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Sterling falls against dollar

Published:  17 January, 2012

Sterling fell against the US dollar yesterday, trading within reach of an 18 month low.

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Argentinian wines in polo link-up

Published:  16 January, 2012

Argentinian wine producers will be offered the chance to promote their wines to the masses at London's O2 arena during The Gaucho International Polo competition.

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Cooler climate wines lead the way in Wines of Chile awards

Published:  16 January, 2012


Eleven of the 17 trophies awarded at last week's Chilean Wine Awards were from its cooler climate wine regions including Limari, Elqui, San Antonio, Casablanca and Bío Bío.

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Bibendum to launch 23 wineries at annual tasting

Published:  16 January, 2012

Bibendum is launching 23 new wineries from eight different countries at its 'Just Add' annual tasting, in a bid to focus more on premium wines for 2012.

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Emmanuel Charrier elected president of BIVC

Published:  16 January, 2012

Emmanuel Charrier has been elected the new president of the regional trade body for the AOP wines of the Centre Loire vineyard, the BIVC.

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Olympics to bring £323m boost

Published:  16 January, 2012

The Olympics will inject £323 million into the London on-trade, according to new research carried out by Bibendum.

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Burgundy lovers 'buzzing' for 'surprise' 2010 vintage

Published:  16 January, 2012

Yields were down as much as 40% on 2009, but Burgundy lovers are shelling out up to 10% more for the "surprisingly good" 2010 vintage.

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Olympics to bring £323m boost

Published:  16 January, 2012

The Olympics will inject £323 million into the London on-trade, according to new research carried out by Bibendum.

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Wines in the press, January 13-16

Published:  16 January, 2012

The Guardian

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China leapfrogs UK in world wine league

Published:  13 January, 2012

China has overtaken the UK to become the world's fifth biggest consumer of wine.

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Judges warm to cool-climate Chilean wines

Published:  13 January, 2012

Cool climate wines were the stars of the show at the ninth annual Wines of Chile Awards.

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Nielsen: Xmas off-trade sales 'lacklustre'

Published:  13 January, 2012

Festive sales in the off-trade were "lacklustre", with volumes slightly down across the board, but sparkling wine pulled off an "astounding" 17% increase, said Nielsen.

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UK on-trade sees festive sales rise

Published:  13 January, 2012

The 1,600-strong Mitchells & Butlers group sold 300,000 more glasses of wine in the four weeks leading up to Christmas than in 2010, illustrating the on-trade had a good time overall.

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Lower-alcohol wines for Blue Nun

Published:  13 January, 2012

Blue Nun has entered the lower alcohol wine market with the launch of a sub-brand called Delicate.

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Retailers need to improve online offering, says Shopow

Published:  12 January, 2012

Retailers need to develop and improve their online offerings and to embrace the 'social shopping' phenomenon, according to retail search engine, Shopow.

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Last entries for Glenrothes Vintage Makers competition

Published:  12 January, 2012

The Glenrothes Vintage Makers 2012 competition, is issuing the last call for entries for the opportunity to help create The Glenrothes Vintage 2012.

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Northern Restaurant & Bar trade show calls for registration

Published:  12 January, 2012

The Northern Restaurant & Bar, returns to Manchester Central for its 11th year.

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Sterling falls to three month low against dollar

Published:  12 January, 2012

Sterling dropped by 1% against the dollar, hitting a three month low of $1.5308/£1 - the lowest since early October.

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Registration opens for 23rd Wines from Spain Trade Fair

Published:  12 January, 2012

The 23rd Annual Wines from Spain Trade Fair will take place on March 1, in Old Billingsgate.

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Makro strengthens wine team

Published:  12 January, 2012

Makro is strengthening its in-store sommelier team with a raft of new appointments across the country.

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