Rebranding the Languedoc
Published: 14 October, 2021
Premium wines emerging from the Languedoc are shifting perceptions on a global scale, as James Lawrence reports.
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Long Read: Who do you think you are talking to?
Published: 14 October, 2021
Simon Huntington, former head of ecommerce at trade merchant and retailer Roberson Wine, looks at some of the difficulties faced by companies who have diversified into online retail and outlines how by trying to talk to everyone, they risk being heard by no one.
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Accolade Wines supports upskilling and education with new training programme
Published: 12 October, 2021
Accolade Wines has launched its Vinspire programme to encourage the upskilling of individuals and recruitment for the on-trade and wider wine industry.
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Headline hero: Olivier Richaud, Domaine d’Aussières
Published: 12 October, 2021
Since you started your tenure at d’Aussières in 2020, what key changes have you overseen at the estate?
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Nyetimber unveiled as wine producer of the year
Published: 11 October, 2021
Nyetimber was unveiled as Wine Producer of the Year in the first-ever Tim Atkin MW England Special Wine Report.
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France Report: The Rhône’s great whites
Published: 11 October, 2021
A fresher, technology-driven approach to white wine in the Rhône is helping producers in both the north and south of the region to find an audience, as Simon Woods reports.
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Côtes de Bordeaux to host virtual trade training event
Published: 06 October, 2021
A dedicated virtual trade training event to explore the wines of Côtes de Bordeaux is being held on 19 October 2021.
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Discovering the charms of Roussillon
Published: 06 October, 2021
As the home of France’s fortified sweet wines, with a dazzling array of soils and microclimates forming a vinous bridge between France and Spain, the Roussillon deserves to be recognised as a distinct region with its own unique identify. Jo Gilbert discovers a region ready to stand on its own two feet. In partnership with Wines of Roussillon.
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Kingsland Drinks signs new partnership with The Iconic Estate
Published: 05 October, 2021
Kingsland Drinks has agreed a new partnership with Romanian wine producer – The Iconic Estate – in a move to further broaden its offering.
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Long read: Raising a glass to Australian wines
Published: 30 September, 2021
The UK’s love for Australian wines shows no signs of abating. With good availability, competitive pricing, and good transport and distribution networks, supply from Australia is still extremely attractive for UK buyers and wine drinkers. Here, Paul Braydon, buying controller for Kingsland Drinks, delves into the wine trends emerging from Australia, shares insights on the category post-FTA (Free Trade Agreement), and what the UK drinks sector can expect to see next.
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Calling all entries for Harpers Wine Stars 2022
Published: 30 September, 2021
Harpers Wine Stars awards is gearing up for its early 2022 round of judging, with entries for the competition invited by 14 October this year.
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Reasons to pick Riesling
Published: 29 September, 2021
Harpers partnered with Wines of Germany for its Big G closing debate, which mulled over the topic ‘A wine for all reasons: why German wine is the smart choice’. These extended highlights give a flavour of that far-reaching discussion and what indie retailers and restaurateurs alike can do to boost their German category sales. Andrew Catchpole reports.
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New Pix wine platform on global ‘matchmaking mission’
Published: 29 September, 2021
An ambitious new wine discovery platform is soon to launch with the aim of becoming the “biggest wine platform in the world,” according to its creators.
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Brits hoover up Portuguese wine as loss of tourism shows the “Portuguese don’t drink Port”
Published: 29 September, 2021
As the biggest consumers of wine per capita globally, it might be expected that domestic sales of Portuguese wines would have fared well over the course of the pandemic, where drinkers globally were largely turned onto local vinous offerings.
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Condor Wines adds six new organic wines to its portfolio
Published: 28 September, 2021
A leading specialist UK importer of South American wines has expanded its range with the addition of six organic labels, made by Argentine producer Bodega Piedra Negra.
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Fine wine investment firm becomes 'carbon neutral plus'
Published: 28 September, 2021
Global investment and management company Cult Wines has achieved carbon neutral plus status, after both neutralising and significantly offsetting its carbon footprint.
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Wines of Germany launches Retailer Partners competition
Published: 27 September, 2021
Wines of Germany has launched an innovative scheme to encourage UK independents to spread the word about Germany’s vinous offering.
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Long Read: What to do about fortified wines' straitened market?
Published: 23 September, 2021
Jacopo Mazzeo looks at what regions such as the Douro and Jerez are doing to survive in a market increasingly hostile to fortified wines and explores whether these efforts are effective. Port, for instance, is heading in two diametrically opposed directions: simplification and (extra) premiumisation, with new categories that span from youth-friendly RTDs to Tawny 50yo and White 50yo. Sherry meanwhile, has just changed a number of its regulations and now embraces unfortified wine.
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CapeWine organisers unveil new 2022 date
Published: 21 September, 2021
The next edition of CapeWine will take place from 5 to 7 October 2022, following its 12 month postponement.
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Yapp Brothers adds English sparkling wine brand to its portfolio
Published: 21 September, 2021
Busi Jacobsohn, a sparkling wine producer based in east Sussex, has become the newest agency in the Yapp Bros portfolio.
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