Rolfe launches 10 International
Published: 23 July, 2008
Two former United Wineries employees - Bill Rolfe and Toby Hancock - have left the company to launch a new wine business, 10 International.
Read more...SuperWhites in town
Published: 23 July, 2008
Some 41 winemakers from Friuli Venezia Giulia will be in London in July for the second UK SuperWhites event.
Read more...New guide to tempt distillery visitors
Published: 23 July, 2008
A new guide with information for those wishing to visit Scottish distilleries has been published by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).
Read more...Drinks watchdog to advise on gift packs
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Portman Group, the responsible drinking organisation, has decided to issue guidance to retailers after a landmark decision regarding the promotion of gift packs containing alcoholic drinks.
Read more...HARPERS-ON-TRADE NEWS
Published: 23 July, 2008
Mocot delayed by Brazilian officials
Mocot, the new contemporary Brazilian restaurant in London's Knightsbridge, has put back its opening date once again - this time to mid-August.
Intervino launches with 1 million contract
Published: 23 July, 2008
Intervino, a Lincolnshire-based company launched on 1 April, has secured a 1 million contract to supply a national rewards scheme.
Read more...State of the Wine Nation
Published: 23 July, 2008
The messages from Enotria, land of wine, have been largely grim since 2002, so it is encouraging to report that a sunnier aspect appears to be emerging.
Read more...ITALY: Vintage Italia
Published: 23 July, 2008
If you believe that you can trust a chart to get a fair impression of any vintage, then you must be somewhat naive; and if you think you can use one to understand an Italian vintage, then you are seriously out of touch.
Read more...ITALY: Romagna Rising
Published: 23 July, 2008
When it's time for bottling, Enrico Drei Don wheels his lovingly restored Fiat 500 out of his family's winery and the rented bottling line is rolled in to take its place. As passionate a student of cars as he is of wine in all its dimensions, he is able to illuminate the inner workings of a carburettor with the same ease as he does the geopolitical boundaries of his native Emilia-Romagna, and in near-flawless English.
Read more...Vironneau for CIVB?
Published: 23 July, 2008
The controversial president of the Syndicate of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur has been tipped to take over the presidency of the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB).
Read more...ITALY: Talking Italian
Published: 23 July, 2008
Chairman:
Anthony Rose, The Independent
Panellists:
Alberto Antonini, producer and consultant; Tony Brown MW, product manager for Italy, Spain and Portugal, Meridian Wines; Peter McCombie MW, consultant; Simon Thorpe MW, purchasing director, Western Wines
Sponsor:
Claudio Gamberotto, CAVIT
EC gets radical over wine reform
Published: 23 July, 2008
A proposed 400,000 ha to be removed from production
Non-GI wines allowed vintage and variety on label
No more financial aid for crisis distillation
Paul Dolan takes the chair in California
Published: 23 July, 2008
California wine legend Paul Dolan has been elected as the new chairman of the California Wine Institute.
Read more...On-trade loses out
Published: 23 July, 2008
The on-trade continues to lose out to the take-home market as the big night in' concept grows in popularity among consumers, a leading industry conference was told earlier this month (June).
Read more...Whisky: in with the on-trade
Published: 23 July, 2008
Whisky has always tended to have a rather polarising effect; people either love it or hate it - there are very few who think it's just okay.
Read more...DRC breaks auction record
Published: 23 July, 2008
The most expensive case of wine ever sold at auction went for 93,500 ($175,032) at a sale held at Christie's, London, last week.
Read more...In the mix
Published: 23 July, 2008
Once, whisky was such a simple affair. If you wanted a Scotch you went out and bought one. And it was a blend.
Read more...Elysian fields?
Published: 23 July, 2008
Look at the 12-month period from March 2005 to March 2006, and the number of nine-litre cases sold in the UK fell by nearly half a million to 8.23 million - a drop of more than 5%. Within these statistics, bottled malts fell by 4.9%, while blends saw a decrease of 5.7%.
Read more...Hail hits Douro
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Douro was hit by a heavy hailstorm on the night of 14 June, with some vineyards stripped of grapes and the vines severely damaged. The hail damage hit the Pinho valley and the Rio Torto valley particularly badly.
Read more...Bruichladdich beer
Published: 23 July, 2008
Micro-brewery Islay Ales has teamed up with neighbouring distiller Bruichladdich to produce a powerful and heady' beer.
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