Beer, cider and spirits enjoy duty freeze but wine takes a clobbering

Beer, cider and spirits all enjoyed a duty freeze as the Chancellor delivered his autumn budget statement, but wine was hit by an RPI increase.

Cider industry saddened by a far from rosy Budget battering

The cider industry took a battering in the Chancellor’s March Budget and warned the decision will threaten the health of several British businesses. Cider, like…

Treasury increases luxury vineyard holdings

Treasury Wine Estates has signed a deal to purchase the 116ha White Hills vineyard in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley from Brown Brothers. The firm has been…