Unlike in the UK, where branded products are used solely as benchmarks by which the stores can use 'we're cheaper than' claims, in Germany, Aldi and Lidl are gaining traction by welcoming brands into the heart of their offering.
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Leading Australia and New Zealand importers Negociants UK has been appointed to distribute three New Zealand brands within the Foley Family Wines portfolio - Marlborough based Grove Mill and Frog Haven and Martinborough Vineyard from Martinborough.
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Somehow, Prosecco has managed to embed itself in the public imagination with an image as clear and as crisp as a summer's day.
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Brexit loomed large over the Definitive Italian tasting in London's Royal Horticultural Halls yester
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Vranken Pommery Monopole group, known in the UK for Grande Marque Champagne brands such as Pommery, is extending its rosé offering from estates in both Provence and the Camargue.
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Harpers, in tandem with Wines from Rioja, would like to find out how Spain's flagship wine region performs for the UK trade.
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Diageo has said that protecting the long-term prosperity of its Scotch whisky is paramount following the referendum's shock result on Friday.
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Despite the marginally lower number of entrants at The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition compared to last year, the number of gold medals was nearly 60% up and the highest over the last five years of the competition.till wines dominate at the industry's annual national wine awards
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The bottom line from fine wine trading platform Livex is that normality is creeping back into the market following the referendum's shock result on Friday.
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Ehrmanns is beefing up its Beefsteak Club Argentinean brand with two new additions, including a single serve Beefsteak Club Mini Malbec in order to target the growing convenience sector.
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Shop Rioja is back for another countrywide promotion in October's edition of Harpers in partnership with Wines from Rioja, and is inviting all UK independent merchants to take part.
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A top figure in the wine industry has cautioned the trade "not to over react".
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English wine might be the only clear beneficiaries of today's referendum debacle as importers look to the domestic marketplace instead of the Eurozone.
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The UK is only just coming to terms with the 52% vote in favour to leave the EU.
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A new range of lightly sparkling drinks aimed at women has found its first listing in Sainsbury's.
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Research has painted a picture of how shoppers at the UK's biggest supermarkets are likely to vote in today's referendum.
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Tradeteam, the drinks distribution arm of DHL Supply Chain, has opened new warehousing premises in the south of England to keep up with "strong regional demand in the area".
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More than the Alentejo, more even perhaps than Douro, Vinho Verde is Portuguese wine's big success story, boasting a name and style recognition that is the envy of other wine regions.
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"Orange is not the new rosé," says Doug Wregg at Les Caves de Pyrene. "It would be more accurate to say it's the new red."
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At last night's launch of 31 Days of German Riesling, Harpers spoke to Lea and Sandeman, who are now in a position to immerse themselves fully in the campaign following a soft trial last year.
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