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Should US wine producers try harder in the UK on-trade?

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Current Poll


Date of poll:  08 May 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should US wine producers try harder in the UK on-trade? No 37%
Unsure 12%
Yes 50%

Previous Polls


Date of poll:  01 May 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should the drinks industry directly fund alcohol education in schools? No 50%
Unsure 1%
Yes 48%

Date of poll:  24 Apr 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is the Drinkaware Trust doing a good job? No 36%
Unsure 23%
Yes 40%

Date of poll:  17 Apr 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are you planning to attend the London International Wine Fair? No 41%
Undecided 5%
Yes 52%

Date of poll:  11 Apr 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should the Scottish Whisky Association introduce a fifth, “blended malts” classification? Don't Know 3%
No 75%
Yes 20%

Date of poll:  03 Apr 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Would you support price controls on alcohol? No 52%
Unsure 11%
Yes 35%

Date of poll:  25 Mar 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is the £3.99 bottle of wine now a thing of the past? No 40%
Not Sure 8%
Yes 51%

Date of poll:  17 Mar 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Will the Budget be good for your business? No 75%
Unsure 12%
Yes 11%

Date of poll:  06 Mar 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should retailers offer smaller bottle sizes for wine? No 26%
Not sure 2%
Yes 70%

Date of poll:  28 Feb 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should the government interfere to curb retail drinks promotions? No 46%
Unsure 7%
Yes 46%

Date of poll:  22 Feb 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are you worried about the impact of global warming on the wine trade? No 41%
Unsure 7%
Yes 50%

Date of poll:  17 Feb 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are annual tastings still the best way for generics to show their wines? No 22%
Not sure 12%
Yes 64%

Date of poll:  07 Feb 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is the Government right to threaten statutory legislation if it concludes the industry's voluntary codes are not working? Don't know 4%
No 35%
Yes 60%

Date of poll:  31 Jan 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is the New World right to pursue a regional strategy? No 22%
Unsure 4%
Yes 73%

Date of poll:  24 Jan 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should wine labels carry more alcohol-unit information? No 46%
Not sure 1%
Yes 52%

Date of poll:  17 Jan 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Did you get what you wanted from Wine+? Didn't attend 41%
No 25%
Yes 32%

Date of poll:  10 Jan 2008 Answer Percentage of Votes
Will others follow in the footsteps of Orbital this year? No 6%
Not sure 19%
Yes 74%

Date of poll:  20 Dec 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Did you or your company hit your targets in 2007? No 32%
Sometimes 18%
Yes 49%

Date of poll:  13 Dec 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Do you get a Christmas bonus? No 81%
Sometimes 5%
Yes 13%

Date of poll:  10 Dec 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are drinks promotions too agressive this Christmas? No 44%
Not sure 0%
Yes 55%

Date of poll:  30 Nov 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are the supermarkets right to review their focus on screwcaps? No 26%
Not sure 9%
Yes 63%

Date of poll:  23 Nov 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are touch screens the future for wine retailing? Don't know 8%
No 62%
Yes 28%

Date of poll:  19 Nov 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
is the wine industry doing enough to defend itself from the health lobby? No 80%
Not sure 8%
Yes 11%

Date of poll:  17 Nov 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Do you think the drinks industry is doing enough to defend itself from the health lobby? No 62%
Yes 37%

Date of poll:  12 Nov 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are you planning on putting up your wine prices? Don't know 4%
No 23%
Yes 71%

Date of poll:  01 Nov 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
After moves in Provence should high sugar levels be allowed in the EU? Don't know 4%
No 70%
Yes 26%

Date of poll:  26 Oct 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Will customers be prepared to pay more for Pinot Grigio? Don't know 0%
No 63%
Yes 36%

Date of poll:  19 Oct 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is the drinks industry doing enough to combat negative drinking reports and press coverage? No 80%
Not sure 6%
Yes 13%

Date of poll:  12 Oct 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Do you have terms and conditions of employment in place for you or your staff? No 28%
Not sure 12%
Yes 60%

Date of poll:  05 Oct 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Will a £1 per bottle price rise turn consumers off New Zealand wine? Don't know 3%
No 55%
Yes 40%

Date of poll:  28 Sep 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is alternative packaging a passing fad? No 54%
Yes 45%

Date of poll:  21 Sep 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Do consumers recognise New World regionality? No 56%
Yes 43%

Date of poll:  14 Sep 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Would you buy a £5 bottle of Champagne? No 55%
Yes 44%

Date of poll:  06 Sep 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Could winemaking courses be more hands on? Don't Know 0%
No 5%
Yes 94%

Date of poll:  30 Aug 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should carbon footprint labelling be made compulsory? Don't care 15%
No 46%
Yes 38%

Date of poll:  17 Aug 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should the EU tighten its definition of vodka? Don't know 6%
No 20%
Yes 72%

Date of poll:  03 Aug 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is Sainsbury's right to turn its back on cork for its own-label wines Don't Know 1%
No 56%
Yes 42%

Date of poll:  25 Jul 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Fairtrade is going to stage its own wine awards, we ask: Are there enough wines to justify this? Don't know 10%
No 61%
Yes 28%

Date of poll:  18 Jul 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Should the law be changed to allow smaller servings of wine? Don't know 0%
No 17%
Yes 82%

Date of poll:  12 Jul 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are you going to carbon-offset your holiday? Don't know 0%
No 63%
Yes 36%

Date of poll:  06 Jul 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Will the new EU Directive be good for the wine industry? Don't know 0%
No 36%
Yes 63%

Date of poll:  02 Jul 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Will the smoking ban affect ontrade takings? Don't know 0%
No 52%
Yes 48%

Date of poll:  22 Jun 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is Vinexpo more beneficial to your business than LIWSF? Don't know 10%
No 67%
Yes 21%

Date of poll:  14 Jun 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Will banning White Zinfandel and White Grenache as descriptions of wine in the UK affect sales? Don't care 13%
No 50%
Yes 36%

Date of poll:  08 Jun 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Are big wine brands stunting the category's potential price growth? Don't care 15%
No 15%
Yes 70%

Date of poll:  31 May 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Would you like to see wines sold in PET bottles? Don't Care 5%
No 66%
Yes 27%

Date of poll:  25 May 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Is the English wine industry doing enough to promote English Wine Week? Don't Know 11%
No 68%
Yes 19%

Date of poll:  17 May 2007 Answer Percentage of Votes
Lower alcohol wines: are they set to boom? Don't know 11%
No 25%
Yes 63%


 






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