London Wine Fair hightlights for Monday
Harpers Debate 2013 LIWF
Industry Briefings : Hear experts from both inside and outside the trade discuss how retailers, brands and producers are using customers to sell, promote and drive their business strategy through peer-to-peer recommendations, social media and online. Speakers include Stuart Anderton, category manager, Tesco Wine by the Case; Robin Langton, buyer, Laithwaites; Ray O'Connor, wine director, Naked Wines; Mark Fiddes, brand development expert, IdeaMotel; and Neil Hallmark, head of digital, Manifest London, which handles consumer content for brands such as BrewDog.
Apex Room
The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux is returning to the fair for the fourth year, with its 2011 vintage. Around 60 members from the best appellations in Bordeaux - including Pauillac, Margaux, Graves and Pomerol - will participate at this single-day event.
Marcia Waters MW ? WSET stand P82
A chance to improve your ability to identify key wine flaws, using doctored and undoctored samples.
Antti Laakkonen and Carlo Bermes, Ball Packaging Europe ? Gallery Theatre
How cans build a bridge to new target groups, the question of quality, and the advantages and performance of a special wine can. A chance to learn more about can sizes, wine qualities, and Ball's wine-test service.
Tim Wilson
Tim Wilson, managing director, Wilson Drinks Report, and Tim Eales, director of strategic insight, IRI
Industry Briefings A jointly presented session examining the off-trade and online channels within the UK wine category, using the combined insight of WDR and IRI. Special focus will be put on own label, the role of the weather and future developments within the category, as well as looking at key trends within grape varieties.
Justin Knock
Justin Knock MW, winemaking consultant, Encirc Wines ? Gallery Theatre
The effect that oxygen and sulphur dioxide levels can have on a finished product, and how best to manage these.
Karen Douglas, AIWS ? WSET stand P82
How do we assess quality in wine? And how do we define quality? What makes an expensive wine worth the premium, and do you necessarily get what you pay for? Douglas will show you the process of reaching an objective view, using wines served blind.
Mark Lansley, managing director, Broadland Wineries ? Gallery Theatre Over the past 10 years, the pound has weakened, interest rates have dropped to record lows and the UK wine packing sector has doubled in size.
Mark Lansley looks at whether a reversal of these trends now occurring? What might be the effects of such a reversal? And what might this mean to wine bottlers, retailers and consumers?