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Cranswick Premium Wines – UK
The Wine and Spirit Association has disparaged proposals by the government to deal with smaller scale smugglers more leniently.
The Wine and Spirit Association has disparaged proposals by the government to deal with smaller scale smugglers more leniently.
The UK Sentencing Advisory Panel, which issued the advice, has said that alcohol smuggling and bootlegging is a non-violent, nonsexual offence, with no direct victim.
Director of the WSA, Quentin Rappoport, said that bootlegging was a "matter for serious concern, with wide social consequences", however small scale it was.
The Brewer Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) has closed its offer for cider producer HP Bulmer. The brewer said that it now controlled 92.3% of the company after acquiring valid acceptances for 49,027,927 of Bulmer’s ordinary shares.
The slowdown in the UK ready to drink sector has led to a slew of wine-based RTDs being released onto the market in a bid to attract young, female drinkers.
Bacardi-Martini is to launch a mix of New World Chardonnay, sparkling water and berry flavours called the Coomeria Coast spritzer this month; the Blue Nun brand has launched Slinky, a mix of wine and citrus; and Scottish Courage will be rolling out its offering, Bliss, around the country later this year.