UK wine domestic sales and exports up 50%

Published: 06 March, 2019

Latest figures from the UK wine industry revealed a record-breaking harvest for 2018 and a 50% increase in sales both domestic and international, with more land under vine than ever before.

AB InBev chair to step down

Published: 06 March, 2019

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV chairman Olivier Goudet is stepping down from the world’s largest brewer to focus on his roles as managing partner and chief executive officer at JAB Holding Co.

Cult Wines appoints new investment director

Published: 06 March, 2019

Wine asset manager Cult Wines has appointed Olivier Staub investment director based in the company’s head office in London.

Torres and Jackson wineries to launch global climate change group

Published: 04 March, 2019

Familia Torres and Jackson Family Wines have announced intentions to create a working group of global wineries to reduce CO2 emissions.

Liquid Intellect RTDs launch globally

Published: 04 March, 2019

Bartenders Charles Roche and Eleanor Holcroft have launched a range of ready-to-drink cocktails called Liquid Intellect which focus on ‘nostalgic flavours’.

Hannah Lanfear appointed UK armagnac educator

Published: 04 March, 2019

Hannah Lanfear has been made armagnac educator for the UK and will be working closely with Amanda Garnham of the Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l’Armagnac (BNIA).

International Women's Day gets London bar tour

Published: 01 March, 2019

In honour of International Women’s Day, DrinkUp.London is celebrating the female bartender talent in London with an International Women’s Day Cocktail Tour on 4-11 March.

WSET launches 'roadshow' for new wine diploma format

Published: 01 March, 2019

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), the largest global provider of wine and spirits qualifications, has announced that it will be running a ‘roadshow’ for the Level 4 Diploma in Wines across key markets before the new qualification goes live on 1 August 2019.

MEADFA conference heads to Oman in November

Published: 28 February, 2019

The 2019 MEADFA Conference will take place in Muscat, Oman. The event, a key gathering for representatives of the duty free and travel retail industry in the Middle East, Africa and beyond, will run from November 25/26.