US rare wine auction house, Acker Merrall & Condit has launched a "Twelve Days of Christmas", a worldwide auction offering gifts of 'incomparable rarity and lavish value'.
Read more...The Big Wine Festival wants to attract "average customers" and families to its June event, in an effort to broaden the appeal beyond "crusty wine buffs".
Read more...Burgundy's top wines and lower-ranking Bordeaux Crus Classes are filling the trade gap left by lack of demand for First Growths, according to Liv-Ex data.
Read more...Stolichnaya Vodka has launched the The Himalayan Edition, the first in a series for Stolichnaya's ultra-premium reference, Elit.
Read more...The wine trade is braced for a 15p-a-bottle duty hike in the spring Budget.
Read more...Gin is tipped to be the spirit of choice for consumers at Sainsbury's this Christmas, after it recorded a yearly uplift in sales of 61%1 amongst city dwelling 18-24 year olds.
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Fiona Beckett says at Christmas just as easy to find yourself jaded with festive drink choices as it is food ones.
Sterling surged against the euro yesterday after investors shed the single currency.
Read more...Tax increases are mainly responsible for the drop in wine sales volumes - which has accelerated in the last quarter, falling by 4% - according to the WSTA's market report.
Mergers and acquisitions in the UK bar and restaurant trade are expected to surge in 2012, according to BDO's 'Restaurant and Bars Report'.
Read more...Octopus published, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2012, is available as an app for iPhone and iPod touch.
Read more...Sterling had a relatively strong week against the euro, but failed to push higher on Friday as analysts were left to digest the outcome of the EU summit.
Read more...Sterling had a relatively strong week against the euro, but failed to push higher on Friday as analysts were left to digest the outcome of the EU summit.
Read more...Results for this year's International Wine Challenge Library Collection 2006 and 2001 vintages have been announced, with Italian wines taking the top slots.
The Wine Society has announced Tim Sykes, will take over from Sebastian Payne MW as head of buying.
Read more...The Wine & Spirit Education Trust WSET, has announced the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino joined its Corporate Patron scheme.
Read more...Sterling hit a one month high against the euro yesterday.
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Supermarket wine aisles need an "editor" to remove 90% of what's on offer to make it easier for consumers to make a selection, according to a top brand consultant.
Dom Pérignon's chef de cave was beamed via hologram into five different venues around the world to launch the Champagne's 2003 vintage yesterday.
Accolade Wines has announced a £1m marketing campaign for its Banrock Station Light brand in a bid to champion the lighter drinking category.
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