Media

Trade Diary

18 June 2013

WSET Level 2 Award in Wines and Spirits
Summerfields Business Centre, Bohemia Road, Hastings

Gonzalez Byass Mini Portfolio tasting
St Albans

Summer Walk-Around Tasting
Vivat Bacchus, London Bridge

Link to WSET courses

WSTA Events

Media

The WSTA welcomes media enquiries on all industry issues.

We have statistics on UK wine imports and tax in the Facts and Figures section of our website.

Briefings on industry activities and WSTA policies are available via the Policy section of the site.

For all press enquiries please contact Aileen Keyes on 020 7089 3881 or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

May 2013

WSTA Comment on ONS Alcohol Statistics

Impact of Scotland's multi-buy ban described as ‘statistically non-significant’

Response to Scotland’s Court of Session decision on Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP)

Apr 2013

Women bear the brunt as beer tax cut wiped out by wine and spirit increases

WSTA trade diary goes from strength to strength

Mar 2013

WSTA slams inflation busting tax hikes on wines and spirits

Wine & Spirit Sales continue to fall as year on year tax rises hit consumers

WSTA welcomes new ONS survey showing drops in binge-drinking

WSTA warns that new EU rules risk price hikes for made-wine products

WSTA urges Government to drop minimum unit pricing as alcohol consumption continues to fall

WSTA response to Alcohol Health Alliance report

Feb 2013

WSTA welcomes Tax Payers' Alliance Alcohol Duty Campaign

Wine and Spirit Trade Association warns Government minimum unit pricing will punish responsible drinkers

New claims that increasing the cost of alcohol saves lives are misleading

WSTA urges the Government to get behind British wine and spirits businesses

Jan 2013

Nationwide campaign launched today reveals major public opposition to government's plans to hike up alcohol prices

The voice of the wine and spirit industry

Trade Diary

Media