Western Australia’s Cherubino Wines has acquired wine and spirits company Margaret River Winemakers. The purchase includes a 2,000-tonne facility with warehousing, distillation capacity,…
Western Australia’s Cherubino Wines has acquired wine and spirits company Margaret River Winemakers. The purchase includes a 2,000-tonne facility with warehousing, distillation capacity,…
Waitrose Cellar is introducing a limited-edition mixed wine case in celebration of International Women’s Day. Available online now, the case – which is £53 for six bottles of £106 for 12 – contains six wines made by women, including the Waitrose Blueprint Provence Rosé and Yalumba Organic Shiraz from Australia. Xenia Ruscombe-King MW, Waitrose Cellar buyer said: ‘We wanted to do something special to commemorate…
Cellar Trends has added Hardy Cognac to its portfolio, ahead of the key Christmas trading period. Hardy Cognac was founded by Anthony Hardy in 1863 and the company remains a family enterprise to this day, with fifth generation Bénédicte Hardy in role as International Brand Ambassador. Cellar Trends will be leading with three core products from the wide Hardy portfolio – Hardy Legend 1863, VSOP…
Cellar Trends is “outperforming the market” in both the grocery and online channels, according to its latest results. The distributor said it had secured a number of new listings this year, despite the challenges posed by Covid-19. In September a number of listings went live in Tesco, including Bumbu Rum. A new consumer-driven marketing communications strategy will launch this month to its 180,000 followers on…
Hervé Deschamps has held the prestigious title of cellar master at Maison Perrier-Jouët for 37 years and is the seventh cellar master in the company’s 209-year history. He is now set to retire and pass on the baton to his successor, Severine Frerson. He talks to DR about his time with Perrier-Jouët, his hobbies outside of work and the projects he has worked on over…
When in Rome has joined forces with Phillip Schofield to launch two new boxed wines, which will be launched exclusively in Waitrose stores and Waitrose Cellar. The two premium Italian wines are a white wine made from the Falanghina grape and a red Nero di Troia, both sourced from independent Italian vineyards. Schofield, who teamed up with When In Rome to…
Cellar Trends is to bring the ultra-premium tequila Villa One to the UK in 2020. Villa One Tequila, created by musician Nick Jonas and fashion designer John Varvatos, along with premium spirits company Stoli Group, was created earlier this year. The brand, which comes in Silver, Reposado and Anejo expressions, will be distributed in the UK by Cellar Trends, which is…
Popular gin brand Brockmans has appointed Cellar Trends to handle UK distribution from September 2019. Neil Everitt and Bob Fowkes founded Brockmans in 2006 and it has enjoyed a strong rise to prominence in the ensuing years. Nielsen figures for the year to June 2019 show it to be in triple-digit growth in the UK off-trade. It was previously distributed by Indie Brands, but it…
