Published: 15 November, 2019
Bodega Norton and Viñalba have both played key roles in Argentina’s vinous revolution, helping to establish the country as a beacon of quality and price on the world stage. Through the lens of these two Mendonza wineries in both Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo, Jo Gilbert charts how the country got to where it is today, and how a new wave of winemakers are heading outwards to explore Argentina’s terroir.
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Published: 14 November, 2019
"The future’s about quality” is the tag line for a new campaign which is looking to reinstate Cava’s premium position in the UK market.
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Published: 14 November, 2019
It’s been on the cards for some time. Back in 2014, there were rumblings that gin was poised to overtake vodka as the UK’s spirit of choice in time for the new decade.
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Published: 13 November, 2019
Independent wine merchants are specialist retailers in their own right offering a service, range and expertise that more general retailers, such as grocers, will always struggle to match.
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Published: 13 November, 2019
Things have been tough in European vineyards over the past few years, with Burgundy appellations some of the worst hit in terms of frost damage in 2016 and 2017.
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Published: 11 November, 2019
A new China-backed international spirits research body has been launched at an event in London.
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Published: 08 November, 2019
McGuigan Wines has revealed a blueprint to focus on its cool climate messaging in order to continue to transform Australia’s reputation at the premium end from “in your face wines” to wines of “flavour, intensity, structure and length”.
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Published: 08 November, 2019
Ines Salpico reports on a strategic rethink as sales of Italy’s favourite white experiences a dramatic fall.
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Published: 06 November, 2019
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged US President Donald Trump to lift tariffs on Scotch whisky.
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Published: 04 November, 2019
DMD Ventures, the parent company behind online alcohol retailer 31Dover and on-trade supplier Vanquish, is about to embark on a financial bid to the tune of half a million pounds.
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Published: 01 November, 2019
Boutique spirits importer and distributer Mangrove UK has a new head honcho at the helm of the company’s marketing and sales teams.
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Published: 30 October, 2019
Mast-Jägermeister has appointed Michael Cleary as its new managing director for the UK.
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Published: 30 October, 2019
Importer Alliance Wine has won the exclusive UK agency rights for Argentina’s Manos Negras winery.
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Published: 30 October, 2019
Australia’s wine exports grew 7% by value in the 12 months to 30 September 2019 to AU$2.89bn, Wine Australia has revealed.
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Published: 29 October, 2019
Gruppo Campari has reported strong organic sales growth of 6.9% for the nine months to 30 September.
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Published: 29 October, 2019
Argentinean wine brand Trivento has unveiled a time-limited Christmas-themed label for its Reserve Malbec.
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Published: 28 October, 2019
Liberty Wines has won exclusive UK trade rights to distribute Jancis Robinson MW’s glassware range.
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Published: 28 October, 2019
London-based start-up Silk Road Distillers has launched with a white spiced rum.
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Published: 28 October, 2019
London-based distributor Bancroft Wines has released the 2017 vintage from Barossa Valley producers Glaetzer Wines to the UK market.
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Published: 25 October, 2019
Wine guru Jamie Goode will be hosting a one-off masterclass and blind tasting to delve deep into the vinous roots of Bourgogne, Harpers can reveal.
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