Conman jailed for mass wine fraud
11-Feb-2009
A conman has been convicted of fraud after he was found guilty of handling stolen wines and spirits worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.Dogan...
Opinion: Coming together to deal with the devil
10-Feb-2009
"Try to think as the other person thinks" - Michael Corleone: The Godfather - Part IIThe government is big on dealing with a single message from the...
03-Feb-2009 By MA reporter
Every licensee wants to back a winner. So to help you become a winner, the MA recently compiled a brand new listing of the 50 drinks that made the...
Opinion: The good, bad and ugly of our battle Vs anti-alcohol brigade
26-Jan-2009
A pair of stories broke last week that illustrate the good and the bad in the battle our industry is engaged in against the anti-alcohol brigade.On...
Opinion: 99p pint won't be around long
20-Jan-2009
The real question that arises from the Wetherspoon's 99p pint story is: what happens if these extreme promotions become the norm? You'll see from...
Wolf Blass sponsors rugby
20-Jan-2009
Wine brand Wolf Blass has announced it will continue its sponsorship as the official wine of England Rugby and the official wine supplier to the...
UK has become world's biggest wine importer
15-Jan-2009
The UK has become the world's biggest consumer of imported wine, according to a trade body which pointed to pubs' importance in introducing new...
Licensees diversifying on wine
14-Jan-2009
Licensees are stocking wines from an increasingly diverse list of countries, but don't necessarily have the know-how to promote them, according to...
Pilsner Urquell signs Open Championship deal
13-Jan-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
SABMiller has signed a five-year deal with golf body the R&A which will see Pilsner Urquell become the official beer of the Open Championship....
Constellation restructures
07-Jan-2009
Constellation Europe has announced major changes to its structure, with two senior members of the team appointed to new positions. The UK and...
Untangling the Matthew Clark/ Punch Taverns tie-up
07-Jan-2009
MATTHEW CLARK'S role in supplying UK pubs was already complicated enough before Punch Taverns took a 50 per cent stake in it in mid-2007. Acquired by...
Could drinks price war be on horizon?
07-Jan-2009
Competition among managed pubcos over drinks pricing appears to be hotting up following Wetherspoon's decision to discount Greene King IPA to 99p per...
07-Jan-2009 By www.clickliverpool.com
A Labour MP has sparked an inquiry into a drinks deal at Tesco, claiming it used "bait advertising" to lure customers in. Rosie Cooper, MP for West...
'Tesco in probe over 'cut-price' drink offer'
06-Jan-2009
Tesco has been accused of advertising cut price alcohol while failing to ensure that it had enough stock to meet demand and is set to be investigated...
Comment: Queen's speech no concern for responsible licensees
15-Dec-2008
Should the content concerning the drinks industry in the Queen's Speech cause us concern?As debate continues following the Policing and Crime Bill...
New Diageo products to be brand extensions
11-Dec-2008
Diageo Great Britain's managing director of has suggested that new launches from the company are likely to take the form of extensions to existing...
Black Grouse lands on small screen
08-Dec-2008
Famous Grouse premium variant the Black Grouse will feature in the brand's Christmas advertising for the first time this year.Advertising for the...
Dispense innovation brings sales
05-Dec-2008
What have the Grolsch swing-top bottle, Magners and Guinness Extra Cold all got in common? When they were first launched, they were all examples of...
Brandy: Shedding old-fashioned image
05-Dec-2008
DO MANY of your customers slip on a velvet smoking jacket after dinner and retire outside to puff on a cigar, stroke their bushy military moustaches...
Consumer promotion for Echo Fall Spritz
05-Dec-2008
In an effort to drive sales of its ready made spritzer brand Echo Falls Spritz, Constellation is running a promotion with 15 Bristol bars on the...
Pushing wine to next stage
04-Dec-2008
So, you've got your wine offer up and running, your staff know how to uncork a bottle without looking stupid, and your sales figures show customers...
'Cheap alcohol ban will hit wine drinkers most'
04-Dec-2008
Wine drinkers will be hit hardest by a proposal to ban cut-price alcohol promotions in supermarkets and off-licences, according to...
04-Dec-2008 By Catherine Quinn
Pomegranates have hit the newspapers as a superfood, but the latest innovation is in the drinks business. Rimon Winery now manufactures a wine made...
Wine and spirits producers back government action
03-Dec-2008
Wine and spirits producers are backing new moves from the government against problem premises and drinks campaigns, expected to be announced later...
Opinion: Barrrr, Darling!
