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Published: 19 March, 2013
Specialist Californian importers, the Vineyard Cellars and the Wine Treasury, are teaming up again with the Wine Institute of California to showcase their wines at a trade and press tasting on May 13 in London.
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Published: 19 March, 2013
Rosé wine exports from Provence to the UK jumped 82% on volume and 37% on value between 2011 and 2012, according to new figures out this week.
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Published: 18 March, 2013
Diageo has announced it will launch Espresso Smirnoff vodka from April. The flavour extension is to be available through...
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Published: 18 March, 2013
Wine and spirit sales continue to fall as consumers battle with year-on-year duty rises, according to the Wine & Spirit Trade Association's latest market report.
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Published: 18 March, 2013
Estrella Galicia, a premium beer brand, which to date has only been imported by small independent Spanish importers in bottle format, is now being brought into the UK in kegs by PLB exclusively for the on-trade.
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Published: 18 March, 2013
Two men found guilty of smuggling illicit Italian wine into the UK have been jailed following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs.
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Published: 15 March, 2013
New Zealand winery Brancott Estate is anticipating a balanced, moderate yield for the 2013 vintage, following...
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Published: 15 March, 2013
Three-quarters of consumers lack confidence when it comes to choosing wine according to recent research by Morrisons Cellar, so to help overcome this the multiple retailer has unveiled an online Taste Test which it says will help will help consumers to buy with more assurance.
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Published: 15 March, 2013
Broadland Wineries claims it can get new wines to market, from inception to shelf, a month earlier than its competitors.
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Published: 15 March, 2013
Magazine publisher Condé Nast, owner of glossy titles including Vogue and GQ, is moving into hospitality with a string of restaurants and bars around the world backed by its famous magazines.
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Published: 14 March, 2013
Marks & Spencer has signed a deal with Local Wine School that will expand its programme of in-store consumer tastings.
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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.
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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.
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Published: 13 March, 2013
Tesco has acquired restaurant chain Giraffe for £48.6 million.
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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).
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Published: 13 March, 2013
David Cameron's plan for minimum alcohol pricing are set to be axed, according to reports.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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