'French wine slips into fifth place with British drinkers'
09-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
French wine, for centuries the most popular with British drinkers, has fallen spectacularly out of favour, according to market research. Our...
Wine needs younger drinkers
15-Jun-2009
More young drinkers must be recruited into wine in order to arrest declines in the market, according to a new report.Research from Mintel has...
Black Sheep team in Arctic expedition
15-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A team from North Yorkshire's Black Sheep Brewery has set off on an epic motorcycle trip to the Arctic Circle to raise funds for a breast cancer...
Wolf Blass promotion targets cricket fans in the pub
11-Jun-2009
Pubs will be able to tempt drinkers into choosing Wold Blass wines with a new promotion from the brand which is offering the chance to win tickets to...
The Publican Market Report 2009 - take part for your chance to win great sporting prizes
10-Jun-2009
Fancy a trip to the Italian Grand Prix? Or even tickets to the Champions League game of your choice?Then take part in this year's Market Report...
04-Jun-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Pink table tennis and branded rickshaws will form part of Blossom Hill's £750,000 Wimbledon campaign this year. The Diageo-owned brand is the...
04-Jun-2009 By Sonya Hook
Constellation Europe is to put its weight behind draught wine in pubs throughout 2009. "We believe serving wine on draught is a huge opportunity,"...
Tesco boss defends alcohol promotions
03-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Ask licensees up and down the country what the biggest issues affecting them are, and you will be hit with a tirade. The beer tie, tax, the smoking...
'A glass of wine a day can cut gallstone risk'
01-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
A pint of beer or a glass of wine a day can protect against gallstones, scientists have found. Drinking two units a day reduces the risk of...
Booker's seven new wines for on-trade
01-Jun-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Wholesaler Booker has developed a wine range exclusively for the on-trade. The seven wines — three whites, three reds and a rosé — have been...
29-May-2009 By Sonya Hook
Blue Nun fans are being treated to a new luxurious sparkling variant, complete with real gold-leaf flakes. Blue Nun Gold, which is packaged with a...
Wetherspoons welcomes new wines for festival
22-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon will serve six new wines at its pubs during a 19-day festival.The wines have been crafted by Matt Thomson, who was named...
21-May-2009 By Sonya Hook
Constellation Europe has revealed plans to widen the appeal of its Echo Falls wine brand and add an exclusively on-trade range to its Houghton...
Comment: Little to lose and lots to gain through supplier initiatives
20-May-2009
The journalist stereotype of the cynical old hack doesn't apply to me.I'm generally upbeat about drinks companies' efforts to drive footfall through...
Spirits training: Cask Marque turns it hand to spirits training
18-May-2009
The obvious product you would associate with trade body Cask Marque is beer, so it's a surprise to find it set to launch a comprehensive staff...
14-May-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The trade's view of wine sales in the recession remains optimistic, says Geronimo Inns chief executive Rupert Clevely.
Comment: Perils of joining off-trade in bargain basement wine
14-May-2009
If you can't beat 'em…It seems that the on-trade, under pressure from the recession, is following the off-trade into selling wine purely on price....
Punch launches value wine list
12-May-2009
The trade is making a move into value-focused wine offerings, inspired by the economic downturn.Pub groups and suppliers alike are turning to cheaper...
Tennis ace Rusedski to help Ember Inns' campaign
12-May-2009
Ember Inns has launched its annual Drink Pink campaign in a bid to raise £50,000 for charity Against Breast Cancer.The four week campaign will be...
Wine tops poll of nation's favourite drinks
11-May-2009
Wine has emerged as the nation's favourite alcoholic drink but beer is still the top choice for outdoor occasions, a new survey has...
11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns has launched a new wine list designed to appeal to consumers seeking value for money. The new wine list, which launches on 11 May,...
11-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
One in three Britons who drink alcohol prefer wine to beer, according to a new survey by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). The survey...
Summer special: How to sell drinks this summer
05-May-2009
One idea that works well in the summer would be to run a drinks festival. With the category booming, what better time to celebrate all things...
Sir Geoff Hurst announces Bombardier Champion of England
01-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A celebrated national hero met a less well known one when World Cup star Sir Geoff Hurst presented Frank Basey with the Bombardier Champion of...
30-Apr-2009 By Sonya Hook
Wine Australia is working with the Australian Government this summer to boost the image of Aussie food and wine in the UK. The collaboration, which...
Comment: Poorly prepared pubs still fail to cater for non-drinkers
29-Apr-2009
Finishing the London Marathon on Sunday put an end to months of temperance, and what a relief - pubs are no fun at all for someone off the booze.The...
