The gin market is a whirlwind of activity. According to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), Brits bought over 60 million bottles worth over £1.6 billion in the year to June 2018, up 38% on the same period the previous year.
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Three years ago, dynamic, family-run business Roberson Wines took the decision to close its flagship store.
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Low and no alcohol serves can no longer be seen as “the poor cousin at the back of the bar” a number of industry experts agreed when faced with the question of what to do about the most teetotal generation in living memory.
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Day two was built around the concept of ‘Purity’, and allowed six speakers to focus on the land and climate that makes New Zealand so special, the challenges it faces in the coming years and how they might overcome them.
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Diageo has reported a 5.8% increase in net sales to £6.9 billion boosted by a strong GB performance.
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Berkmann Wine Cellars has appointed Guillem Kerambrun to a newly created director of fine wine & private clients role.
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Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has appointed Tony Watson as commercial director for the UK and Ireland. It follows the promotion of Michelle Brampton to managing director, Europe in November.
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Woodwinters has appointed Sara Bachiorri as a key account manager in its London on and off-trade sales division as part of its UK expansion plans.
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Several new wines will be on offer at the Kosher Food and Wine Experience London (KFWE) this year, including one named after the stones David used to slay Goliath.
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The Conversion Group has added fine wine events specialists Gracie Events to its expanding portfolio of investments in luxury businesses.
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A citrusy Sauvignon Blanc is the UK’s favourite, according to a new report.
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For much of the winemaking world, it’s an inconvenient truth that climate change is changing how easily and successfully wine can be made.
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Justerini & Brooks has added Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez to its portfolio.
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Cruz de Alba has joined sister wineries Ramón Bilbao from Rioja and Mar de Frades from Rías Baixas at Enotria & Coe to offer a trio of wines to UK independents and the on-trade.
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Haere Mai, as they say in Marlborough, and welcome to Sauvignon 2019, the world’s biggest celebration of – arguably - the most popular and least well-understood grape variety around.
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Oddbins is reportedly poised to enter administration, putting more than 500 jobs at risk.
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The team behind venues such as White Lyan, Cub, and current World’s Best Bar, Dandelyan, have revealed even more ambitious plans for 2019.
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As part of the first Furmint February to be held in the UK, participating on-trade and independent retailers have the chance of winning a trip to Hungary.
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The UK market continues to be the shop window for the world of wine, with the on-trade driving premium sales.
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The British branch of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs has launched a new award for its Young Sommelier Competition in honour of Gerard Basset MS, MW, OBE, who lost his battle with cancer and passed away on 17 January.
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