The industry braced itself for Alistair Darling's inaugural budget and not without reason. The eventual duty increases 55p on a bottle of spirits and 14p on a bottle of wine are considerable but how will they affect you? ...
In a bid to increase competitiveness in the sector and boost the European wine market, a series of new reforms have been introduced by the European Commission. ...
With the Government considering alcohol tax increases for 2008, how will this impact on the UK market and beyond? Who would benefit while others lose out? Let us know your thoughts. ...
Is the low alcohol trend a flash-in-the-pan or are you keen to see more of these products on the shelves, no matter what winemaking techniques have been used to produce them? ...
This week Angela Mount, ex-Somerfield buyer attacked suppliers for not understanding the demands of retailers in the run-up to Christmas, claiming wine account managers "disappear" in the two-weeks up to 25 December. What do you think? ...
In this week's Harpers magazine, we reported that Australian producer Brown Brothers has been prevented from selling a 6.5% Moscato d'Asti-style wine in the UK. ...
In this week's Harpers, we reported that Sainsbury's has put its two own label PET wines back into glass bottles for the winter period after a three-month trial citing concerns over freshness, but rival Tesco plans to push ahead with the...