Summer wine: Blast of the summer wine
24-Apr-2009
Two vastly different but equally important players in the UK wine market are full of ideas on how to achieve good wine sales this summer.Bibendum has...
Summer wine: The LIWF uncorked
24-Apr-2009
WINE TRADE show the London International Wine Fair (LIWF) is just around the corner, and this year the organisers have gone to great lengths to make...
Summer wine: Spanish sparklers
24-Apr-2009
If wine trade body the Institut del Cava gets its way, pub customers will be indulging in the Spanish tradition of toasting to the weekend each...
Comment: Curtain up for theatre in selling drinks
24-Apr-2009
The Brands Report 2009, our annual look at the 200 best-selling drinks brands in the UK, will be hitting doormats around now.Among the dramatic rises...
Comment: Are brands good for wine?
20-Apr-2009
Could wine producers' obsession with branding see wine's reputation damaged by becoming a commodity? Many producers - including E&J Gallo (see...
Oz Clarke's cask conversion
16-Apr-2009
It's 10:30am and Oz Clarke is already onto his second or third pint of ale. It's entirely appropriate, for his presence in the Betjeman Arms, in...
'Tesco to announce weekly turnover now hitting £1 billion'
16-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Its domination of the British High Street has been absolute in recent years. And this week the Tesco behemouth is set to smash yet through symbolic...
Lambrini rosé launched
16-Apr-2009
Halewood International has made a bid to position Lambrini as an on-trade brand with the launch of a rosé variant.The brand extension to the...
Gallo launches new brand and relaunches Turning Leaf
07-Apr-2009
Wine company E&J Gallo has announced the launch of a new brand, and the relaunch of its Turning Leaf range.There will also be a programme of...
Drinks giants launch new training scheme
02-Apr-2009
The giants of the drinks trade have partnered to launch a major new barstaff training scheme.Coordinated by Cask Marque, companies including Diageo,...
'Traders try to scupper Tesco alcohol plans'
02-Apr-2009
Traders and shoppers have launched a last-ditch attempt to scupper Tesco's plans to move in to Wanstead - by urging the council not to grant the...
'Wetherspoons attacks plans for smaller wine glasses in pubs'
26-Mar-2009
Pubs will be forced to serve wine in smaller glasses, under new proposals to curb excessive drinking being considered by the Government. But the...
Comment: Drinks that pubs really want
24-Mar-2009
There is a hefty gap between what many drinks producers claim pubs need and what pubs actually want.This was demonstrated by two things last week....
MPs warn of job losses if tax goes up
24-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The All Party Parliamentary Wine and Spirits Group has added its voice to calls to the Chancellor demanding alcohol taxes are not increased. With the...
BII backs minimum pricing
19-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The BII has given its backing to plans for a minimum pricing of alcohol. The issue remains on the radar after Gordon Brown said he wasn't keen on the...
Coors launches 'one stop shop' for online ordering
10-Mar-2009
Coors Brewers has launched a new website to provide a "one stop shop" for freetrade customers ordering from the company.Licensees will be able to...
Converting football fans to sampling wine
09-Mar-2009
CHELSEA FOOTBALL club hasn't had much to celebrate recently. But when its fans do look to enjoy themselves after a home match, many choose to do so...
Comment: We're dangerously obsessed with price
09-Mar-2009
The past week has emphasised how dangerously obsessed with price we are.The trade's submissions in the run-up to the Budget are of huge importance,...
When is a wine drinker not a wine drinker?
25-Feb-2009
Irregular wine drinkers in the UK choose wine mainly from Australia, but France, Spain and Italy are the countries of origin that more regular...
23-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
A new TV series will follow the process behind choosing the winners at the International Wine Challenge (IWC).
Comment: What's your drinks offer?
20-Feb-2009
I'm just coming to the end of the trawl of the country's finest pubs that always forms part of the judging for the Publican Awards at this time of...
Watching the watchdog
16-Feb-2009
THERE IS finally some hope for pubs and drinks companies facing increased crackdowns on how they promote themselves.Mark Hunter, chief executive of...
MPs launch enquiry into impact of tax increases on wine and spirits' market
13-Feb-2009
An enquiry into the impact of tax changes on the wine and spirits' market is set to take place this month as businesses cut jobs as a result of...
13-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
A group of MPs have launched an inquiry into the impact of last year's bumper duty rises and the potential duty escalator rise on wine and spirits....
