Wine & Spirit Trade Association

WSTA: 'duty freeze only way to stop budget-busting price rises'

13-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

A freeze on alcohol duty is the “only option” to prevent “inflation-stoking” and “budget-busting” price rises, The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has warned.

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The Wine Guide – your 101 to wine in pubs

20-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

It shouldn’t really come as a great surprise that wine doesn’t have it all its own way in the setting of a pub, but growth is singularly lacking and the perceived wisdom is that it should be doing better. In our Wine Guide we take a good look at the on-trade’s...

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Punch to hold wine prices despite duty rise

18-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Punch is the first pubco to announce it will be absorbing the increase in duty on wine following last week’s Budget.

One in three plan to drink out less

15-Sep-2010 By John Harrington

One in three people plan to cut back on drinking away from home — and nearly half say they'll eat out less — in the next 12 months. That's...

Home wine drinking on the rise

28-May-2010 By Jo Bruce

More consumers are choosing to spend on wine at home rather than purchase it in the on-trade, according to new research commissioned by the Wine...

WSTA gives evidence to Lords

02-Mar-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci

A delegation from the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has given evidence to the House of Lords Committee inquiry into the reform of the EU...

Training the taste buds

08-Feb-2007

To make the most of your wine list, it's essential to train your staff effectively. Alison Carter shares her experience As licensees, training...