Wine

UDV embarks on £1.4m perfect serve initiative

19-Mar-2001

The UK's biggest drinks company United Distillers and Vintners, UDV, has embarked on a £1.4million perfect serve initiative aimed at raising spirits...

Sherry renaissance headed by relaunch of Tio Pepe brand

19-Mar-2001

Rumours of a sherry renaissance have been substantiated by Gonzalez Byáss' decision to relaunch its dry fino Tio Pepe brand. The sherry category has...

Building a quality wine list

15-Mar-2001

Branded wines have a lot of advantages to offer the pub trade.The days when "house red" and "house white" could be considered enough of a choice to...

Tio Pepe sherry targets wine market

12-Feb-2001

Gonzalez Byass has announced it is to relaunch its dry fino sherry brand Tio Pepe with a new-look bottle and a marketing campaign aimed at moving the...

Bubbly goes flat as warehouse try to off-load left-over millennium champagne

13-Nov-2000

The champagne bubble appears to have burst, with prices tumbling as suppliers try to offload stocks which have been sitting in warehouses since...

Seagram finds wine sales in pubs may not be reaching full potential

18-Sep-2000

Wine sales in pubs may not be reaching their full potential because consumer attitudes are still poorly understood by the on-trade. New research for...

Wine continues to grow and grow

04-Sep-2000

Wine is leading the way for growth in pubs for the fifth year runningThe last year has been a vintage one for wine in pubs. Figures from The Publican...

Grants wine range to have California focus

10-Apr-2000

Grants of St James's is aiming to give a lift to Californian wines in the UK with the launch of a new portfolio of brands.The range includes the...

Champagne brands at record prices in run up to millennium

01-Feb-1999

Champagne brands are changing hands at record prices as pubs prepare for a surge in demand before the millennium.French drinks group LVMH has bought...