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Hamish Smith, Holly Motion and Christian Davis

Top Stories
New Zealand premium wine sales soar in the UKPublished:25 July, 2014

New Zealand wine has become the number two country of origin in the UK market for wine sold over £7, according to the latest Nielsen data (MAT June 21, 2014).


Krug releases new vintage of Clos du Mesnil Published:25 July, 2014

Champagne house Krug has released of a new vintage of its rare single vineyard cuvée, the Krug Clos du Mesnil 2003.


HDN expands marketing and sales departmentsPublished:25 July, 2014

UK distributor Hallgarten Druitt & Novum Wines has expanded its marketing and sales teams with Chris Wilson joining as communications manager and Clare Cutler as national accounts manager.


Campos to replace Pierre as Nicolas Feuillatte MDPublished:23 July, 2014

Julie Campos will replace Dominique Pierre as managing director of the Centre Vinicole Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte in 2015.


Analysis
Monsieur CubaPublished:25 July, 2014

Françoise Renié wants everyone to join the Havana Club – and his approach via Cuban culture is certainly paying off. Hamish Smith met up with the marketer in Cuba


Getting on the listPublished:24 July, 2014

It is common practice for brands to offer incentives to bars in return for a listing and this works in everyone’s favour – but does it mean smaller players miss out?  Hamish Smith investigates


Comment
Bar news
Spirited AwardsPublished:24 July, 2014

Tales of the Cocktail's Spirited Awards were announced on July 19. Here's a guide to who won what.


Russian Standard names its Master of Mule 2014Published:23 July, 2014

Russian Standard has named Alex O’Brien from Lola Jeans in Tynemouth its first Master of Mule. 


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