Morrisons Taste Test to dictate shelf display
Published: 14 March, 2013
Morrisons is four weeks into a trial that has completely remerchandised its wine department to arrange the wines on shelf according to their tasting profiles.
Read more...Institute of Masters of Wine in emerging markets drive
Published: 14 March, 2013
Newly appointed executive director of the Institute of Masters of Wine, Penny Richards, has announced plans to develop the organisation in emerging markets.
Read more...Tesco sticks out its neck with restaurant chain acquisition
Published: 13 March, 2013
Tesco has acquired restaurant chain Giraffe for £48.6 million.
Read more...Beer duty escalator leaves £150m 'black hole'
Published: 13 March, 2013
The Treasury is facing a £150 million 'black hole' in the Budget this year due to increases in beer tax, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
Read more...Minimum pricing in death throes
Published: 13 March, 2013
David Cameron's plan for minimum alcohol pricing are set to be axed, according to reports.
Read more...London International Wine Fair will be "solid event" say organisers
Published: 12 March, 2013
The London International Wine Fair organisers have said they are positive that "2013 will be a solid event", despite some high profile dropouts. LIWF anticipates the fair at London's ExCeL centre will have over 500 exhibitors and 10,000 trade visitors.
Read more...Union warning as Diageo announces £100m restructure
Published: 12 March, 2013
Unite the union has warned Diageo that is must not make its UK and Irish workforces pay for business realignment in its...
Read more...Mangrove to distribute Blackwell rum
Published: 12 March, 2013
Mangrove is to distribute Jamaican rum brand Blackwell. The rum was created by music entrepreneur Chris Blackwell who founded Island Records.
Read more...Banrock Station launches Vote for Nature campaign
Published: 12 March, 2013
Accolade Wine is to donate £100,000 to the National Trust as part of a tie-up with the conservation charity and its Banrock Station brand.
Read more...Basset judge on sherry and food matching competition
Published: 12 March, 2013
UK sommelier and hotelier Gerard Basset OBE will be joining the judging panel of The Sherry Institute of Spain's bi-annual international food and sherry matching competition.
Morrisons bolsters wine team
Published: 08 March, 2013
Morrisons has appointed Mark Jarman as head of wine operations as it looks to set up a UK bottling operation.
Read more...Laithwaite's triumphs at Judgment of Parsons Green with English sparkling wine
Published: 06 March, 2013
A sparkling wine grown by Laithwaite's Wine co-founder Barbara Laithwaite and her friend Cherry Thompson has picked up first prize at the Judgment of Parsons Green.
Read more...Cobevco fills its 1.5 billionth bottle
Published: 06 March, 2013
Cobevco, the bottling arm of Quinn Glass, has passed the 1.5 billion bottles landmark after six years in operation.
Read more...Laithwaite's renews Affordable Art Fair sponsorship
Published: 05 March, 2013
Laithwaite's Wine has renewed its sponsorship of the Affordable Art Fair in London.
Read more...New hire as Buckingham Schenk looks to the on-trade
Published: 05 March, 2013
Buckingham Schenk has hired Sheryl Foster as national accounts manager as it looks to build sales in the on-trade.
Read more...Geoffrey Dean gets the lowdown on the 2012 Bordeaux vintage
Published: 01 March, 2013
A recce of the Left and Right Banks in late February led this correspondent to conclude that critics and judges alike should be pleasantly surprised when they descend on Bordeaux next month for the annual en primeur tastings.
Read more...Romanian Pinot 'surprisingly good' says Halewood
Published: 01 March, 2013
Halewood Romania has launched a "surprisingly good Pinot Noir campaign" in a bid to encourage the UK wine trade to look at the quality and value of its wine.
Read more...Oddbins' head buyer Emma Nichols departs
Published: 01 March, 2013
Oddbins' head buyer Emma Nichols has left the business, Harpers can reveal.
Read more...Oddbins on track for profit despite £1.1m loss in first months of new company
Published: 01 March, 2013
Oddbins has insisted it is on track to make a profit within three years after it reported a £1.1 million loss in the first months of operation under new management in 2011.
Read more...Arabella Woodrow to head up wine at Broadland Wineries
Published: 01 March, 2013
Arabella Woodrow MW is to join Broadland Wineries, the specialist bottling and packing company, as its first wine director.
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