Grape spirits really don’t get a fair deal in UK bars, where even Cognac and Armagnac rarely receive the shelf space or cocktail list presence their global reputations deserve. Grapes are grown and distilled in dozens of other places around the world, but those brandies are largely overlooked as well.
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Spirits and wine are set to receive a healthy dose of Christmas cheer this festive season – if operators can capitalise on premium trends.
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Looking back to December, there was one major trend analysts were backing to have the most influence on the mix of sales and consumer behaviour in 2019.
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Pernod Ricard is banking on another big hurrah for gin growth this festive season, with its on-going popularity and major presence in the UK’s cocktail culture helping to boost growth of premium spirits.
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Supermarket sales have recovered from a poor July to post 1% growth in the last four weeks, according to new data from Nielsen.
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Cognac has reported export growth for the fifth year in a row. Shipments were up 6.9% in value and 2.5% in volume for the year ending 31 July 2019, the region’s governing body has revealed.
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Profits at Treasury Wine Estates leapt 16% over the last year, driven by the group’s focus on premiumisation.
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Sales at Suffolk-based drinks group Adnams fell 2% year-on-year in the first half of 2019.
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Soave is making a comeback thanks to a new Summer of Soave campaign.
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Like-for-like sales for pubs and restaurants were up 1.2% year on year in July, according the the latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Concha y Toro is celebrating a burst of successful trading in Russia and Eastern Europe via its distribution partner, Roust – with hints of further expansion in the near future.
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James Snoxell has joined London-based supplier Bancroft Wines as its new fine wine buyer, the company has announced.
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Bacardi and Brown-Forman are to end their UK collaboration, the companies have revealed.
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The apertivo movement continued to spread across Europe and the rest of the world in the first half of 2019, according to Campari’s latest results.
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Sales of gin continue to boost spirits sales at Diageo, as Tanqueray and Gordon’s clock yet another year of double digit growth.
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The sense of discovery offered by Spain still has some way to run, as Andrew Catchpole reports.
That Spain has been on a roll over the past decade in terms of generating excitement is inarguable. Reworked, emerging and new regions have been pumping out the vinous equivalent of fireworks, delighting and engaging both critics and trade.
Sales of Australian wine in the UK have declined in the past year – partly due to brand-hesitancy surrounding Brexit.
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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.
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Chapel Down Group has recruited a former retail channel controller at Treasury Wine Estates as its new sales director.
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