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Choc absorbers

No, you don't automatically think of drinking wine with chocolate, but there is a surprisingly wide range of wines and alcoholic drinks - including beer - that do make a good match. Fiona Sims reports
Posted: 24 March 2005 | 00:00

Councils expect panic as licence deadline looms

Solicitors across the country are predicting meltdown at council licensing offices this summer, as they expect operators to panic ahead of the 8 August deadline for alcohol licences to be converted.
Posted: 17 March 2005 | 18:14

Brown restricts tax rises to wine and beer

Chancellor Gordon Brown has put a penny on a pint of beer and 4p on a bottle of wine in what is believed to be the last budget before the General Election.
Posted: 16 March 2005 | 16:53

UK tops Champagne league for ninth year

Article ThumbnailBritain has retained its position at the top of the Champagne drinking league, remaining the number-one export market for the ninth consecutive year.
Posted: 15 March 2005 | 16:21

Hospitality hits out at Government's decision to raise licensing fees

The hospitality industry has reacted with dismay and disappointment to the Government's last-minute hike in licensing fees and the introduction of Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs), part of its latest proposals to combat binge-drinking.
Posted: 15 March 2005 | 15:59

Cape grapes

Article ThumbnailWine supplier Friarwood has launched its first Fairtrade wine for the UK's on-trade - Ormer Bay from South Africa.
Posted: 10 March 2005 | 11:39

Red and White

Article ThumbnailJust launched in the UK in January, Los Robles are two wines from the Los Robles co-operative in Chile's Curico Valley.
Posted: 10 March 2005 | 11:26

SOMMELIER

The UK Sommelier of the Year 2005 competition has entered the home straight. Two hundred wine buffs have been filtered down to 15, who will do battle in the semifinal, with three qualifying for the final on the same day on 23 March at the Hilton Park Lane hotel in London. Snifter experts who made the cut include Etienne Haro (above) from the Caledonian Hilton hotel, Edinburgh, and Claire Thevenot from Hotel du Vin & Bistro, Winchester. The final three will compete in front of an audience, correcting errors on a wine list and recommending food matches.
Posted: 09 March 2005 | 00:00

British Beer and Pub Association launches Beautiful Beer campaign

Article ThumbnailThe UK beer and pub industry has launched a new campaign to revitalise the image of beer and win back sales from wine, particularly among women.
Posted: 08 March 2005 | 00:00

Late-night take-aways told to curb rowdiness

Licensing minister Richard Caborn has warned kebab shops and burger bars they will be shut down if drunken customers disturb local residents with antisocial behaviour.
Posted: 10 February 2005 | 14:20

Brits opt for Australian wine

The beleaguered French wine industry has had a tough time of late, and recent figures showing that Australian winemakers now take the lion's share of the UK's £4b-a-year wine market won't have added any cheer.
Posted: 10 February 2005 | 00:00

Women drinkers boost wine sales

Article ThumbnailWine sales in the UK are set to grow by more than 30% over the next four years, with much of the growth driven by women drinkers, according to the latest research from market analysts Mintel.
Posted: 08 February 2005 | 15:47

Alcohol Concern hits out at pubs’ ploys to make us drink

Unscrupulous publicans are using a number of underhand ploys to encourage people to drink more, according to charity Alcohol Concern.
Posted: 03 February 2005 | 17:45

Book review

Shaken & Stirred: Douglas Ankrah's Cocktails
Posted: 31 January 2005 | 14:56

All change for licensing laws

It's a big year for the licensed trade as it grapples with the biggest reform of licensing law in 100 years. Chris Druce rounds up the changes
Posted: 31 January 2005 | 12:23

Confusion over drink laws as election looms

Article ThumbnailPub and bar trade bodies this week played down fears that the industry could be hit by new levies to fund extra police resources.
Posted: 20 January 2005 | 19:04

Concern over 24-hour drinking unfounded, says BBPA

Article ThumbnailPubs and bars have rejected claims that next month’s reform of the licensing laws will lead to an explosion of binge drinking and loutish behaviour on the streets.
Posted: 13 January 2005 | 16:39

How to...

...make mulled wine
Posted: 07 December 2004 | 16:10

In Brief

Crackdown on drink over Christmas, Sodexho Rugby World Cup coup, London congestion charge probe, Brahim's grabs gold...
Posted: 30 November 2004 | 12:25

Licenses are still increasing

The number of pubs, restaurants, and bars that sell alcohol continues to grow, despite a slight blip over the past year, according to new Government figures.
Posted: 23 November 2004 | 17:30

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