Published: 18 September, 2024
Yesterday (17 September), Berkmann hosted a distinguished wine tasting event at Woods Quay, featuring four esteemed Australian wineries. The event, Berkmann's first tasting “not on dry land,” marked a significant moment for the supplier, as it brought together four leading winemakers in a collaborative, flighted tasting by grape variety. This gathering exemplified the spirit of Australia’s premium wine industry, challenging the misconception that Australian wine is only synonymous with mass-produced, budget-friendly offerings.
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David Kermode looks at how top Champagne houses are taking their pick of the best vintages to create superior blends
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Published: 22 April, 2024
Hungary’s Furmint has been making waves for both the quality and individuality of the wines, with this spring’s Furmint & Friends tasting at London’s Painters’ Hall featuring the most comprehensive spotlight yet on this grape. Harpers partnered with Wines of Hungary UK to convene a round table to analyse the positioning and potential of this exciting volcanic soil-grown variety, with regional expert Caroline Gilby MW giving an introductory overview. Panellists were also offered a taster of some exemplary styles to frame their discussion.
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Published: 21 February, 2024
Berkmann Wine Cellars celebrated 60 years of tastings in its biggest venue of recent times at London’s Guildhall yesterday (20 February), where throngs queued out of the door to taste brands like Antinori, California’s Ridge Vineyards and Vega Sicilia.
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Published: 14 November, 2023
It’s been a decade since Georgian wine hit UK lists. Michael Karam charts the hype, the reality and the what next?
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Published: 23 October, 2023
Spain is seen as exciting and in evolution by those in the know. But the wider industry and consumers still stick to Rioja. How can Spain’s multiplicity infiltrate the UK mainstream? James Bayley reports.
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Berkmann Wine Cellars is strengthening its New Zealand offering with the addition of Dog Point Vineyard to its portfolio.
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New research reveals the effects of mood and surroundings on the wines we taste. James Bayley reports.
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UK distributor Berkmann Wine Cellars has welcomed two new agencies into its expanding family of English wineries: Everflyht from Sussex and Hundred Hills from Oxfordshire.
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Published: 25 January, 2021
Legendary Ribera del Duero winery Tempos Vega Sicilia (TVS) has recruited Berkmann Wine Cellars (BWC) to take on the exclusive distribution of its portfolio to Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
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Published: 12 November, 2020
Calabria Family Wines has acquired a trio of Australian wine brands – Deakin Estate, La La Land and Azahara, from Wingara Wine Group [part of Henkell Freixenet], for an undisclosed sum.
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New research by Berkmann Wine Cellars suggests that 71% of those who used to visit restaurants more than once a week will spend the same or more post lockdown.
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Published: 02 April, 2020
Berkmann Wine Cellars has launched a new online platform to raise funds for the hospitality sector through consumer sales.
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Published: 28 January, 2020
Berkmann Wine Cellars has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributors of Château Ksara.
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Published: 03 January, 2020
Berkmann Wine Cellars has ushered in the new year with the addition of five new agencies to its portfolio.
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Published: 30 October, 2019
Distributor Berkmann Wine Cellars has appointed Billy Birse-Stewart as consultant director.
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Published: 14 October, 2019
UK distributor Berkmann Wine Cellars has invested £5m in increased stocks and storage capacity at bond in the run-up to Christmas.
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Berkmann Wine Cellars has secured £14 million of backing from HSBC UK to support its overseas expansion plans.
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