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Pub and restaurant operators are experiencing a squeeze on wine margins because of the unfavourable pound-to-euro exchange rate, a poor vintage in 2007 and the chancellor's tax hikes on alcohol in the Budget.
Posted: 10 April 2008 | 09:52
If you're of a cynical bent, you might think that the world of wine couldn't possibly become more pretentious than it is. Prepare, then, for your jaw to drop at the practices of biodynamic winemaking. The strangest thing is, as Fiona Sims reports, these odd rituals actually seem to work
Posted: 10 April 2008 | 00:00
According to the Wine and Spirit Association consumer expenditure on Alcoholic Drinks was about £41.3b in 2006, with £14.5b spent on wine.
Posted: 09 April 2008 | 18:11
Matt Skinner came to the public eye as Jamie Oliver's wine-loving sidekick, and over the past few years he has rubbed shoulders with a host of celebrities. Now, though, he has decided to head home to Australia. Has he had enough of the elitism in the UK wine trade? Absolutely not, he tells James Aufenast
Posted: 09 April 2008 | 16:45
If your wine list is confusing to read, with no hint to the style of the wines, people will go for the cheaper, safer options every time. Get the layout of your wine list right and watch your profits soar, says Fiona Sims
Posted: 09 April 2008 | 16:31
How do you push wine sales without being pushy? Fiona Sims gets the lowdown from some high-flyers
Posted: 07 April 2008 | 12:28
Supplier 3663 First for Foodservice has teamed up with wine merchant Bibendum to create a new joint-venture company, Vivas, to sell into the on-trade.
Posted: 04 April 2008 | 15:39
Gearoid Devaney from Tom Aikens’ Michelin-starred restaurant in London has been named the Academy of Food & Wine’s UK Sommelier of the Year 2008.
Posted: 03 April 2008 | 12:52
Beer guru Mark Dorber is now holding court at this 1920s pub-restaurant in the seaside village of Walberswick, Suffolk, where his expertise extends to a 90-bin wine list. Fiona Sims reports.
Posted: 27 March 2008 | 00:05
France is planning to expand its Champagne region, in a bid to cope with a growing thirst for the exclusive tipple.
Posted: 14 March 2008 | 17:15
After launching one London restaurant to rave reviews, Simon Mullins and Sanja Morris have struck again, marrying Spanish and Italian dishes with an eclectic wine list. Fiona Sims reports
Posted: 28 February 2008 | 00:00
City based wine bar operator Corney & Barrow has landed two new London sites and revealed ambitions to significantly expand its estate.
Posted: 11 February 2008 | 15:59
Catey winning pub operator Barracuda Group has revealed that its wine sales grew by 17% during the last three months of 2007.
Posted: 08 February 2008 | 13:00
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Flying whale heralded as the eco-friendly hotel of the future; Kenya unrest hits tea crops; Laurel Pub Company renegotiates its loan agreements and more...
Posted: 04 February 2008 | 10:28
Gordon Ramsay's latest London gastropub falls into the current template. Fiona Sims went along to the Chiswick establishment to see how the wine list is refined for the local clientele
Posted: 31 January 2008 | 00:00
Pubs, bars and restaurants may be forced to sell wine in smaller glasses after the launch of a campaign to reinstate the classic 125ml measure.
Posted: 30 January 2008 | 14:24
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Aikens strikes out for sustainable fishing; Capricorn snaps up 25% of Clapham House; Trocadero owner builds up secret stake in Whitbread and more...
Posted: 28 January 2008 | 10:22
It's a good time to take a fresh look at your wine offer. Think carafes, food and wine matching, fewer "names", small producers, lighter wines, biodynamics ... and try giving Riesling a chance, urges Fiona Sims
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 00:00
Gerard and Nina Basset opened their new venture, Hotel TerraVina, deep in Hampshire's New Forest, late last year. It was only a matter of time before Caterer checked in. Joanna Wood reports
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 00:00
Master Sommelier Eric Zwiebel arrived in the UK from Alsace in 1999. Since 2004 he has looked after the wine list at Summer Lodge in the Dorset village of Evershot. Fiona Sims reports
Posted: 20 December 2007 | 00:00
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