After a quiet number of years in the UK, the Andre Lurton Family will re-enter the British market with the support of its new agency partner North South Wines.
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C&C Group, one of the UK’s largest drinks distributors, has announced several new appointments to its wine-buying team.
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The international fine wine supplier Wine Source has announced the appointment of Clement Robert MS, who will join the group as global head of the Melchior Club.
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Maison Bruno Paillard, the independent family-owned house, specialising in Extra Brut Champagnes, has appointed Wanderlust Wine to distribute its portfolio in the UK.
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Flint Wines has announced the appointment of Katy Keating to lead the company through its next phase of development and expansion, following her departure from Lay & Wheeler.
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Spirits giant Diageo has announced the sad death of its CEO Sir Ivan Menezes following a brief illness.
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The Indevin Group, owners of New Zealand brand Villa Maria, has announced plans to ship a selection of its wines to the UK in bulk. They will then be bottled by the firm Encric, at its plant in Cheshire.
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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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Specialist wine importer Hallgarten & Novum Wines has announced the launch of its Hallgarten Eco Standard, to ensure its suppliers are held accountable with the use of a grading system across four key categories in sustainability.
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Alchemy Wines is the latest signatory to the Harpers Sustainability Charter, an initiative designed to galvanise the trade into climate action.
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Specialist wine importer, Hallgarten & Novum Wines, has announced it is running an ‘Inclusivity in Wine’ course in conjunction with the WSET, which will offer places free of charge exclusively for members of the hospitality industry from diverse backgrounds.
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Premium spirits distributor Mangrove Global has announced a new partnership with Booker Marketplace, a digital platform that provides a direct-to-store delivery service.
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The latest back and forth between the UK government and Scotland’s devolved powers has derailed plans for Scotland to include glass as part of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), with glass now to be fully excluded both north and south of the border.
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Yesterday (May 24), Bibendum welcomed the trade to its ‘A World of Fine Wine’ spring cellar-tasting featuring Old and New World regions with one notable exception – Bordeaux.
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A panoply of minimal intervention styles, from the 100% natural to a range of ‘hands-off’ products, put the spotlight on the very sharpest examples of Australia’s cutting-edge winemaking at Monday’s (22 May) Deep Down Under tasting.
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UK importer, distributor and producer, Alliance Wine Group will soon release the inaugural vintage of its New Zealand project, Earthsong.
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The Wine Society has announced the launch of an alternative packaging trial, which will see several of its top SKUs becoming available via bag-in-box (BiB).
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UK importer Bancroft Wines has announced the addition of Marlborough-based Zephyr Wines to its portfolio from 1 June 2023.
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North South Wines, the forward-thinking wine distributor, has achieved B Corp Certification.
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Pernod Ricard’s venture capital fund, Convivialité Ventures, has taken a minority share in ecoSPIRITS, the reusable distribution packaging company.
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