Friday Read: Merlot

Can one film realistically change consumer attitudes to two grape varieties?

My Perfect Customer: Wolseley Wine Loft

In the first of a new series Dave Eglington from Stafford’s Wolseley Wine Loft shares his customer secrets and tips on how to build and maintain relations in the independent off-trade.

Boutinot thrilled to top Wholesalers Top 50 list

Stockport-based importer, agent and producer Boutinot has expressed surprise and delight at topping the Harpers’ Top 50 Drinks Wholesalers list for 2019.

WOSA’s challenge to indies ahead of South African Wine Festival

Wines of South Africa (WOSA) is challenging independent merchants to decorate their shops in Rainbow Nation colours this Autumn to coincide with its South African Wine Festival.

Santa Rita renews Arsenal deal

Chile’s Santa Rita winery has signed up for a second three-year partnership with Arsenal football club.

Spicing up the wine world

Botanicals are the latest thing when it comes to drinks, and even wine is successfully getting in on the act. Lisa Riley reports

The rise and rise of Chinese wine

There’s been a lot written about China’s growing appetite for wine consumption (much of it from well-heeled Bordeaux estates and Burgundian domains), but the Chinese are serious about wine production too and are the world's leading grape producer, growing 11.7 million tons of fruit in 2018, equating to around 15% of global grape production.

Yalumba’s Hill-Smith receives prestigious Maurice O’Shea Award

Robert Hill-Smith, chairman of Australia’s Yalumba winery, has won the Maurice O’Shea Award, given to people or organisations who have made a significant contribution to the Australian wine trade.

JF Hillebrand celebrates 175 years with leaps forward in sustainability and tech

JF Hillebrand is currently celebrating nearly two centuries of connecting wine and spirits with consumers, from its humble beginnings in Germany to one of the world’s largest logistics providers.

Dip in Aussie imports as Brexit stockpiling comes to an end

Sales of Australian wine in the UK have declined in the past year – partly due to brand-hesitancy surrounding Brexit.

Australian wine grape crush defies early predictions

The National Vintage Report 2019 for Australia has revealed a 1% decrease in the national wine grape crush to an estimated 1.73 million tonnes (Mt).

Armit Wines sees sales leap 15% in three months

Armit Wines has reported a 15% rise in sales between April and June this year ahead of its full results which will be published in October.

Wine Paris sets its stall for a second successful year

Montblanc named a sponsor of the Louis Roederer Wine Writer Awards

Montblanc is to sponsor the Emerging Wine Writer category at this year's Louis Roederer Wine Writer Awards.

New association in works to highlight Leyda’s cool climate

A new members association is underway to highlight the unique terroir of up and coming wine region Leyda and its surrounding vineyards as a destination for premium coastal climate wines.

Chapel Down Group appoints new sales director

Chapel Down Group has recruited a former retail channel controller at Treasury Wine Estates as its new sales director.

Accolade Wines launches first Echo Falls Malbec

Accolade Wines is to extend its Echo Falls range with a Malbec variant.

Jascots debuts first still wine in a can

Jascots has launched what it claims is the first English still wine in a can in response to customer demand for lightweight sustainable packaging and locally sourced wine.

Mini wine bottles and fruit flavoured blends help Broadland’s sales soar to £70m

Broadland Wineries has seen sales jump 11.6% to £70.6m in the 12 months to the end of March 2019 helped by fruit flavoured blends and mini wine bottles.

Anjou investors chase drier styles as sweet sales dwindle

The renaissance of dry Chenin wines, together with dwindling sales of sweet wines, have driven investors in Quarts-de–Chaumes – the Loire’s only Grand Cru appellation – to switch production from sweet to dry wines.