The IWC awards were presented at a gala ceremony at London’s Park Lane Hilton last night. Majestic scooped the award for High Street Chain of the Year for the second year in a row and was named Wine Merchant of the Year. Marks & Spencer was named Supermarket of the Year as well as collecting the Champion White Wine award for its Puligny Montrachet 1er…

The annual awards, described as “the UK’s most prestigious business awards programme” will announce the winners in September. Founder of Naked Wines Rowan Gormley, who previously set-up Virgin Money and Virgin Direct, launched the online business in December 2008 with a group of 12 “passionate and deranged friends”. He said the aim of Naked Wines was “turning the wine world on its head”. The business’…

Constellation Europe has announced the winner of its Echo Falls Search for the Sparkle competition to be Jana Ramos, a student from Edinburgh. To celebrate the launch of Echo Falls Spritz Pinot Grigio, the contest offered female consumers over the age of 25 the chance to star in a new ident to support the brand’s sponsorship of Channel 4’s Come Dine With Me. The company…

Last year 11 people raised £4,000 for The Benevolent by participating in the Keynes Country Park Sprint Triathlon, near Cirencester. It comprises a 750m swim, 20km bike ride and 5km run. A spokesman for the charity said: “This year’s Benevolent Triathlon will take place on Sunday September 5. The event is a brilliant investment in morale and team-building for any company, and due to the…

Corona Extra is the official beer of the ATP World Tour, the global men’s professional tennis circuit, which features the best players in the world battling it out on the biggest stages. To celebrate, we’re offering nine pairs of centre court tickets to Eastbourne’s Aegon International on Monday June 14. Entrants must be over 18 years old. To apply send your answer to the following…

The Top 100 Vins de Pays Competition was launched by OLN in 2004 and has become one of the most eagerly anticipated wine events of the year. Chaired by Tim Atkin MW, the competition is judged by a top class panel of judges who last year sampled around 1,500 wines in a blind tasting before arriving at their decisions. The competition is sponsored by ANIVIT…

Tesco swept the board at this week’s OLN Drinks Retailing Awards, winning five of the 17 gongs, including Supermarket of the Year. The grocery giant also scooped awards for Online/Direct Sales Retailer of the Year, Best Customer Magazine/Website of the Year, Drinks Buying Team of the Year and Multiple Wine Retailer of the Year. Last year Tesco undertook a massive category overhaul, bringing more than…