Waboomsrivier signs exclusive deal with Besós UK
Published: 26 September, 2008
Waboomsrivier Co-operative in South Africa has appointed Besós UK to exclusively represent the winery in the UK.
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Global Brands grows with Fullback acquisition
Published: 25 September, 2008
Global Brands (GLB) has snapped up North Yorkshire based importer Fullback Imports for an undisclosed sum, adding a range of premium European beer brands to its own growing portfolio.
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Courvoisier launches TV series to champion British food
Published: 25 September, 2008
Two members of Beam Global UK's exclusive online members club, Courvoisier The Future 500, are collaborating in a joint venture to produce six web TV shows about British food.
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ZGM appoints award winning winemaker
Published: 25 September, 2008
International wine producer ZGM has appointed award-winning winemaker Julian Grubb to its team.
Read more...Co-op awarded chance to give fair-trade range a celebrity airing
Published: 25 September, 2008
The Co-op will showcase its fairtrade wines at this year's Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards, as sole sponsor of the national TV awards show.
Read more...Stock Spirits Group awarded 'Coolbrands' status
Published: 24 September, 2008
Central European spirits producer Stock Spirits Group says it has begun to achieve "widespread recognition" from independent industry experts across its expanding premium drinks portfolio.
Read more...WFA welcomes bill to establish Australian trade measurement system
Published: 24 September, 2008
The Winemakers' Federation of Australia (WFA) has welcomed the introduction by the Australian Federal Government of a National Measurement Amendment Bill.
Read more...French restaurant sector feeling pinch of the credit crunch
Published: 24 September, 2008
More than 3000 French restaurants and bars went bust in the first three months of 2008 and unions predict a "further rush of closures", according to a report in the Guardian today.
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De Bortoli makes bid to go organic
Published: 24 September, 2008
Australian winery De Bortoli is to embark on a major five point plan in a bid to make its wine production more environmentally friendly.
Read more...Berry Bros & Christies shift £2.5 million worth of wine
Published: 24 September, 2008
Royal wine merchants Berry Bros has reported achieving "outstanding sales" in the past few weeks, despite the loom of the credit crunch.
Read more...Genesis Wines appoints Tim Johns
Published: 24 September, 2008
Tim Johns has been appointed marketing executive at London wine merchants Genesis Wines.
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Diageo pushes on-trade cocktail sales with competition launch
Published: 24 September, 2008
Diageo Reserve, the luxury drinks division of Diageo, has launched a nationwide search to find Britain's best bartender and push sales of its cocktail products to the on-trade.
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Didier Dagueneau dies in plane crash
Published: 24 September, 2008
Acclaimed Pouilly Fumé producer, Didier Dagueneau, has died aged 52. Dagueneau was tragically involved in a microlite accident last Wednesday in the Dordogne region of western France.
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Mitchells & Butlers bucks gloom to report sales lift
Published: 23 September, 2008
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), which owns chains including All Bar One, O'Neills and Browns Restaurants has reported an upsurge in summer sales, in a trading update issued today.
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Old Speckled Hen brewers unveil super premium ale
Published: 23 September, 2008
In what must be one of the most exciting brand developments of bottled ale, brewers of the much loved "Old Speckled Hen" have just launched a new vintage oaked, super premium version of the beer.
Read more...Wines in the Press: Washington, South Africa and the rise of M&S
Published: 23 September, 2008
Peter Grogan sings the praises of Washington wines, Jamie Goode comes over all fruit and nut, and Jancis Robinson's tastebuds experience something of a sense of déjà vu this week. Tom Atkin meanwhile might not be a fan of Marks & Spencer's undies collection, but when it comes to its wines it's a different story...
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Montana to launch 'first live wine tasting' on web TV
Published: 23 September, 2008
Montana Wines is embarking on a large-scale consumer marketing push which will include what it claims to be the world's first live wine tasting web TV show.
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Pubs 'n' Bars issues profits warning
Published: 22 September, 2008
Community pubs group Pubs 'n' Bars has issued a profits warning following a 17% drop in shares.
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Portman probe causes Skull Splitter headache
Published: 22 September, 2008
Scottish Brewer The Orkney Brewery could have its award winning Skull Splitter ale withdrawn from sale after claims that its Viking branded bottles promote an aggressive theme.
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