The UK consumer is spending more per bottle and increasingly requesting lower alcohol wines, according to the first Wine Intelligence UK Independent Retailer Report.
Read more...London's Imagination Gallery will host the third annual Koshu of Japan trade and press tasting day on February 22, exploring wines from the Yamanashi Prefecture wine region.
Read more...Pernod Ricard UK has become corporate patron of the Saatchi Gallery, meaning it can showcase its premium status, brands and activities in its creative space.
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Nearly 70% of shoppers now plan exactly what they are going to spend their money on before going out to do their food and grocery shopping compared to less than half three years ago.
Islay single malt whisky Bowmore, has unveiled new packaging across its domestic and global travel retail, and duty free range.
Read more...Sterling came close to the €1.21/£1 level yesterday before weakening off in the afternoon, as the main focus remains on lack of resolution in the Europe and Greece debt crisis.
Read more...Iconic Australian brand Penfolds dominated the Australian secondary wine market last year - securing 70 places in the top 100.
Read more...The drinks industry charity, The Benevolent has called for industry wide support for this year's Benevolent Ball, to be held in March.
Read more...Alastair Maling MW, Villa Maria group winemaker, is hoping for a drier February, and forecasts that yields will be down in Marlborough.
Read more...Alastair Maling MW, Villa Maria group winemaker, is hoping for a drier February, and forecasts that yields will be down in Marlborough.
Read more...The UK's first single grower application for Protected Designation of Origin recognition has been submitted.
The Guardian
Spending less on wine if you pay for it up front, or buying en primeur, seems on the face of it a pretty good deal, says Fiona Beckett.
Positive US unemployment data and the ongoing Euro zone Greek refinancing, was the currency market focus towards the end of last week.
Read more...Highland Park has released Thor, a 16 year-old single malt whisky, and the first from its four-strong Valhalla collection.
The hospitality industry was one of the hardest hit by insolvencies last year - they grew by 19% - and experts predict the situation will worsen in 2012.
Premium spirits company, Maxxium UK has appointed Mark Riley as sales director off-trade.
Read more...A survey by alcohol education charity Drinkaware says that new year's resolutions to drink less are most likely to be broken today.
Glenfiddich is to auction of one of its rarest-ever whiskies, the Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve.
This week sterling has seen sterling trend in favour against the euro, due to a lack of resolution surrounding the ongoing euro zone issues.
Read more...Cognac had a record-breaking year in 2011 spearheaded by a rise in Chinese consumption - global sales grew 6.4% on the previous year.
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