Fresh from his win at the Lifetime Achievement Awards at last week’s Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships in London, Ed Carr, group head sparkling winemaker at Accolade Wines talked to Harpers about putting Tasmania on the map.
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A Champagne and sparkling wine preserver that promises to keep fizz in optimum condition for up to four weeks has been officially launched to the on-trade following a trial in a selection of high end restaurants.
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The Whisky Exchange has launched a Champagne event to ‘revive’ the category in the UK.
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The Tutelary Consortium for Prosecco DOC has announced an “exceptional” vintage for this year’s harvest.
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Sparkling wine continues to grow with Prosecco leading the category and English fizz remaining on the rise, according to The Wine Intelligence Sparkling Wine in the UK Market 2018 Report.
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Copestick Murray, owned by German group Henkell which recently purchased Freixenet to form the world’s largest sparkling wine supplier, has added the first Champagne to its I Heart range to replicate the success of the brand’s Prosecco.
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Fortnum & Mason has unveiled a ‘sparkling tea’ range positioned as an alternative to sparkling wine.
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British consumers are ‘clueless’ when it comes to English sparkling wine, a survey has revealed.
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Henkell has today closed the acquisition of Freixenet creating the world’s leading sparkling wine group.
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For Cava connoisseurs, Prosecco and Champagne can’t compete when it comes to quality and value for money. Jo Gilbert looks at how businesses are converting
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Nyetimber has revealed plans to expand its international reach with the aim growing its exports to 20% in the next 10 years.
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Rathfinny Wine Estates has appointed Jebsen Fine Wines as its exclusive distributor in Hong Kong.
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Piper-Heidsieck has promoted Séverine Frerson to the role of Chef de Cave.
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Exports of Crémant de Loire wine to the UK rose 34.2% in volume in 2017 to 4,255 hl, according to data released by InterLoire - the association for Loire Valley wines.
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Rather than cannibalising other sparkling wine sales, Prosecco has been so successful in attracting consumers into the category that it is now acting as a “gateway” to other styles of fizz.
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Ridgeview has given its English wine portfolio a makeover signalling a new direction for the brand.
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Berkmann Wine Cellars has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor of Canevel.
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McGuigan Wines has expanded its Black Label portfolio with three sparkling wines, including a red variant, marking the first fizz to join the range.
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Digby Fine English has made its first foray into Scotland via an exclusive distribution deal with Alexander Wines.
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Cava, Spain's sparkling wine Denomination of Origin based almost entirely in Penedès, Catalonia now has another potential classification to add labels.
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