Crown Cellars, the specialist wine and spirits division of Carlsberg UK, has launched an updated wines and spirits portfolio, along with a new website.
A study of 1,500 adults, commissioned Côtes du Rhône wines, found that nine out of ten men would drink the odd bottle of wine in their own home, but just one in four would drink wine while on a night out with male friends for fear of being made fun of.
Tyrrells Crisps and Chase Vodka company founder, William Chase, has moved into wine with the launch of Williams Chase Rosé, the first release from his new French vineyard.
The value of wines and spirits to the UK on-trade is set to increase over the coming years as new outlets sell a greater proportion of these products, new research shows.
South Africa wine brand Fish Hoek has been given a new look, including a “debossed” bottle – the first of its kind in the UK, according to brand owner Accolade Wines.
Accolade Wines, maker of Hardys and Echo Falls, is hoping to rid the world of the ABC (anything but Chardonnay) crowd with a new campaign to revive the misunderstood varietal.
The revenue losses from the illicit wine market in 2011/12 were at least £350m and possibly as high as £700m, a new report from HM Revenue & Customs has estimated.
An ambitious £1m global campaign for Australian wine brand Lindeman’s has been unveiled, as part of a bid to take on the might of Hardys and Jacob’s Creek.
Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands (BBFB) is readying a big push for its black raspberry liqueur brand, Chambord, in the UK following a period of unprecedented growth — the brand is up 94% in value and 71% in volume in the past 12 months (CGA).
On-trade alcohol sales fell 1% by value in the 12 weeks to 13 July despite a 6% drop in volumes, according to CGA figures in a new report that lists malt whisky and liqueurs among the growth categories over the period.
English winemaker Chapel Down has secured over £4.3m in new funding and appointed ex-Scottish & Newcastle chief executive John Dunsmore to the board as it gears up for expansion.
The owners of Renaissance Pubs, the six-strong pub company based in south west London, have created their own beer, gin and wine to celebrate 10 years in the trade.
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), the trade body for producers and retailers whose members include major supermarkets, has asked to meet community pubs minister Brandon Lewis to emphasise the importance of wines and spirits to pubs and urge...
Accolade Wines, the Champ Private Equity-backed business, has announced that Troy Christensen has decided to step down as the wine company’s chief executive with immediate effect.
Years of relentless price increases in pubs, bars and restaurants have led to falling sales of wine in the on-trade, according to a new report by Accolade Wines.
Wine bars and tea shops are becoming increasingly common on high streets while businesses such as pubs, cafes and takeaways decline, says a new study that highlights the rise of “boutique” retail outlets on high streets.
The Government must tackle the growth of beer duty fraud and treat wine as a separate issue, or legitimate wholesalers will be forced out of business, claims the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD).
Cocktails and wine are two of the big Christmas growth categories and drinks giant Pernod Ricard is hoping to capitalise on this with a range of Jacob’s Creek wine cocktails.
Introducing a minimum price for alcohol and banning discounted multi-buy deals could see a surge in counterfeit wines and spirits, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
