama
Published: 23 July, 2008
A new chain of pasta restaurants, called Raviolo, will open with a first branch in Balham, in January.
Read more...Big expansion plans for Conran Restaurants
Published: 23 July, 2008
Conran Restaurants is to launch four restaurants in the next year, in the wake of a 49% purchase of the company by two employees.
Park Lane steps it up in the culinary stakes
Published: 23 July, 2008
London's Park Lane is to gain three top chefs, bringing the level of the street's dining in line with the wealth of its residents and hotel guests.
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