http://www.just-drinks.com/companies/uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-association_id329Latest UK Wine and Spirit Trade Association industry news - from just-drinks.com© 2013 All content copyright just-drinks.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sun, 19 May 2013 18:16:30 GMTSun, 19 May 2013 18:16:30 GMTjust-drinks.com - RSS feedjust-drinks.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20After nearly 20 years of working in the beer and spirits categories, Andrew Carter pitched up at Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) last year charged with leading the group's Europe, Middle East and Asia region. Travel Retail also falls under his remit. So, how's he finding the challenge? just-drinks' deputy editor, James Wilmore, caught up with him at ProWein in late-March.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-answer-treasury-wine-estates-emea-global-travel-retail-md-andrew-carter_id110248.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationWed, 01 May 2013 15:00:00 GMTThe Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said it is continuing to assess its legal options in light of the UK Government's singling out of beer in last month's Budget. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/wine-spirit-trade-association-still-eyeing-options-after-budget-beer-blow_id110114.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationWed, 17 Apr 2013 14:46:00 GMTAustralia's cidermakers and spirits producers have locked horns over alcohol tax ahead of next month's Budget, according to local reports. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/cidermakers-cry-foul-over-spirits-industrys-tax-call-report_id109984.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 04 Apr 2013 15:23:00 GMTGeorge Osborne must think he can walk into any pub in the UK today and be treated to a free pint. http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/has-george-osborne-avoided-a-hangover_id109865.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 21 Mar 2013 11:30:00 GMTThe Wine & Spirit Trade Association has hit out at the UK Government's decision to scrap the duty escalator for beer and has claimed that the move may not be legal.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/budget-wsta-claims-beer-duty-escalator-move-could-be-illegal_id109860.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationWed, 20 Mar 2013 14:34:00 GMTSparkling wine was the only alcohol category in the UK off-trade to see volume rises in the past 12 months, according to latest figures. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/sparkling-wine-only-off-trade-winner-in-2012-figures_id109820.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationMon, 18 Mar 2013 15:32:00 GMTUK drinks producers are facing "serious confusion" over new European Union rules affecting the classification of ready-to-drink products, according to a trade group in the country.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/confusion-reigns-over-new-eu-rules-on-rtds-wsta_id109728.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 07 Mar 2013 15:05:00 GMTThe Wine & Spirit Trade Association has urged the UK Government to reconsider its ban on below-cost sales as an alternative to minimum pricing. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/wsta-calls-for-below-cost-ban-as-minimum-price-alternative_id109465.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationMon, 11 Feb 2013 17:22:00 GMTThe head of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association has admitted that the UK Government's duty escalator is likely to remain in place for the next two years, despite lobbying efforts by the industry.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/wsta-chief-fears-duty-escalator-is-here-to-stay_id109453.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationMon, 11 Feb 2013 12:10:00 GMTThe UK Government is reviving a TV advertising campaign urging people to lower their alcohol intake.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/government-re-launches-tv-ad-warning-over-drinking-levels_id109447.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationFri, 08 Feb 2013 15:17:00 GMTThe top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:http://www.just-drinks.com/news/just-the-round-up-the-week-in-drinks_id109375.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationFri, 01 Feb 2013 15:27:00 GMTA new UK industry campaign has been launched aiming to highlight "unfair" minimum pricing and galvanise public opposition to the measure. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/wsta-launches-minimum-pricing-campaign_id109310.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationMon, 28 Jan 2013 11:56:00 GMTPlans to restict online alcohol sales in Scotland have been branded "unenforceable". http://www.just-drinks.com/news/scots-online-alcohol-crackdown-plans-unenforceable-wsta_id109064.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 20 Dec 2012 16:56:00 GMTThe Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has warned against further regulatory pressure on the industry after its latest survey showed UK off-trade volumes fell this year.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/wine-spirits-off-trade-volumes-slide-in-2012-study_id108932.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationWed, 05 Dec 2012 14:22:00 GMTThe Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has criticised a new report on youth drinking, saying it fails to acknowledge a rising abstention rate among UK adolescents. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/wsta-hits-out-at-youth-drinking-report_id108796.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationWed, 21 Nov 2012 15:11:00 GMTThe debate around minimum pricing in the UK is starting to feel more than ever like a can of worms. I'm not quite sure, however, who has got the biggest mess to deal with.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/weve-only-just-begun_id108208.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 20 Sep 2012 10:08:00 GMTGin has bucked a decline in overall UK alcohol sales in the last year to post a 2% rise in volumes and 8% value increase, a new report has revealed.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/gin-sales-rise-but-overall-alcohol-sales-down_id108130.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 13 Sep 2012 09:20:00 GMTThe Wine & Spirit Trade Association in the UK has recruited Sir Howard Davies to make the keynote address at its annual conference next month.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/wsta-welcomes-uk-economist-to-address-conference_id107955.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 23 Aug 2012 12:13:00 GMTThe UK's proof-of-age scheme, PASS, has appointed four new members to its board as it continues to help crack down on under-age sales. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/proof-of-age-scheme-appoints-new-board-members_id107828.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 09 Aug 2012 12:50:00 GMTA ban on alcohol advertising in France has had "no significant" impact on harm, a trade body has said. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/trade-bodies-dispute-that-alcohol-advertising-ban-would-work_id107640.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=uk-wine-and-spirit-trade-associationThu, 19 Jul 2012 15:02:00 GMT