Chester's Covino is a stylish independent wine shop, wine bar and small-plate restaurant boasting over 100 artisan wines. Owner and manager Chris Laidler shares his secrets to attracting new customers and keeping his existing crowd happy.
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When a new restaurant is launched everyone focusses on the food (and more often than not the person behind the food), but how do you put the wine list centre stage?
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As the UK fruit and vegetable harvest gets into full swing in the looming shadow of Brexit, headlines such as The Guardian’s ‘Tonnes of crops left to rot as farms struggle to recruit EU workers’ are becoming commonplace.
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Jo Gilbert digs deep into the vinous roots of southern Portugal to discover how three decades of investment continues to unearth indigenous gems.
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A new definitive report into the drinking behaviours of millennials (born between 1980 and 2000) has put to bed concerns that younger drinkers are completely abandoning wine in favour of craft beers or spirits – or even eschewing alcohol completely.
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The number of vegans in the UK has doubled in the last two years. But is the wine trade doing enough to cater to this exploding demographic, asks Lisa Riley?
UK distributor Berkmann Wine Cellars has invested £5m in increased stocks and storage capacity at bond in the run-up to Christmas.
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The annual Bellavita Expo London is set to return to Islington’s Business Design Centre next month with a wide range of masterclasses, tastings and discussion panels hosted by Bellavita’s wine academy, BeWine.
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Harpers sets out on the Prosecco trail to look at the region’s industrial expansion and to work out what a sustainable future looks like for the chronically popular Italian fizz
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Waitrose has launched a top tier own-label range that includes wine, spirits and ciders.
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Armit Wines has appointed Brett Fleming as its new MD.
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Divico could be the grape to drive UK production of “quality red wine”, according to viticultural scientists in Kent.
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Strong quarterly growth in LVMH’s wine and spirits division has helped push the luxury goods group’s third quarter revenues to €13.3bn.
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From outcast to underdog to winner of international awards, Aldi continues to beat expectations with a new buying hub in Austria and a range of online premium exclusives. Jo Gilbert reports
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Wine Paris and Vinexpo Paris have created a communal area to maximise the visitor experience at their joint 2020 event.
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Applications are now open for Bibendum Wine’s 2020 Wine Minds apprenticeship scheme.
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WineGB has welcomed the move from a number of MPs for more support for the UK’s small vineyards.
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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) has described the 2019 vintage as “without doubt a peculiar one”, adding the grape quality was "exceptional and "worthy of a year with a nine".
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Amathus Drinks has expanded its Greek portfolio with the addition of Markou Vineyards and Papaioannou.
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Jeroboams has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor of Burgundy producer Domaine Pierre Damoy.
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