Two new members have been appointed to the independent complaints panel - that tackles irresponsible alcohol marketing under the Portman Group's - Code of Practice.
Read more...Independent merchant, Inverarity Vaults has launched two limited edition wines in support of Scottish Ballet's adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice stories.
Read more...Sterling is set for a busy week ahead with the Budget, Bank of England minutes, inflation and retail sales figures all being released against a backdrop of air strikes in Libya and worries over a nuclear meltdown in Japan.
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With all those three-for-a-tenner promotions on every supermarket shelf, it's easy to forget what a great wine-producing nation Australia is, says Fiona Beckett.
WaverleyTBS announced a record attendance at the launch of its re-vamped wine portfolio, that begins the first of a series of national tasting events.
Read more...Sterling dropped to a four month low against the euro, but gained against the US dollar yesterday and overnight.
Read more...Opportunities are being missed in pubs and restaurants due to disappointing wine offers and difficult to navigate drinks menus, according to Wine Intelligence.
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Oddbins' Simon Baile is urging suppliers to vote for a company voluntary arrangement as the "best possible way forward."
Read more...Sterling slipped against the US dollar yesterday as concerns over the UK economy and worries over the Japanese nuclear crisis dented the pound.
Read more...Wine bar operator Corney & Barrow has got a slap on the wrist from the ASA over its Beaujolias breakfast ad, which was ruled irresponsible for encouraging people to drink early in the day.
Read more...Wine bar chain Balls Brothers has been saved from collapse by Novus Leisure which has acquired 17 of its 19 bars.
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Former United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, will be the keynote speaker at the third Climate Change and Wine Congress to be held in Marbella on Apri 13-14.
The rate of pub closures has fallen from 40 per week down to 25, according to figures released by the British Beer & Pub Association.
The USA has overtaken France as the biggest wine-drinking nation in the world, according to new research.
Read more...Chilean winery Cono Sur is to promote its sustainable provenance through the grow-your-own movement at a series of horticultural shows around the UK.
Read more...Sterling fell across the board yesterday as fears of a nuclear crisis in Japan led investors to sell off holdings in 'riskier' currencies.
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Fiona Beckett says St Patrick's Day provides even non-beer drinkers the excuse for a statutory glass of Guinness, but thinks stout deserves more respect than a once-a-year flutter.
Premium Spanish wine producer, Bodega Numanthia, is looking to widen its distribution of Toro region wines across the UK specialist wine trade.
Seven of the UK's supermarket giants have joined the Government's controversial responsibility deal.
Read more...Champagne producers will attend today's Champagne Bureau (CIB) annual tasting in a celebratory mood, after it was announced volumes in the UK jumped last year in spite of the recession.
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