Published: 28 February, 2020
The realisation first occurred in Ho Chi Minh City, after a charming waitress at 'The Garlik' restaurant produced a concise wine list. The restaurant was full of middle-class Vietnamese – and a handful of tourists – most of whom were drinking wine. I observed a similar scenario one week later, at Riedel's bar-cum-restaurant in central Bangkok. The sommelier was proselytising the virtues of white Burgundy – one of the many bottles contained in a wall-mounted enomatic machine - to a young Thai couple. I left the restaurant convinced that due to the media's powerful China obsession, the potential of these cultures to love wine was being grossly underreported.
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Published: 27 February, 2020
Beyerskloof Wines has appointed Cape Wine Exporters as part of its strategy to make the UK its number one export partner.
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Published: 26 February, 2020
German winery Reh Kendermann, the producer of Black Tower, has acquired a 16% stake in North South Wines (NSW).
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Published: 26 February, 2020
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) and Diageo have both trimmed their profit guidance for the second time this year as coronavirus continues to evolve.
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Published: 26 February, 2020
Australia’s McGuigan Wines has unveiled a new premium range of wines in the UK.
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Published: 25 February, 2020
Bodega Argento has released a new single vineyard organic Malbec for the UK on-trade and independent retailers.
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Published: 25 February, 2020
Kingsland Drinks has opened its £1.2m canning line at its Irlam, Manchester, site.
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Published: 25 February, 2020
London Wine Fair (LWF) has revealed the shortlist for its new Wine Buyers Awards.
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Published: 25 February, 2020
London-based wine merchant Top Selection is to distribute the whole portfolio of US producer Duckhorn in the UK.
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Published: 25 February, 2020
HEY PALU
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Published: 23 February, 2020
British merchant Berry Bros & Rudd was among the winning bidders at the annual Premiere Napa Valley Auction on Saturday, which raised $3.9m in support of Napa Valley Vintners.
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Published: 21 February, 2020
Leading Argentine winery Bodega Estancia Mendoza has launched its wines into the UK market.
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Published: 21 February, 2020
Wines from Fine Wine Partners, a division of Accolade Wines, will feature in an exclusive area at The Cheltenham Festival as part of a new arrangement.
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Published: 21 February, 2020
Villa Maria Estate has embarked on a trial using native plants and cover crops as an alternative to herbicides.
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Published: 21 February, 2020
The head sommelier talks to Lisa Riley about the pros of dealing with one supplier and his ambition to develop the wine-pairing offer at Sorrel
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Published: 20 February, 2020
Bibendum Wine has announced three new châteaux have joined its Bordeaux fine wine project launched in partnership with négociant Compagnie Medocaine at the beginning of this month.
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Published: 20 February, 2020
Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc has implemented its new five-year, three-tier classification system.
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Published: 19 February, 2020
The organisers of the Rhône Wine Festival have called for the trade to get involved in this year's event, following the success of 2019.
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Published: 19 February, 2020
Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies (ABS) has made its first foray into Washington State with an own-label wine from the Yakima Valley AVA.
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Published: 19 February, 2020
Sea Change Wine, the eco-conscious wine range developed by 10 International, has revealed it is on track to double donations to £100,000 by the end of the year.
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