According to reports, a 16 year-old was served with a bottle of wine by the supermarket’s...
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ID now mandatory for under 25s purchasing alcohol in Scotland
However a lack of information for affected publicans from the Scottish Government meant that the...
Harvest woes hit California
Californian wine producers have been having a tough time, with heavy rains through the month of...
NOffLA Speaks – Minister echoes NOffLA policy
“Alcohol is not a normal product for sale in a supermarket like food, milk, minerals or whatever...
SIP Drinks Show & Gold Star Awards 2012
Edward Dillon & Co. Ltd swept the boards at the 2012 Gold Star Awards, winning four out of the...
Freixenet can tradmark its frosted bottles
The ECJ ruled recently that the EU trademark agency OHIM were wrong to refuse Freixenet the right...
Discounting having less impact on UK wine consumer
Two new reports from Wine Intelligence there indicate that discounts may be having less impact on...
Revenue seizes €0.5m of illegal alcohol to date in 2011
According to figures obtained by Drinks Industry Ireland from the Revenue Commissioners in 2010 the...
Minister launches review of voluntary Code for sale &...
The voluntary Code was introduced in 2008 as an alternative to the statutory rules for structural...
Roisín Shortall consults Attorney General over minimum pricing
And in a speech to a conference on Supporting Children Living with Parental Substance Misuse, she...