The Drinks Trust has shared its latest annual industry survey to provide an insight into the current state of the drinks sector and the…
The Drinks Trust has shared its latest annual industry survey to provide an insight into the current state of the drinks sector and the…
As key selling occasions go, Father’s Day is up there with the big ones. Here, Rachel Badham outlines what we can expect from the drinks industry. Sunday June 19 is the UK’s annual Father’s Day; one of the biggest dates on the calendar for the off-trade. “It is definitely one of the busiest times of year for Master of Malt”, says the online…
WineGB’s annual Trade and Press Tasting will take place on Tuesday September 7 at RHS Lindley Hall in London. The annual tasting, which could not take place last year due to the pandemic, will feature the widest range of wines and producers from around Britain, showcasing “some of the most exciting developments in the UK wine industry”, and sending the strong message that the industry…
Wines from Spain is postponing its annual tasting. The event, which was due to take place at Sky Garden on March 31, will be moved to a later date. Fernando Muñoz, Director at Wines from Spain, explained: “We have been monitoring very closely the evolution of the Coronavirus outbreak here in the UK and in Spain. “Whilst following government advice, we spent the last couple of…
Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies (ABS) has announced it will hold its annual portfolio tasting on September 11 this year. The tasting will take place between 10.30 and 18.00 at One Great George Street in Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA; a light lunch will be available between 12pm and 2pm. ABS represents a number of wine producers from both Old and…
A panel of rum experts gathered together yesterday at the annual Think Rum event in London to discuss the best approaches to educating consumers about rum. One of the challenges highlighted by many on the panel is that the current method of categorising rum as either white, gold or dark, is not an accurate system. Nicholas King, WSET spirits educator and product development manager, said:…
The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has announced that JF Hillebrand UK has renewed its sponsorship of the WSTA Annual Conference for a further three years. The JF Hillebrand UK team has supported the last three conferences and it has now signed to extend this for three more years. To celebrate this, the WSTA and Hillebrand are offering attendees at the London Wine Fair…
The Benevolent’s annual major fundraiser event, The Benevolent Ball, has raised more than £57,000 for the charity. The Ball, which took place this week, sold out for the seond year running. Guests at the event were welcomed by The Benevolent’s chairman, Tom Yusef, which also took the opportunity to present his ‘Chairman’s Challenge’, which will see him traverse, over seven days, several English Wineries during…
