Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies (ABS) has announced it will hold its annual portfolio tasting on September 11 this year. The tasting…
Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies (ABS) has announced it will hold its annual portfolio tasting on September 11 this year. The tasting…
Delibo Wine Agencies has expanded its portfolio with the addition of the Footprint range from South Africa’s Western Cape. The range comprises six single varietal wines and two blends, Chenin/Semillon and Merlot/Pinotage. All are line priced and have an rrp between £7.49 and £7.99. The wines are produced by African Pride and crafted by winemaker Mike Graham, who is said to have uncompromising…
Louis Latour Agencies has bolstered its portfolio with the addition of Marlborough producer Seresin Estate. The winery follows Champagne Gosset, Cognac Frapin and Morgenhof Estate in recently joining the company’s roster. It is Louis Latour’s second biodynamic producer, along with alongside McHenry Hohnen of Margaret River, Australia. Louis Latour will be supplying the UK trade with a wide range of Seresin Estate’s wines, including its…
Traditional wine agencies will have to change their models, funding or target markets to survive in the current climate, say 38% of suppliers polled for OLN’s Wine Report. But another 37% say that, while they will trade less with supermarkets, agencies will make money from independents, the on-trade and specialist chains. A further 17% believe that, although importers will lose market share, the best ones will…
The former boss of Stratford’s Wines Agencies has launched a new venture. Tarrystone Wine Agencies, set up by Paul Stratford and his wife, Angela, is named after a historic stone in the centre of Cookham in Berkshire, where the pair run independent wine merchant Old Butchers Wine Cellar. Tarrystone made its first appearance at the Wines of the Beautiful South tasting with Argentinian producer Bodega…
Deep discounts on wine are crippling the trade and must be stopped if it is to have a sustainable future, according to suppliers. OLN polled more than 60 leading suppliers for the 2014 Wine Report and the vast majority attacked the range of deals on retailers’ shelves. Mark Wilson, UK general manager for De Bortoli, said: “Any deep, strong promotions are not sustainable. It…
New World specialist World Wine Agencies has been bought by Hayward Brothers in a deal to give the European-focused importer a broader portfolio. Robert Hayward will be the company’s managing director with Tony Schendal as sales director and WWA founder Nicky Burstan becoming agency and marketing director. London-based Hayward has a range of customers across duty-free retail and wholesale as well as private clients. It…
