Thresher unveils plans for Wine Rack revitalisation'
Published: 23 July, 2008
Multiple specialist Thresher has announced details of its plans to revitalise' Wine Rack.
Read more...DGB to make Boschendal a South African Penfolds'
Published: 23 July, 2008
Douglas Green Bellingham (DGB) has confirmed the acquisition of the Boschendal Wine business, with the deal going last week (see Harpers, 22 July), and pledged to increase its sales of premium wines in the UK by turning the company into South Africa's answer to Penfolds.
Read more...Off the community chest
Published: 23 July, 2008
So what to make of the whole Allied Domecq-Pernod-Fortune Brands mnage trois? Reminds me of playing Monopoly when I was 10. No strategy at all - just furiously buying all the property in sight until the money was gone or you had driven all the other players into bankruptcy.
Tim JohnstonJuveniles Wine Bar, Paris, France
Published: 23 July, 2008
Tim Johnston was educated
at a very second-rate public school, from which I escaped aged 17'. He worked for Findlaters for a few months, before eight months in slavery' at Chteau Cantenac-Brown.
He apprenticed with Hedges & Butler, and in 1969 he moved to France, where he has been involved with several wine bars, including Willi's and Juveniles with Mark Williamson, The Blue Fox with Steven Spurrier, and Tournon in Bordeaux with Alex Herbage. He has written for Wine International, Wine Spectator and Saveur. He has vinified in France (Bordeaux, Hermitage and Provence), America (Chateau Montelena, Jordan Winery and Bill Wheeler's winery on Dry Creek Road) and Australia (Cullen). Juveniles sells wine for off- as well as on-premise consumption, and Johnston is available to source French wines.
M-erlot C-abernet C-armenre
Published: 23 July, 2008
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Liberty Wines takes Grosset
Published: 23 July, 2008
Liberty Wines has taken over the distribution of famed Clare Valley producer Jeffrey Grosset.
Read more...Message of a bottle
Published: 23 July, 2008
Do you know how glass is made? Sorry? Yes, it's got sand in it. Anything else? No? A straw poll among the Harpers team certainly showed up our manufacturing ignorance, but many people seem to take for granted the vessel that protects and contains the precious liquid that we spend most of our time writing about. If you'd like a full breakdown of what goes into glass, rather than what goes inside it, then see below. In a nutshell, it's a mixture of sand, limestone and soda ash.
Read more...New Alliance for branded Burgundy
Published: 23 July, 2008
A new Beaune-based ngociant, La Nouvelle Alliance/The New Alliance (LNA), has been founded by partners on opposite sides of The Channel with the aim of bridging the gap between small Burgundy growers and traditional ngociants'.
Read more...The Interview: Paul Henderson, Director, Gidleigh Park Hotel, Chagford, Devon
Published: 23 July, 2008
How did you end up running a hotel in the middle of Devon?
Read more...South African auction wines come to the UK
Published: 23 July, 2008
Leading South African winemakers Gary Jordan (Jordan Winery) and Niels Verburg (Luddite) will be visiting London in September to present the wines on offer at this year's Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction.
Read more...The Interview: Christopher Piper, Christopher Piper Wines Ltd.
Published: 23 July, 2008
You started your business 26 years ago today. How did it come about, and why Ottery St Mary?
Read more...Tiger spotting
Published: 23 July, 2008
The recent launch in Ireland of a new Spanish wine followed the usual routine. The owner of the estate was visiting, and a clutch of press scribblers and favoured trade customers were invited to a lunch hosted by the importer. There was an opportunity to taste the whole range, and before we sat down the importer said a few words of welcome and introduction.
Read more...Sideways prompts Cheval Blanc boost
Published: 23 July, 2008
Chic Knightsbridge restaurant Zuma has added two bottles of the rare 1961 vintage Cheval Blanc to its wine list, following demand from customers who have seen it featured in the film Sideways, in which two friends take a road trip through California wine country.
Read more...Roux leaves Graham Beck after 15 years
Published: 23 July, 2008
Jacques Roux, marketing and sales director of Graham Beck Wines in South Africa, is to leave the company after 15 years.
Read more...Guerrilla tactics
Published: 23 July, 2008
The slender, ribbon-like stretch of vineyards that falls between the jagged Vosges mountains and the Franco-German border is a tangle of contradictions.
Read more...Showcase Showdown
Published: 23 July, 2008
2005 is already a landmark year for the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC). In March, the company opened its new, customised premises in Dunsfold Park, Surrey, with a 25,000-bottle capacity and room for expansion.
Seasonal adjustment
Published: 23 July, 2008
With the exception of sun-loving categories such as Champagne, Pimm's and lager, the drinks trade has traditionally waited until the run-up to Christmas before launching into a frenzy of marketing and promotional activity. Although, arguably, this pattern is less true for wine brands than spirits - with ros being, obviously, far more of a summer drink than Scotch or Bailey's - most brand owners still have concentrated on the crucial November/December bi-month for their big promotional pushes. A few brands and generics might have made an appearance on the County Show circuit or at the odd classical music concert, but major summer campaigns from wine's big players have been the exception rather than the rule.
Read more...Argentina goes for growth
Published: 23 July, 2008
Argentina is looking to grab at least 6% of the total wine market by 2020, according to Roberto Luca, president of Wines of Argentina (WoA).
Read more...Cloudy Bay founder keeps it in the family
Published: 23 July, 2008
David Hohnen, the man behind Cloudy Bay and Cape Mentelle, has launched a new range of Margaret River wines with the help of his daughter and brother-in-law.
Read more...IWSC trophy winners announced at Vinexpo
Published: 23 July, 2008
The International Wine and Spirit Competition used the opening day of Vinexpo earlier this week to announce the first round of Trophy Winners in this year's competition.
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