Archives for December 24, 2003

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Spanish wine exports increase again

Export sales of Spanish wine grew by 5.8 per cent in the first nine months of the year to just over €1 billion, but a steady fall in prices meant that this fell far short of the 26.9 per cent increase in volumes to 917.4 million litres over the same...

Tax hikes, ad ban not effective in fighting alcohol abuse

The Wine and Spirit Association in the UK last week responded to the interim report from the government body charged with investigating means of tackling the growing problem of alcohol abuse. While the report made no recommendations or suggestions,...