Champagne Ambassador's Awards open

The Champagne Bureau has called for members of the trade to nominate the UK's best wine educators in this year's Champagne Ambassador's Awards.

Obituary: Michael Jones

Michael Jones, the former chairman of Banbury wine merchant SH Jones, has died aged 83.

Rioja generic body plans €8m promotional spend

The generic body responsible for promoting wines from Rioja plans to spend €8 million on promoting the region this year.

Speed-dating with the suppliers

Hoping to impress some independent merchants this month is Les Vignobles de Foncalieu.

Double digit sales hike in March for wine and spirits

An early Easter propelled wine sales by 13% and spirits by 20% in the supermarkets while beer sales grew by just 1% during March.

Hi-Spirits hires Louis Latour's Dan Bolton as MD

Hi-Spirits has appointed Dan Bolton to the newly created role of managing director.

Drinkaware visitors soar in response to warning people drink more than they think

Visits to Drinkaware's website surged to a five-year high following the publication of research which revealed a gap between what consumers buy and how much they think they drink.

National Apéritif Day to be held next month

French apéritif producer Maison Lillet has declared May 16 the UK's first National Apéritif Day.

Grant's and Three Barrels to roll out collectible glasses

First Drinks is planning to launch limited-edition packs of Grant's Scotch whisky and Three Barrels brandy, complete with free branded glass, exclusively to the convenience, specialist and wholesale channels.

Dunleavy family regains control of Te Motu

Sam Harrop MW is part of a group of private investors that have bought the Te Motu vineyard and returned it to the control of the Dunleavy family.

Belvedere Vodka adds light-up bottle to range

LVMH-owned vodka Belvedere has added a light to the bottom of its 1.75 litre bottles to make the drink stand...

GrapePip bids to be the eBay of the wine trade

A fine wine merchant has launched an online auction for fine wines which it says will give customers the thrill of a live auction while offering merchants a neat solution to clear cellar overstocks.

Majestic to list exclusive Hardys range

Accolade Wines has announced Majestic is to list its award-winning Eileen Hardy Chardonnay from later this month as part of the Hardys Signature range, which will...

Pre-orders for Naked Wines' ProWein discovery sold in 24 hours

Online wine retailer Naked Wines pre-sold over £37,000 worth of Italian wine in just 24 hours after its maker was discovered by its customer buying team at ProWein.

Blossom Hill to be sold in 50cl bottles

Percy Fox is gearing up to launch 50cl bottles of the best-selling varieties of Blossom Hill as it looks to broaden the...

Wine Australia to challenge global image at Savour

Wine Australia is to invite influential figures from the world of wine to what it claims will be the most comprehensive analysis of its wine...

Bibendum introduces exclusive sherries after extensive search

Bibendum has launched its first exclusive sherries for over a decade after searching for more than two years.

Stevens Garnier to hold Annual Portfolio Tasting this month

Stevens Garnier is to hold its Annual Portfolio Tasting on April 30 in Manchester and May 1 in London.

Smirnoff launches new TV ad campaign

Smirnoff has launched its latest TV ad campaign

Dingle Distillery offers investment opportunity

The first purpose-built whiskey distillery to be built in Ireland for over 200 years is offering 500 investors the opportunity to plough their funds into a single bespoke cask of pot-stilled single malt whiskey.