Austria’s flagship grape variety is a sommelier favourite, and rightly so, with plenty to offer restaurant wine lists in terms of its broad range of styles and notable food friendliness. While it might not be quite the heyday for Grüner Veltliner in the UK on-trade that it once was, it’s a grape well worth exploring, particularly as it continues to evolve stylistically.
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The UK’s ‘licensed’ venues saw virtually no change in total numbers last year, with 4078 closures and 4085 openings, according to the Hospitality Market Monitor, from CGA by NIQ and Alix Partners. The total number of venues, including pubs, bars, restaurant, nightclubs and hotels, sat at 99,120 operating in December 2024.
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Bibendum has revealed its top wine trends for 2024 based on analysis from PROOF Insight, the drinks insights agency.
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In a new report published by CGA, inflation in energy bills and other costs led to a net decline of 1,611 licensed premises in the fourth quarter of 2022.
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Bibendum, the premium wine specialist, announced that new estates will join its Bordeaux Collection.
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Today, the government has officially returned the VAT rate for the hospitality and tourism industry to 20% (24 March).
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to announce additional lockdown restrictions across parts of England early next week.
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Almost a quarter (23%) of hospitality businesses think their businesses will fail by the end of the year without further government support.
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Once again we are inviting you to have your say ahead of our Harpers HOT 50 on-trade influencers feature, which recognises and celebrates those at the top of their game.
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The ongoing nationwide French strikes, combined with declining tourist numbers, are causing misery for Paris' restaurant and bar sector, according to Champagne Palmer's communication manager Francois Demouy.
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Sogrape is ramping up its investment in Liberty Wines, in a move that will increase its 2017 investment to a majority share in the business.
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The UK market continues to be the shop window for the world of wine, with the on-trade driving premium sales.
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Sales of Rhône wines continue to decline in traditional markets, while the US east coast is showing “unprecedented levels of consumer interest,” according to leading sommeliers.
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It’s been a good year for education in the on-trade, with a number of new initiatives being launched in the UK recently.
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The UK hospitality sector has turned over in excess of £100bn for the first time and now employs 2.35 million people.
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Ailing Argentinian steak chain Gaucho has been saved by its lenders, after falling into administration back in July.
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Welcome to our Hot 50 2018, recognising and celebrating the key influencers, innovators and drivers of quality drinks offers in the on-trade.
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It had been a long day. The panel discussion, as they are wont to do, had dragged on. The moderators, as they are even more wont to do, had dominated. And, at the back of the room, having negotiated a full day of the London Wine Fair, and sat quietly through an hour-long debate (Wine & Dine: How chefs, restaurateurs and sommeliers build their wine lists), Ben Drury was mad as hell. And he wasn’t going to take it any more.
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Being presented with a lengthy country-ranged wine tome can be intimidating for any punter which is why the best and most engaging drinks offers have moved far beyond a static listing.
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The autumn tasting season will be upon us before we know it, as the trade prepares for the run up to the all-important Christmas trading period.
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