Jeremy Beadles, chief executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), has announced the launch of a new website designed to give consumers a say in tackling alcohol-related harm.
Read more...Visitors to this year's London International Wine Fair (LIWF) will be able to easily pick out award-winners from the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC).
Read more...Robert Mondavi, the highly respected and pioneering Napa Valley Vintner, has died aged 94.
Read more...Sales of Argentine wine in the UK has increased more than 13% by volume and 16% by value in the past 12 months, according to the latest figures. But Wines of Argentina admits it will fail to reach its target of 3% UK market share by 2010.
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Read more...Peter Williamson - known as "Slim" - is to follow Anthony Dee out of the door at London agent Paragon Vintners.
Read more...Retailers have expressed concerns over Government plans to give more powers to local authorities to raise additional taxes from businesses.
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Nicholas John Gretton, an ex-employee of Western Wines, has been killed in a car crash in Spain.
Read more...Sainsbury's is set for its thirteenth successive quarter of like-for-like growth, according to reports from the Sunday Telegraph.
Read more...Smirnoff has topped the list for the best 100 wine and spirits brands in the world.
Read more...Constellation has thrown its financial clout behind its eco-friendly Australian wine brand Banrock Station with a 4 million investment in a new advertising campaign.
Read more...Sainsbury's has reported strong profits results for year trading up to March 22 2008.
Read more...The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers' Association (WIRSPA) is using this year's inaugural Distil exhibition to launch its new Authentic Caribbean Rum (ACR) marque to the UK trade.
Read more...Absolut Vodka has launched its first UK television advertising campaign.
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Cockspur Fine Rum has updated its bottle label for the first time in over two decades as it brings the European brand in line with the North American market.
Read more...Sainsbury's will be launching a new consumer-focussed colour-coded style guide for its wines at the same time it introduces new packaging for its own label wines in August.
Read more...Asda is strengthening its beers, wines and spirits (BWS) team by the appointment of two new product development managers, in addition to building a new category development team focussing on the "customer vision for BWS".
Read more...Cellar Trends aims to increase sales of its Luxardo sambuca by 40% in 2008 with an on-line marketing campaign.
Seven out of ten consumers now recognise the Fairtrade logo, according to new research from the Fairtrade Foundation. The figure is up from 57% in 2007.
Read more...China will come to the fore in the next half-century and emerge as the leading wine producing country.
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