Eric Zwiebel MS, sommelier at Summer Lodge, Dorset, has been chosen to represent the UK at the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale World Sommelier Contest in Japan in 2013.
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Harveys Bristol Cream is to drive sales through recruiting new consumers and re-engaging with the old in the first of two on-pack promotions.
Read more...London's Ibérica is to receive the Marques de Busianos award from the Real Academia de Gastronomia for bringing Spanish gastronomy to the world.
Read more...Scottish drinks wholesaler Inverarity Morton is aiming to hit £50 million turnover this year, and grow the business by 10% each year over the next three years.
Read more...After seven years as the major investor behind Enotria, ISIS Equity partners sold its shares and BlueGem Capital has now become the main backer.
Read more...Corney & Barrow has secured two-year wine supply deal with the Goodwood Estate in Sussex.
Read more...Logistics firm London City Bond has secured a contract with Chelsea based wine merchants, The Vintner.
Read more...Cambridgeshire independent merchant the Smiling Grape Company has launched a new agency division with the aim of sourcing "fun and funky" wines.
Read more...Laithwaite's Wine has appointed Averys buying director Emma Roberts to the newly-created role of group fine wine director.
Read more...The UK's top police body has lent its support to minimum pricing for alcohol for the first time.
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First Drinks has unveiled a brand new positioning and marketing campaign for ?ubrówka vodka.
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Penfolds is taking wine pricing to new levels by launching a £110,000 Kalimna Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, in a limited edition glass ampoule.
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There are two French descriptions of wine that are really useful but have no exact equivalent in English, says Fiona Beckett.
Grupo Codorníu's Rioja brand Viña Pomal is to sponsor the JP Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series for a second year.
Read more...The Macallan has been awarded the most expensive whisky sold at auction by the Guinness World Records.
Read more...Volatility is expected in the markets this week on the back of The Barclay's Bank LIBOR manipulation scandal, which has sent shock waves through the financial sector.
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Malibu has launched the limited edition Summer '12 following its first release in 2011, which delivered a significant uplift in sales, according to owner Pernod Ricard.
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The Balvenie Distillery has released The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 5 to coincide with malt master David Stewart's 50th year at the company.
Read more...French wine marketing agency Sopexa UK has launched a competition where entrants can create a virtual vineyard and win a trip to France.
Read more...For the fifth year running, sommelier and pastry chef teams from across the UK are being challenged to find the ultimate pairing of a Roussillon Vin Doux Naturel with their own dessert creation.
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