Australian winemakers are struggling to capitalise on growing demand for premium wines in the UK, according to a report by the body representing the country’s wine industry.
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Flint Wines has appointed Tom Bird as head of private client sales for its retail arm, Stannary St Wine Co.
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Canadian wines are being tipped for strong growth in the UK as retailers and the restaurant trade respond to rising prices and squeezed supplies of Old World wine.
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Lisa Riley looks at why businesses will garner more clout with consumers if they step up their sustainability credentials
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The Australian Research Council (ARC) has launched a wine research centre in Adelaide.
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Kingsland Drinks has been appointed the exclusive UK agent for German wine producer Schmitt Söhne.
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Wine Intelligence has teamed up with Indian MW Sonal Holland to weigh up the opportunities the sub-continent presents winemakers.
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The DOQ Priorat co-operative, La Vinícola del Priorat has launched a new series of village-classified wines under the region's, "Vi de Vila" system.
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English winemaker Wiston Estate is looking to cash in on booming on-trade sales of domestic fizz with a new distribution deal with Swig Wines.
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Bancroft Wines has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor of Piedmont producer Franco Conterno.
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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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Urban winery London Cru has launched a new Spanish red, a Syrah made with grapes from Calatayud in the northeast of the country.
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Sourcing more cannily, focusing on quality and seeking out alternatives are just some of the outcomes that have resulted from increased supply and price pressures over the past few years. Re-evaluation was a key theme at the London Wine Fair Innovation Zone debate on May 22, as panellists discussed how best to meet changing consumer needs when global consumption patterns and global supply rarely see eye to eye.
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The International Wine Challenge (IWC), owned by William Reed, has announced it is launching the competition in China.
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Ian Harris, chief executive of the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET), has been presented with his MBE.
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Field, Morris & Verdin (FMV), the in-house UK trade arm of Berry Bros & Rudd (BB&R), has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor of Galician producer Rafael Palacios.
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Entries are now open for the Harpers Design Awards, an annual celebration of the best branding and packaging design the drinks industry has to offer.
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The capital’s nascent urban winemaking scene is continuing to develop with the release of a Battersea winemaker’s first wine and the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to develop a new winery in southeast London.
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Foodies of both sexes are being called on to don fake moustaches and caps as part of a summer long campaign for the Beronia brand of Rioja wine.
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