Scotch whisky brand, Chivas Regal, official partner of the Festival de Cannes, has announced a new global partnership with the charity, FilmAid International.
Read more...Minimum pricing in Scotland could encourage illegal cross-border alcohol trading, cause serious difficulties for suppliers and internet retailers, and is likely to quickly increase above the suggested 45p per unit.
Read more...George Taber, the only reporter to attend Steven Spurrier's 1976 Judgement of Paris blind tasting, will be one of The 2011 European Wine Bloggers' Conference two keynote speakers.
Read more...Sterling has started the week slightly lower against the US dollar, having tracked the euro's decline against the US currency over the weekend.
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Fiona Beckett says where she was staying in the Languedoc recently, you could buy rosé from the local cave for just £1.25 a litre, or 94p a bottle and it was exactly what she wanted at lunchtime, "light, crisp, refreshing and surprisingly well made".
The owners of Vallée de Vin are said to be in talks to buy a significant stake in India's Grover Vineyards.
Read more...Despite tough trading conditions, attendance numbers for London's International Wine Fair have shown a slight increase, organisers Brintex have reported.
Wine's social media world got together at LIWF to create a new pan-European blend from scratch, design a label and launch it to market before the fair closed its doors.
The big opportunities for the Western European wine market are in rosé, sparkling wine, New World wines and private label, according to Euromonitor.
Read more...There's a simple way to make more profit in the on-trade ? a Wine Intelligence experiment showed putting up prices can add £46,000 more annual profit.
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Michele Caggianese, restaurant and bar manager of London's Jumeirah Carlton Tower has been awarded the Academy of Food and Wine Service's AFWS, UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2011.
Read more...Kingsland Wines and Spirits has announced a new partnership with South African winery, Rickety Bridge, based in Franschhoek.
Read more...Sterling gained against the euro and US dollar yesterday after UK retail sales data beat expectations.
Read more...This year's 100 Best Australian Wines includes 12 producers who have been included in every single list since its inception in 2004.
Read more...The joint administrators of Oddbins have put a further 29 stores across the country on sale, with the deadline for offers before 5pm of May 27.
Read more...Restaurants that fail to explain the concept of natural wines to diners are hindering consumer acceptance of the category, according to sommelier Romaine Henry from Hibiscus.
Read more...Big brand wines were slammed for being over-priced, poor quality and lacking in self-confidence by industry leaders at Harpers debate.
Read more...Almost 40% of regular wine drinkers in the UK , or 11 million people, search for wine information online - that's according to Wine Intelligence.
Read more...Businesses could reduce their CO2 emissions by 20% by bottling in green glass according to the Waste & Resources Action Programme, WRAP.
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Freixenet has launched a new mainstream Spanish wine brand aimed at attracting more women to the Spanish wine category.
