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Australian body starts search for young hospitality professional for wine scholarship

Published: 24 June, 2015

Young hospitality professionals are being invited to compete for a scholarship with the chance to visit Australia's wine country.

Nyetimber signs up to be part of Sir Ben Ainslie's bid to win the America's Cup

Published: 24 June, 2015

Prestige English sparkling wine Nyetimber has signed a three-year partnership with sailing's Ben Ainslie Racing as the team embarks on a bid to win the America's Cup for Britain in 2017.

End of road for iconic green bottle as Mateus says the future is clear

Published: 24 June, 2015

The iconic green glass Mateus Rosé bottle is to be a thing of the past with a move for the Portuguese wine brand into a clear pack.

Parisian history inspires rebrand for Courvoisier Cognac

Published: 24 June, 2015

Beam Suntory has rebranded the Courvoisier Cognac range with a look inspired by its links with fin de siecle Paris.

Lanson Champagne year end results down slightly, but looks to expand globally

Published: 23 June, 2015

Lanson Champagne's year end financial results saw revenue and profit slide for the year, but with renewed investment in the brand, building inventory stocks and expanding internationally, Paul Beavis told harpers.co.uk at Vinexpo, he is optimistic about the future of the brand.

'Fear' of retribution a challenge for the Grocery Code Adjudicator in getting suppliers to come forward

Published: 23 June, 2015

Fear of retribution from retailers is the biggest reason suppliers are not raising issues with the Groceries Code Adjudicator, according to a survey by regulator.

On-trade business body calls for action on malicious online reviews in wake of CMA report

Published: 23 June, 2015

On-trade leaders have called for greater transparency around online review websites after a report by the Competition & Markets Authority.

Men spend almost twice as much as women on alcohol in the on-trade - report

Published: 23 June, 2015

Research by the online offers site vouchercodes.co.uk shows man spend on average twice as much as women on on-trade drinking and clubbing.

Campari reveals Futurist art labels for 2015 limited editions

Published: 23 June, 2015

Campari has unveiled its 2015 limited edition art label bottles, continuing a tradition that started for the Italian aperitif brand when it celebrated its 150^th anniversary in 2010.

Wong wins Wine Business degree accolades at Plumpton College

Published: 22 June, 2015

Some rising stars of the wine trade world have been honoured in the annual awards ceremony at Plumpton College.

Oddbins begins search for the nation's top amateur wine taster

Published: 22 June, 2015

Oddbins has begun its search to find its amateur wine taster of 2015.

Australian university students develop software to help wine producers become more efficicent

Published: 22 June, 2015

Students at the University of Adelaide have developed a new software system that they hope will improve the efficiency of production in viticulture.

Brewdog takes beer shops to Scotland and plans new bar concepts

Published: 22 June, 2015

Scottish craft beer producer Brewdog is working on a number of new concepts to expand its on- and off-trade retailing footprint.

Glasgow spirit shop branches out into wine and beer

Published: 22 June, 2015

Glasgow independent The Good Spirits Co has opened a second shop in the city.

Vinexpo 2017 show to drop to four days

Published: 19 June, 2015

Vinexpo closed its doors on 2015 yesterday and in the concluding press brief a new format for 2017 was announced taking the show from five days down to four.

Drinks groups reject Scotland's plans for deposit return scheme on drinks bottles

Published: 19 June, 2015

An organisation supported by leading drinks trade associations has rejected plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for packaging in Scotland.

New Chinese and Australia free trade agreement could benefit the wine trade

Published: 19 June, 2015

A landmark trade could help to increase exports of Australian wine to China.

Hawksmoor's Reynolds takes UK title in Diageo World Class contest

Published: 19 June, 2015

The UK final of Diageo Reserve's World Class bartending competition has been won by Ali Reynolds of Hakwsmoor in London's Spitalfields.

ONS statistics show retail's sustained growth in volume, but ongoing declines in value for May

Published: 19 June, 2015

The Office of National Statistics for May 2015 figures show one of the longest sustained periods of volume growth in the retail sector, while simultaneously showing that prices are continuing to fall for retailers as supermarket price wars rage on.

Vinexpo: Val d'Orbieu-Uccoar rebrands as Vinadeis and bets on bulk wine for the future

Published: 18 June, 2015

Val d'Orbieu-Uccoar, the biggest wine producer in France, has announced at Vinexpo it has changed its name to Vinadeis and it would be moving forward with a greater focus on the bulk wine market.