Investment firm Wine Cap has released its end of year report, with the outlook for 2025 relatively optimistic despite a bumpy year fraught with value declines.
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Next up in our end of year talking heads is Emma Kamel, general manager, Naked Wines UK, reflecting on both headwinds faced by the trade and the highs leading into 2025.
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Leading national wholesaler LWC has added Riojan producer Carlos Serres to its portfolio, agreeing to exclusive distribution of six of its wines to UK on-trade customers.
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Eurostat, a Directorate-General of the European Commission, has released its preliminary figures on wine exports from eight European producing countries.
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Marlborough-based winery Wither Hills has entered into a distribution agreement with Off-Piste Wines, parting company with Freixenet Copestick after less than three years.
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The Scotland Food & Drink Partnership, an organisation set up in 2007 to promote the best of Scotland's food and drink industry, has achieved a milestone growth in exports of £1.7 billion since 2018.
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The UK’s largest multiple has launched an innovative festive campaign this December, collaborating with award-winning sommelier Romain Bourger to promote Majestic's credentials when it comes to staff expertise on all things grape related.
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The Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR), an independent global platform dedicated to advancing sustainability in the industry, has undertaken its first comparability study of seven certification frameworks worldwide.
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Next up in our end of year trade talking heads is Matt Tipping, CEO of Jeroboams, as he reflects on a tough ride for the trade.
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The once booming market for deluxe single malt is in decline, according to new data published by a leading financial advisory firm.
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Aumont Brewery, a leading firm based in the province of Niigata, has unveiled a new brand of Japanese rice wine called Kay Sake.
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A leading importer of premium Cape wine has agreed to represent Hazendal, a Stellenbosch farm seeking distribution in the UK.
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Banfi, one of Tuscany's leading producers and a stalwart of Brunello di Montalcino, has become part of the Hallgarten family.
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Reports of the terminal decline of the quintessential British boozer have been greatly exaggerated, according to a new survey by SumUp.
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Next up in our end of year trade talking heads is Euan Mackay, MD at Fells, reflecting on the ups and downs for the trade and some of the successes for this importer as it heads into the new year.
A campaign to promote “a collective message of transparency, community, and education” has united over 140 different craft distilleries in the UK, after being founded with just four members in April 2024.
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Bristol-based Global Wine Solutions (GWS) has become the latest business to join Coterie Holdings’ growing portfolio of wine companies.
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Data released by the IWSR has revealed a year-on-year rise in “on-trade consumption incidences” in certain markets, gathering information from consumers in countries such as China, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the UK and the US.
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Elie Maamari has been spreading the Lebanese wine gospel for 42 years. The winemaker turned export director for Chateau Ksara met his compatriot, Michael Karam, during a brief visit to London at a time when their country was once again caught up in conflict.
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Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but great design is a finely tuned skill. Andrew Catchpole highlights the best of the crop at this year’s Design Awards.
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