Crémant is ideally placed to bridge the gulf between Prosecco and premium priced English sparkling wine and Champagne, offering mid-market value to continue to drive the growth of sparkling wine in the UK.
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Broadland Wineries has seen sales jump 11.6% to £70.6m in the 12 months to the end of March 2019 helped by fruit flavoured blends and mini wine bottles.
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Sales for the UK’s independent spirits distilleries exceeded £2 billion for the first time last year, according to research from private equity house Growthdeck.
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US wine exports to the UK have seen a slip in value but a rise in volume, thanks largely to a growth in buyer interest in a previously difficult-to-source section of the market.
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Wine priced between $10 and $20 will be the biggest driver of value growth for still and sparkling wine over the next couple of years.
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Members of the independent merchant-owned Vindependents have voted to issue a new round of share options in the company, allowing new members that take up the offer to have a say in how the buying group is run.
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The demand for Italian aperitifs is still going strong, after sales of Aperol jumped 56% in the UK last year.
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Education and tourism were the key factors behind Portugal’s double-digit value growth in the UK last year, according to Sonia Vieira, marketing director of ViniPortugal.
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If we have heard it once we have heard it a thousand times: Business needs clarity to plan.
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As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers looks back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Tumultuous political times are offering an interesting backdrop to our latest Looking Ahead series.
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Pernod Ricard UK is further expanding the top end of its gin portfolio with leading Canadian brand Ungava.
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Drinks brand owner and distributor Proof Drinks is gearing up for the next phase of its growth as the company confirms the appointment of Jeremy Hill as managing director.
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Pernod Ricard’s first quarter figures revealed strong growth underpinned by China and India the Asian markets.
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Winemakers in England and Wales have banded together to try and convince the government to rethink plans for a duty hike that could hamper exports and stifle growth.
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Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR) has seen sales rise by £16M, for the year ending 31 March 2018.
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The UK is at the forefront of selling wine online thanks to well-established specialist wine retailers such as Majestic and The Wine Society, new research has revealed.
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Pernod Ricard is capitalising on encouraging growth in the Scotch category with the launch of its new Chivas XV.
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Pernod Ricard has revealed “strong results” for the most recent financial year, while chalking up 6% growth in the UK.
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Cognac exports have achieved their fourth consecutive year of growth, driven by continued thirst for the historic French brandy in the US.
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