Taking place on the top floor of Foyles bookshop in central London, the Morrisons spring/summer wine tasting is set to the relaxing sound of a piano, played in the left-hand corner of the room.  As the vibrations hit the air, the space fills up with the trade, meandering and tasting new products soon to hit supermarket shelves.  In the middle of the…

A round-up of upcoming trade events: Wines of Portugal’s Grand Trade & Press Tasting in London February 23 One Great George Street Wines of Portugal is returning to London with its biennial Trade & Press event. The event will bring together 59 Portuguese wine producers and over 560 wines from across Portugal. To register, guests can email winesofportugaluk@thewineagency.pt…

Berry Bros & Rudd has launched a new campaign with a focus on the premise that “collecting starts with one bottle”, as it looks to tap into a millennial audience. “For many, the transition from ‘wine lover’ to ‘serious wine collector’ can be traced to a single bottle: one that marks a specific memory, or a certain important place in time. The new…

Jeroboams has announced the addition of two new wineries to its agency portfolio: Mouchão from Alentejo, Portugal, and Domaine de la Chapelle from Chinon, France.  The wineries officially joined Jeroboams this month.  Mouchão, one of the oldest family-owned wineries in Alentejo, is known for its hand-picked, foot-trodden, and manually pressed red wines, aged in tonéis (5,000-litre barrels). The winery also produces fresh…

Virgin Wines has promoted Amanda Cherry to chief financial officer, following current CFO Graeme Weir’s decision to retire. Weir has been with the company for 22 years and will step down from the board on April 4. Cherry will assume the CFO and company secretary roles on the same day. Cherry, current head of group finance, has been at Virgin Wines for…

Five years on, new data from Kantar reveals that Covid-19 has permanently altered consumer shopping patterns.  The insights company found that supermarket visits have declined, with households making one fewer trip in February 2025 compared to the same month in 2020.  In contrast, online shopping continues to grow, accounting for 12.3% of the market in February 2025, up from 8.6% in February…

Amathus Drinks has highlighted several new listings as it looks to bolster its range. The company said 2024 saw the addition of twelve new agencies to its portfolio. The new line-up includes Barbaresco’s Albino Rocca and Territorio Luthier from Ribera del Duero. “We’ve strengthened our French range with a special focus on organic Loire Valley producers, uncovered one of the best…