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General pics The LIWF celebrates its 30th anniversary in May 2010, and you can be sure that the world's most important wine trade event will once again deliver a remarkable experience.

For importers, merchants, producers, agents, restaurateurs, wholesalers, sommeliers, in fact everyone whose work brings them in direct contact with wine and spirits, no other event offers the same opportunity to taste, meet with suppliers and winemakers and get down to business as the LIWF.

Whether you produce wine, import wine, retail wine or serve wine, the London International Wine Fair is about discovery, creating opportunity and bettering your business.

It's often been said that the London International Wine Fair is the single most important event in the international wine and spirits calendar. No other trade event has the same diversity of wine and spirits without any bias towards a particular country or region. It's as if the global wine business has come together for three days.

And being free to visit and a strictly trade-only event, it's focused purely on business.

We look forward to welcoming you to ExCeL London in May.

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UK: E&J Gallo Winery forecasts tough 2010: E&J Gallo Winery will continue trimming back its range in the UK in 2010, as the trend for promotions and a "savage" tax on wine make the country a tough place to do business.
SPAIN/UK: PLB signs Spain's Ochoa, Merino: PLB has secured the addition of two more Spanish wine producers to its UK import portfolio.
FRANCE: Biovidis acquires Languedoc-Roussillon wine estate: French organic wines trader Biovidis has acquired the Château La Rèze Gravade in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, from Louis and Henri Andrieu.
FRANCE: Oeneo Bouchage renamed Diam Bouchage: Oeneo Bouchage, the French wine closures company, has been renamed Diam Bouchage, a move which reflects the company's focus on the Diamant Process.
AUS: Constellation cuts Aus jobs as UK operations expand: Constellation Brands has confirmed 40 job losses in Australia, as it looks to expand its bottling operations in the UK.
EUR: European Court delivers minimum pricing ruling: Scottish plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol have been dealt a blow by a ruling from the European Court of Justice.
just the round-up - The week in drinks: The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:
US: Southern Wine & Spirits approaches Indiana site: Southern Wine & Spirits of America is lining up a facility in the US state of Indiana.
US: Foley Family Wines shuffles exec pack: Foley Family Wines has reorganised its executive team and created a new sales and marketing position.
US: Inertia Beverage Group switches CEO: Inertia Beverage Group has confirmed a change of CEO.
CHILE: US$250m of wine lost in quake: Chile has lost US$250m-worth of wine as a result of an earthquake that has claimed 800 lives, but damage to the industry is not as bad as feared.
just the facts - Celebrity endorsements gone wrong: US soft drinks maker PepsiCo this week dropped Tiger Woods as a sponsor for its Gatorade sports drink, claiming it "no longer sees a role" for Woods in its marketing efforts.
UK: London City Bond wins PLB contract: UK wine and spirits logistics provider London City Bond has entered into a partnership with wine, spirits and beer merchant, PLB Group.
UK: Drinks industry fears duty tax hike: There is growing pressure from UK Government ministers for a significant hike in duty tax on spirits in the upcoming UK Budget, according to drinks industry leaders.
CHILE: Miguel Torres winery damaged in quake: The Miguel Torres Chile winery has reported significant "material losses" from the powerful earthquake which hit the city of Concepción.
Update - THAI/FRANCE: ThaiBev silent on Marie Brizard interest: Thai Public Beverage Co (ThaiBev) has declined to comment on reports that it has shown interest in Belvedere's Marie Brizard drinks unit.
CANADA: Magnotta Winery confirms director switch, passing of co-founder: Magnotta Winery Corporation has confirmed the retirement of one of its directors.
CHILE: Earthquake halts Concha y Toro wine production: Heavy damage to wineries and vineyards caused by one of the worst earthquakes in Chile's recent history has forced Vina Concha y Toro to suspend wine production and logistics operations.
Comment - The Losh Cause - Gallo's Pinot No-No: There are certain sentences I never thought I'd write, and the following is one of them: I feel sorry for Gallo.
US: E&J Gallo Winery sued over Pinot Noir scandal: E&J Gallo Winery is facing a lawsuit over the wine firm's link to the Pinot Noir wine fraud scandal in France.

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