Brian Julyan receives first Court of Master Sommeliers lifetime award

Brian Julyan, chief executive of the Court of Master Sommeliers, was presented with a
Lifetime Achievement Award on October 6 at 28-50 wine bar in London. This
was the first time that the Court has made such an award.

Aussie acquisition for Hillebrand

German-based drinks logistics giant JF Hillebrand has brought the Australian wine freight forwarder John Crack Freight Services.

Beam Global sells Cockburn's Port to Symington

Beam Global is selling Cockburn's Port to Symington Family Estates.

Drinks trade warned to plan ahead for harsh winter

Jacob's Creek sponsors TV channel Dave

Sterling fell to a four and a half month low against euro yesterday

Sterling fell to a four and a half month low against a generally stronger euro yesterday as concerns over more monetary easing hurt sterling.

Sterling hit two-month high against US dollar yesterday

Sterling recovered to hit a two-month high against the US dollar yesterday after stronger than expected UK services sector data and expectations over further monetary stimulus in the USA.

Lighter bottles for Brown Brothers

Brown Brothers is to reduce the weight of glass packaging on its core wines.

Master Sommelier Devaney joins Flint Wines

Bloggers to compete for Romanian trip

Bloggers who wax lyrical about Romanian wine stand a chance of winning a trip to the country.

Disaronno Mixing Star London finalists announced

The Disaronno Mixing Star competition has announced its two London finalists as Matthew Dakers from London's Trailer Happiness and Boris Ivan from Hush, Mayfair.

California winery sets new eco standards

A winery which claims to be the most "environmentally sophisticated" in the world has opened at the University of California's Davis complex.

Home Secretary to 'tear up' Licensing Act

Home Secretary Theresa May has pledged to "tear up Labour's disastrous Licensing Act" in a speech to the Conservative Party conference today.

Relaunch for Glen Garioch Scotch whisky

The 200-year-old Scotch whisky brand Glen Garioch has reappeared on the market, after a 15-year hiatus, with three new single malt expressions.

Wine investors 'misled' over inheritance tax

Wine collections that are inherited by relatives may attract more tax than families have been led to think.

Fine wine still offers City best investment

Fine wine continues to outperform both the equities and gold markets throughout the year despite a slow down in growth of 0.8% in September.

Sterling recovered against euro following construction data

Currency exchange rates daily analysis for October 5 from Smart Currency Exchange.

Woman sues Asda over frog in wine bottle

A woman is claiming compensation from Asda after allegedly finding a frog in a bottle of wine she bought from the supermarket.

Wines in the press - September 30- October 3

The Guardian
Getting on for six years ago, Victoria Moore was agonising about what to write about in her first wine column in the Guardian.

Currency update, October 4 - sterling falls but performs well against the dollar

Sterling fell to a four month low on Friday against euro as worries over further Quantitative Easing and poor data saw investors sell the pound.