The USA’s threat of slapping 100% tariffs on US$2.4 billion worth of French imports including wine and Champagne seems to have been put on hold after the countries’ leaders announced a ceasefire on Twitter.
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Some of the trade’s biggest names turned out last night to celebrate the induction of a record-breaking number of diploma students into the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s (WSET) alumni hall of fame.
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Hallgarten Wines has added Lebanese producer Château Oumsiyat to its portfolio.
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Tyrrell’s Wines has made the decision to have a “severely reduced” 2020 vintage due to smoke taint caused by the bushfires, with the Australian producer estimating a total crop loss of 80%.
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Sainsbury's has announced its CEO Mike Coupe will retire from the supermarket group in May this year.
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Broadland Wineries has confirmed it will be changing its name to Broadland Drinks to reflect the “changing nature of its business”.
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The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has reiterated its call for a cut in duty.
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Yalumba unveiled its latest NPD at Australia Trade Tasting - a four-strong range of wine made with minimal intervention.
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Mannings Heath Golf and Wine Estate has proposed plans to build a winery, tasting room and restaurant on its 500-acre West Sussex site.
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Bibendum Wine has added a host of new producers to its on-trade portfolio.
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Diageo is preparing to get bartenders revved up ahead of its annual World Class cocktail-making competition with a UK-wide ‘training tour’.
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Hot and dry conditions have made for a tough growing season in many South Australian regions, according to the state’s Riverland where harvest has begun with early Chardonnay grapes picked for sparkling wine.
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The Vintners’ Company has launched a series of awards aimed at celebrating change, diversity and innovation in the wine industry.
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The world’s wine drinkers are quickly becoming a population of confident connoisseurs thanks to widespread access to the internet and the ubiquity of smartphones. But are they any more knowledgeable offline?
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UK bound exports of wines from Washington State has jumped 37% in the past five years, according to new data from the Washington State Wine Commission.
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Guy Gordon Clark OBE, the great, great grandson of Matthew Clark and former director of the eponymous firm, passed away earlier this January aged 91.
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Off-Piste Wines has appointed former Waitrose and Co-op buyer Maria Elener as sourcing and supplier manager for Europe.
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The UK edition of the Ruinart Sommelier Challenge, now in its fifth year, has opened for entries.
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Rowena Curlewis, CEO of drinks design specialist Denomination, gives her views on the latest trend for health-inspired alcoholic drinks
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Maison Joseph Drouhin has joined forces with Enotria & Coe to heighten its visibility in the premium on-trade in a move it said reflected a "new approach to the UK".
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