01-Dec-2008
The fourth series of Blackadder got great comic mileage out of a character simply because his name was Darling. If only such mirth could be found in...
Get the punters in
28-Nov-2008
Pubs and bars have taken quite a pounding in recent months, as the off trade, and supermarkets in particular, entices customers away from their local...
Wine Pub of the Year 2008: the Butcher's Hook, Fulham, London
25-Nov-2008
The Butcher's Hook, a pub on the Fulham Road directly opposite Chelsea Football Club, puts wine at the heart of what it does.Gus Evans and his team...
'Government to force pubs to sell smaller wine measures'
23-Nov-2008
"Happy hour and cut-price drink promotions in pubs and clubs will be outlawed under a Government crackdown. Ministers plan to unveil new proposals in...
Opinion: Decide the future of your drinks offer
21-Nov-2008
Speakers at the recent Publican Pub Trade Summit made one consistent point above all - and I believe deciding whether you agree with it is vital to...
12-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
Drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark has appointed former Oddbins man Tony Allen as wine category purchasing manager.
Below-cost selling not "immoral", says former Asda chief
12-Nov-2008 By James Wilmore
Business leader and former Asda chief Archie Norman has argued that below-cost selling of alcohol is not "immoral" - but supermarkets should agree to...
Opinion: Why the secrecy, drinks producers?
10-Nov-2008
Am I alone in wishing there wasn't such a need for secrecy among drinks producers? At a time when the pub trade is crying out for a spark of...
Economic downturn provides opportunities
10-Nov-2008
MANY OF us carry out business operations on the basis of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. So, in some respects, recessions can be good for us in...
06-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
A new EU ruling, which takes effect this month, means that more low alcohol wines will be available in the UK.
31-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
Consumers are cutting back on wine as the credit crunch begins to bite — pubs have seen a drop in those paying £12 or more for a bottle.
Pub-goers choosing cheaper wine
31-Oct-2008
Pub-goers are choosing cheaper wines in the economic downturn, according to new research from the Wines and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).The Wine...
Can new product innovation arrest declining sales?
30-Oct-2008
Drinks producers need to focus on developing new products in order to target changing consumer demographics among pub goers, according to a new...
'Researchers question health benefits after metal found in wines'
30-Oct-2008
The health benefits of a regular tipple have been thrown into doubt after the discovery of widespread metal contamination in common table wines....
Spanish star
29-Oct-2008
You can't escape from Estrella Damm in Barcelona. The beer is everywhere. In fact, with Damm's brand new brewery just outside the airport gates, a...
A very successful wine transition
28-Oct-2008
WINES FROM Sutter Home first appeared on the UK market in the 1970s and were one of the first branded ranges from the Napa Valley to be imported to...
Wine+ offers basic wine training
28-Oct-2008
WINE IS on the rise in the on-trade. Whatever your level of knowledge on the category, the Wine+ trade show should help you unlock its...
MP confident over 125ml wine measure bid
17-Oct-2008 By James Wilmore
An MP bidding to force pubs and bars to offer wine in smaller measures has withdrawn a parliamentary bill on the issue, because he believes the...
16-Oct-2008 By John Harrington
Outspoken pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland has withdrawn his Bill calling for 125ml wine measures to be served alongside larger measures in pubs. He took...
Gallo's affordable image
16-Oct-2008 By Jessica Harvey
Gallo Family Vineyards will be the official drinks sponsor of the Affordable Art Fair from 23 to 26 October. The Gallo Family Vineyards wine bar...
'White wine as good for your heart as red'
15-Oct-2008
One or two glasses of white wine protects the heart and lessens the damage caused by a cardiac arrest, research by the University of Connecticut...
Uncorking the potential
13-Oct-2008
ViVAS, the joint venture wine company that combines the strength of leading foodservice wholesaler 3663 First for Foodservice and independent wine...
'Ultrasound machine turns cheap plonk into fine wine in 30 minutes'
02-Oct-2008
An entrepreneur has invented a machine that turns a cheap bottle of wine into a vintage-tasting delicacy in a matter of minutes. Casey Jones says the...
29-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
A low alcohol wine producer has won the right to appeal its ban in Britain. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) banned sales of 8% abv Sovio after...
Advertising breaks for Côtes du Rhône wines
25-Sep-2008
A new UK advertising campaign for Côtes du Rhône wines will break today (September 25).The £565,000 investment in above-the-line advertising will...
Drinks companies prepare for Christmas
24-Sep-2008
Drinks companies are gearing up for major above-the-line advertising campaigns and in-pub initiatives in the run-up to Christmas.In a £35m Christmas...
