Hennings welcomes Delta Estate into fold
Published: 13 December, 2021
Hennings Wine Merchants has taken the first shipment from its new partnership with Delta Estate Wines in Marlborough.
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Tim Atkin MW: Time for honesty about alcohol
Published: 13 December, 2021
“People like to masturbate.” As first sentences go, this one certainly snares your attention. It’s not the only remarkable thing about Edward Slingerland’s new book Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced and Stumbled our Way to Civilization (£25, Little Brown, Spark). Nor is the author some ill-informed polemicist looking to generate a few headlines. Slingerland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia.
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Bordeaux Symposium: Time to put people at head of sustainability agenda
Published: 10 December, 2021
Bordeaux is expanding and re-drawing its definition of sustainability via a new strategy which aims to put people – and ecosystems in which people want to work – at the heart of its environmental agenda for 2022.
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A Plan B Christmas will put the industry under “severe pressure”
Published: 09 December, 2021
A re-tightening of restrictions is threatening to put a pin in Christmas celebrations, causing more gloom for the hospitality sector as the government rubber stamps plans to introduce vaccine passports for late-night venues.
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Kingsland’s Thirsty Earth aims for a “better drinks industry”
Published: 09 December, 2021
In a bid to create a “better society and drinks industry”, Kingsland Drinks has announced its Thirsty Earth sustainability initiative – a new, in-depth programme which includes a long-term project linked to the UN’s sustainable development goals.
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Whisky industry urges tariff ‘reconciliation’
Published: 08 December, 2021
A consortium of businesses has called upon the governments of the US and UK to remove all tariffs affecting the transatlantic whisky trade.
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New Zealand Winegrowers to embrace hybrid event model in 2022
Published: 08 December, 2021
Following the success of the inaugural virtual New Zealand Wine Week in 2021, New Zealand Winegrowers will expand the format to include a mixture of live events and digital shows in 2022, beginning on 8 February 2022 (NZT).
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London's Connaught triumphs as 'World’s Best Bar'
Published: 08 December, 2021
The Connaught Bar in Mayfair has for the second year running being awarded the title of World's Best Bar, in a ceremony which took place yesterday (7 December).
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Boparan group achieves carbon neutral certification
Published: 07 December, 2021
Every brand owned and operated by the Boparan Restaurant Group has been certified as carbon neutral by Carbon Neutral Britain, after offsetting all their direct emissions.
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Extra travel restrictions threaten Christmas
Published: 06 December, 2021
Additional travel restrictions to the UK are threatening to deal an additional blow to the hospitality and foodservice industries as the government grapples with the march of the Omicron Covid variant.
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Leading canned wine range gains sponsorship with major Glasgow music venue
Published: 06 December, 2021
Wine brand Most Wanted Wines has recently made waves after signing an exclusive sponsorship deal with Glasgow’s leading music venue, the OVO Hydro.
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When in Rome raises £400k for future investment
Published: 03 December, 2021
When in Rome, the Stroud-based wine company, has hit its £400,000 Crowdcube funding target with the support of over 180 investors.
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IMW welcomes thirteen new Masters of Wine
Published: 02 December, 2021
The IMW (Institute of Masters of Wine) has expanded its ranks with the induction of 13 new members.
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Jerry Lockspeiser: Is it time to kill wine’s sacred cows?
Published: 01 December, 2021
It really is hard to know what to believe these days. The digital world enables instant sharing of information across the globe, which seems good and democratic. Just about anyone can participate. But with it comes lower reliability and veracity of what is being communicated, making it easier to seed fake gospels claiming that two plus two equals five, or seven, or even nine. Perhaps what really matters is the extent to which people make decisions and take actions as a result.
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Virtual festival dedicated to ‘low-intervention’ wine launches this weekend
Published: 29 November, 2021
France’s only female Master of Wine has launched a new virtual wine festival Alive!, due to take place on 5 and 6 December.
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South Africa trade slams new travel ban
Published: 29 November, 2021
The international communities’ decision to prohibit travel to South Africa will have “significant implications” for the nation's struggling wine and tourism industries, according to oversight body VinPro.
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Friday read: Prosecco DOC Rosé's future prospects
Published: 26 November, 2021
After years of intense lobbying by producers, the Prosecco Consortium finally allowed blended sparkling wine styles to be bottled under the 'Prosecco DOC Rosé' designation in 2020. Exports began in November last year, although there have been reports of a Pinot Noir shortage in 2021. Nevertheless, the category has got off to a flying start, with buoyant sales and an enthusiastic consumer reception. But how sustainable is this growth, and will it affect sales of 'ordinary' Prosecco?
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Rosé's global success ‘partly based on luck’, says UK buyer
Published: 25 November, 2021
The triumphant march of the rosé category cannot solely be attributed to the marketing genius of its key stakeholders, according to Jeroboams wine director Peter Mitchell MW.
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Calorie labelling on alcoholic drinks gains pace
Published: 25 November, 2021
The latest market review released by the Portman Group has shown that almost half (47%) of alcoholic drinks sold in the UK now feature calorie information on labels, despite no legal requirement to do so.
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WSTA lobbies government to solve HGV crisis
Published: 24 November, 2021
With Christmas almost upon us, the WSTA has called upon the UK government to take urgent action over HGV driver shortages and freight disruption to avoid “supply chain chaos” in December 2021 and beyond.
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