Whisky woes
10 May 2005
I am curious to learn whether any other whisky merchants, like myself, find the Gordon and MacPhail’s ‘Malt Whisky Trade File’ to be an absolute nightmare to translate. ...

The City
10 May 2005
Remember this date: 21 April 2005. It was a day that transformed the drinks industry. Allied Domecq agreed to the £7.4 billion takeover bid from Pernod Ricard and Fortune Brands that,...

Allied/Southcorp make way
10 May 2005
So, it looks like bye-bye Allied Domecq and goodnight Southcorp. Yet more consolidation and rationalisation in the drinks sector. Why should we be any different? Remember there was once a discussion...

A consolidated future
10 May 2005
After apparently two years of secret talks, Pernod Ricard and Fortune Brands have finally closed in on Allied Domecq, writes Tom Bruce-Gardyne ...

Salud!
10 May 2005
I think we all should thank Graham Hines for his tireless work in protecting and advancing the name of Sherry, and I wish him well. ...

Points make prices
10 May 2005
So, the influence of the famous RP (Robert Parker to you) is no longer a matter of folklore and hearsay. ...

Crisis control
13 May 2005
As the ‘crisis’ in Italian wine sales deepens, the number of ideas about what should be done continues to grow. ...

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The invisible market
13 May 2005
In Ralph Ellison’s great American novel The Invisible Man, published in 1952, the central premise is that black men are so unimportant in the US, so inconsequential, that they are, in...

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The City
13 May 2005
The election is over and the Government says it has heeded the electorate. ...

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Pure thoughts
13 May 2005
At my annual stint at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) I found myself partnered by three young Australian winemakers. ...

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