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Harpers Awards 2016 open for entry!

Published: 26 May, 2016

The Harpers Awards 2016 are now open, celebrating the best of what the UK on and off-trade has to offer.

Competition rivals working together to put Aberdeen on the map

Published: 26 May, 2016

Three bartenders from Aberdeen who have reached the final of a national bartending competition say that competitions have become a sure-fire way to turn a city into drinking hotspot.

Aldi trials pop-up stand alone wine shop as part of London Wine Week

Published: 26 May, 2016

As part of London Wine Week and to raise awareness of its e-commerce site amongst consumers, supermarket discounter Aldi has opened a pop-up wine shop in Shoreditch's Boxpark.

Jamaican rum's master blender witnesses technology revolution during 35-year career

Published: 26 May, 2016

Joy Spence, master blender at Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum, has seen rum production revolutionised over the course of three-and-a-half decades in her chosen field.

"Bartenders changed everything," says Wild Turkey master distiller as he celebrates 35 years in the industry

Published: 25 May, 2016

Eddie Russell, master distiller at Wild Turkey grew up in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, in the heart of bourbon-making country.

The Wine Show's Amelia Singer on being a social (media) butterfly

Published: 25 May, 2016

Amelia Singer, presenter of ITV's The Wine Show, is focusing on bringing new audiences to wine with her fun and friendly presence on social media.

Copestick Murray sells remaining 40% share to Henkell & Co

Published: 25 May, 2016

Henkell & Co announced yesterday that they have purchased the remaining 40% share of Copestick Murray.

Wines from Canada gather momentum in the UK

Published: 25 May, 2016

At Taste Canada UK 2016, 34 producers from different territories across Canada were showcasing more than 150 wines with many looking to find importers into the UK.

$100 million of counterfeit wine in circulation

Published: 25 May, 2016

The wine and drinks industry is under attack from fraudsters selling fake packaging and counterfeit alcohol - and thanks to new technology, the problem is only going to worsen.

Bibendum to focus on adding premium value, with Chinese portfolio also in pipeline

Published: 24 May, 2016

Bibendum used its spring press tasting to send a message of reassurance to the trade that it's "business as usual" following its recent £60 million purchase by Conviviality

Gilbert's Grape: One night in Rioja

Published: 24 May, 2016

As a wine journalist, I have been told I can expect to see hundreds of barrel rooms and vineyards in the course of my new career.

TWE to relaunch Blossom Hill new packaging with £2m summer marketing campaign

Published: 24 May, 2016

Treasury Wine Estates is launching a new £2 million summer marketing campaign called "Share a Little Loveliness" as part of a packaging redesign for Blossom Hill.

Sales are up at Nicolas Feuillatte but export volume down due to a "fiercely competitive" UK market

Published: 24 May, 2016

Top Champagne house Centre Vinicole - Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte (CV-CNF) has released its sales figures for last year which show growth of 2% from 2014 and 2015 - although exports are down.

Digby aims to drive link between wine, sport and entertainment

Published: 24 May, 2016

Digby Fine English is focusing on creating "experiential links" between their customers and their wines as they release their Digby Leander Pink NV into the off-trade for the first time.

California group In Pursuit of Balance will close its doors at the end of the year

Published: 24 May, 2016

The California group In Pursuit of Balance announced yesterday that it will be closing its doors and hosting its final tasting in San Francisco at the end of the year.

Grandes Pagos de España pressures the Rioja DO to adapt

Published: 24 May, 2016

With the terroir debate raging in Spain, the tasting and master classes in London last week by the association Grandes Pagos de España (GPE) could hardly have come at a better time.

Borough Wines launches eighth store with in-house gin distillery

Published: 23 May, 2016

Borough Wines & Beers' new Islington store will become the new home to a London-based gin company.

Recent decline in Scotch whisky exports slowing

Published: 23 May, 2016

Scotch whisky export value was down 2.4% in 2015 totalling £3.86 billion in custom value, but it is good news as the decline in recent years is slowing.

Halewood adds pre-mix cans to Red Square portfolio

Published: 23 May, 2016

Red Square Vodka is branching out into the pre-mixed category to extend its reach to a new, younger customer base.

The five tribes of US wine buyers and the ROI of social media

Published: 23 May, 2016

The W2O Group has produced a report in conjunction with TMRW Engine The Five Tribes of Online Wine Buyers report that for the first time shows that there are five defined tribes of wine buyers and that social media does contribute to the the lifetime value of a customers.