Education and tourism were the key factors behind Portugal’s double-digit value growth in the UK last year, according to Sonia Vieira, marketing director of ViniPortugal.
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Treasury Wine Estate (TWE) has brought its Embrazen brand to the UK as part of its strategy to attract 18-35-year-olds to the wine category.
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Zamora Company has opened a commercial office in Mexico and created a new company in France as part of a strategy to grow international sales to 50%.
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Champagne Palmer & Co has unveiled its new state-of-the-art winery located outside of Reims and close to the house’s Grand and Premier Crus vineyards in the Montagne de Reims.
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A platform addressing bullying, harassment and discrimination in the UK hospitality industry launches next month.
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Efforts to support London’s late-night economy took a step forward recently with the publication of a report by the London Night Time Commission.
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There are few in the international drinks trade that wouldn’t know the names of bartenders Alex Kratena, Monica Berg and Simone Caporale, so anticipation has been high for their new range of liqueurs, Muyu.
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Berkmann Wine Cellars has appointed Emma Dawson MW as senior wine buyer.
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Bibendum Wine has been appointed sole wine supplier for Cubitt House as the London-based group looks to expand.
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Veuve Clicquot has announced the release of the 2008 vintage of its La Grande Dame Prestige Cuvée.
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Average salaries for chefs and kitchen employees in London’s top eateries increased by 14.8% in 2018, according to new research by The Change Group.
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Billy Bell Birse-Stewart has stepped down as managing director of Wine Importers.
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London-based online natural wines importer and retailer, Pure Wines, has taken on more than 20 new wines from France, Spain and Italy, which it said, highlighted the growing thirst for natural wines in Britain.
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Tasmania’s vineyard area has grown by 25% over the past two growing seasons, with plans for another 15% increase in the pipeline, as both local and mainland Australian producers invest in the island’s viticultural scene.
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Christine Tacon, the Groceries Code Adjudicator, has launched her annual survey with a call to wine and spirit suppliers to “tell her the Code issues they are facing and whether the major groceries retailers are treating them fairly and lawfully”.
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A new website has launched offering over 1,000 different types of wine for vegetarians, of which most are vegan friendly too.
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Wines from Spain has said 59 “leading importers and exporters” will present their Spanish wine portfolios to the UK trade and press at its annual tasting at London’s Sky Garden on 7 March.
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Strong Christmas trading gave way to a slump in January for UK pubs and restaurants, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Wine Paris has outlined its ambitions for next year’s event as this year’s exhibition “exceeded expectations and set benchmark as a key event in wine buying calendar”.
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Broadland Wineries has appointed Charles Cutteridge in order to “drive imported wine sales and to develop new wine brands for the business”.
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