Washington state's wine industry is growing rapidly - in the past seven years the number of wineries has doubled to 700 and it is now valued at $8.6 billion (£5.3 billion) in the state.
Read more...New consumer research by Diageo GB has found 93% of shopping trips in the convenience off-trade are for "something for tonight" as opposed to a routine shop or for an event.
Read more...Sterling hit fresh highs of 1.2270 against the euro yesterday, as fears surrounding the Eurozone were once more at the forefront of traders' minds.
Read more...English Wine Producers is to launch its new branding, Celebrate with English Wine, at its trade and press tasting next week.
Read more...D&D Wines International has gone into adminstration.
Read more...Naked Wines has launched an interactive iPhone app, allowing its customers to chat directly to its winemakers.
Read more...Vintage Seekers, an online site aimed at the luxury market has launched 'Shop by Celebration' a curated collection of wines and spirits to celebrate anniversary years.
Read more...Brasserie Blanc, the creation chef Raymond Blanc, is set to open 11 new sites throughout 2012, to join the nine currently open.
Read more...Sterling reached a six month high against the US dollar of 1.6140 last week and monthly retail sales figures came in much better than anticipated.
Read more...Despite assurances to the contrary, Château Latour's withdrawal from the en primeur system could be bad for business and threaten the traditional Bordeaux marketplace.
Read more...Wine Australia is ditching its annual trade tasting in 2013, and will now hold the event once every two years.
Read more...A leading Italian wine producer says there is too much confusion with labelling, and called for greater professional standards to be introduced, given the industry's rapid expansion.
Read more...Drinkaware's chief executive Chris Sorek has stepped down.
Read more...Micro-négociant, Mischief and Mayhem, has bought its first domaine in Aloxe-Corton.
Read more...Drinks retailers' hopes for an Olympics sales boost could be dashed as "draconian" restrictions limit the opportunity.
Read more...Sterling performed extremely well this week reaching a 20-month high of 1.2250 against the euro, a five-month high against the US dollar of 1.6075 and strengthened against the majority of other currencies.
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Diageo has teamed up with Coca Cola to celebrate the British Summer in £3.5 million off-trade campaign centred around the season's patriotic events.
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Drinks firms shouldn't wait until they're in distress before seeking help in the form of financial support, one expert has said.
Read more...Oddbins creditors still haven't got any money back after the company went into administration and, while "preferential" suppliers will recover all monies owed, unsecured creditors will get just 1p in the £1 back, a creditors' report has revealed.
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