Famille Helfrich tasting moves to London and Manchester

The Famille Helfrich portfolio tasting, which normally takes place in Birmingham, will this year move to Manchester and London in a bid to increase awareness in those areas.

World’s Best Vineyards launches auction to support Ahr victims

The World’s Best Vineyards is to launch an online auction to raise funds for the Ahr wineries hit by devastating floods earlier this year.

Vinpro: ‘Hopeful for a positive outcome’

Vinpro has said it is “hopeful for a positive outcome” following the announcement by the Western Cape High Court that it reserved judgement in the court case during which the industry body contested the approach followed by government towards alcohol ban restrictions.

Berry Bros unveils Nordic Casks whisky range

Berry Bros & Rudd has launched a Nordic Casks whisky series, marking the first time an independent bottler has focussed on this whisky region, according to the business. 

Hospitality overpays business rates by £2.4bn per year

UK Hospitality (UKH) and the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have called on government to introduce business rates reform after estimating that the sector overpays by £2.4bn each year.

McLaren Vale’s Chapel Hill joins Bancroft

Bancroft Wines has expanded its Australian portfolio with McLaren Vale’s Chapel Hill.

BWS grocery sales decline 6%

Beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales through supermarkets continued to slide in the four weeks ending 14 August 2021, down 6% compared with the same period last year, according to Total Till data from NielsenIQ released today.

Deliveries and takeaways to maintain significant share of restaurant and pub sales

Deliveries and takeaways are set to maintain a “significant share” of restaurant and pub groups’ operations despite restrictions on indoor service lifting following Freedom Day, the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has predicted.

On-trade is still king for cocktails

Following a tough year of on-and-off lockdowns, consumers across England celebrated the reopening of the on-trade by splashing out on much-missed cocktails, with CGA recording a wave of interest in the popular drinks as consumers sought high-tempo occasions when going out finally returned to the menu. 

Callooh Callay to break hearts with The Duchess of Dalston

The Duchess of Dalston

Vinpro pledges to continue fight as court case starts

Vinpro has pledged to continue its fight to help fully reopen and rebuild the SA wine industry.

Customers return to on-trade quicker than last summer

A total of 56% of consumers visited a hospitality venue in the first 10 days following July’s Freedom Day, according to a new UK Hospitality (UKH) survey, supported by data from CGA, released today.

NBHD | Portobello opens in Ladbroke Grove

NBHD | Portobello

Hawksmoor floats into Canary Wharf

Hawksmoor Wood Wharf

Alliance Oz subsidiary scoops award for country’s best Grenache

With Grenache a hot new ticket out of Australia, Thistledown Wines – a subsidiary of UK based Alliance Wine Group – has scooped the award for the country’s best Grenache and has been promoted to five red stars in the 2022 Halliday Wine Companion.

The Langham appoints new Artesian bar manager

The Langham, London has appointed Lorenza Pezzetta as bar manager of its ‘World’s 50 Best’ Artesian bar.

Bordeaux Wines brings white wine pop-up to London

Bordeaux Wines UK will be bringing its Bordeaux White Wine Bar to London’s Flat Iron Square from 1 to 5 September as part of its continued strategy to promote the region's white wine styles to UK consumers.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Jay Wright, Virgin Wines

Pol Roger Portfolio adds Domaine Vacheron

Pol Roger Portfolio, the subsidiary of Champagne Pol Roger, has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor of Domaine Vacheron taking effect from next week (16 August).

DGB acquires majority stake in Backsberg

South Africa’s DGB has acquired the majority shareholding in Backsberg, a long-established name in the Cape winelands which has been in the hands of the Back family for over a century.