UK Wine and Spirit Trade Association
UK wine boom set to continue due to global warming trends
Wine climate and growth suitability in large areas of the UK could be on par with the seasons experienced by…
How is the wine industry coping with Brexit? – comment
After over four years of wrangling, Brexit's tires hit the tarmac on 1 January. The end of the 11-month transition…
Gin group blames Brexit for UK export slump
The UK gin industry has rounded on Brexit after a significant drop in exports to the European Union last year.…
UK gin sales slump as on-premise takes coronavirus hit – figures
The sales of gin in the UK have fallen in the past year as a jump in off-premise demand failed…
EU, UK beer and gin get US tariff let-off
A brace of drinks industry trade organisations in the UK have welcomed a decision by US authorities not to extend…
UK wine drinkers poised to pay more for EU wine as no-deal Brexit looms
The UK's Wine & Spirit Trade Association has accused the country's Government of "misleading" consumers about the effect a 'no-deal…
UK wine industry handed Brexit tariff blow
The UK Government has failed to heed alcohol industry calls to drop wine tariffs when the Brexit transition period ends…
UK alcohol industry seeks grace period for Brexit labelling changes
A UK wine & spirits trade group has asked the Government for flexibility on post-Brexit labelling regulations that could force producers…
UK trade groups urge more state support to safeguard alcohol industry
UK alcohol trade bodies have called on the Government to ease tax and other financial burdens on businesses impacted by…
UK alcohol production allowed to continue as lockdown bites
UK bottling plants and distilleries have been given the go-ahead to stay open if staff obey social distancing rules. The…