Nearly 70% of shoppers now plan exactly what they are going to spend their money on before going out to do their food and grocery shopping compared to less than half three years ago.
Islay single malt whisky Bowmore, has unveiled new packaging across its domestic and global travel retail, and duty free range.
Read more...Sterling came close to the €1.21/£1 level yesterday before weakening off in the afternoon, as the main focus remains on lack of resolution in the Europe and Greece debt crisis.
Read more...Iconic Australian brand Penfolds dominated the Australian secondary wine market last year - securing 70 places in the top 100.
Read more...The drinks industry charity, The Benevolent has called for industry wide support for this year's Benevolent Ball, to be held in March.
Read more...Alastair Maling MW, Villa Maria group winemaker, is hoping for a drier February, and forecasts that yields will be down in Marlborough.
Read more...Alastair Maling MW, Villa Maria group winemaker, is hoping for a drier February, and forecasts that yields will be down in Marlborough.
Read more...The UK's first single grower application for Protected Designation of Origin recognition has been submitted.
Positive US unemployment data and the ongoing Euro zone Greek refinancing, was the currency market focus towards the end of last week.
Read more...Highland Park has released Thor, a 16 year-old single malt whisky, and the first from its four-strong Valhalla collection.
The hospitality industry was one of the hardest hit by insolvencies last year - they grew by 19% - and experts predict the situation will worsen in 2012.
Premium spirits company, Maxxium UK has appointed Mark Riley as sales director off-trade.
Read more...A survey by alcohol education charity Drinkaware says that new year's resolutions to drink less are most likely to be broken today.
Glenfiddich is to auction of one of its rarest-ever whiskies, the Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve.
This week sterling has seen sterling trend in favour against the euro, due to a lack of resolution surrounding the ongoing euro zone issues.
Read more...Cognac had a record-breaking year in 2011 spearheaded by a rise in Chinese consumption - global sales grew 6.4% on the previous year.
Read more...Customers' growing concerns about the effects of alcohol on health boosted lighter wine sales at Tesco by 100,000 bottles last year.
There's been a "definite lightening of the mood" as the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 index has posted an increase of 3.97 points, or 1.39%, in January, after six months of decline.
Nicolas has sold its UK stores to Spirited Wines - to be operated under franchise.
Read more...The Specialist Importers Trade Tasting SITT, is to offer two visitors a chance of winning an enomatic machine on a 12 week trail basis.
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