Best of British?
24 Jan 2001
The fragmented category of British Wine (or the affordables category, as it has become known) may lack glamour, but still contains some strong brands, as David Williams reports ...

Chain reaction
05 Feb 2001
As the wine supply chain undergoes major change, Jo Burzynska sees how the businesses involved are shaping up as wine is shipped out ...

Snapshots from Heaven
12 Feb 2001
With abysmally low levels of profitability one of the biggest threats facing the wine industry worldwide, is a new qualification part of the solution? Is the image of Tim Nice but...

Dotcom Diagnosis
22 Feb 2001
Wine e-tailing has not been the great success that was predicted two years ago. There may have to be consolidation in the industry if any e-tailers are to survive, as Giles...

Up for Clicks and Grabs
28 Feb 2001
Auction markets are becoming as fragmented and as global as any other sector of the trade. What is the scale of the threat to UK auction houses from US auction houses...

Last Orders
07 Mar 2001
No-one has a post-prandial drink any more. Oh really? asks James Aufenast ...

Goblets of Fire
14 Mar 2001
With the Seagram buy-out finally concluded, the malt whisky industry is eyeing the future with some optimism. As David Williams reports, however, there are still several problems to be addressed ...

Fighting for Facings
18 Apr 2001
Once derided as the epitome of naff, branded wines are enjoying an Australian-led renaissance, as Tim Atkin reports ...

Champagneshire
19 Apr 2001
New technology, new investment, new quality initiatives and award-winning products. Has the English wine industry finally managed to shed its “home-made, low-quality image”? David Williams reports ...

On the move
01 May 2001
In 2000, the big news for Argentina in the UK was the establishment of a new generic office. A year on, market share has not increased greatly and the country remains...