The Rhone wine region is focused on engaging on a “deeper level” with the UK off-trade for 2020, according to a senior spokesperson. Caroline Vigneron,…
The Rhone wine region is focused on engaging on a “deeper level” with the UK off-trade for 2020, according to a senior spokesperson. Caroline Vigneron,…
Les Grands Chais de France has expanded its empire with the purchase of Bejot Vins et Terroirs, which owns 520ha of vines across some of France’s most prestigious appellations. Bejot Vins et Terroirs’ properties are spread across Chablis Premier Cru, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais, Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône, Côtes de Provence, and Coteaux du Languedoc. A fifth of their vineyards…
Music lovers attending the charity gig put on by wine trade supergroup Skin Côntact at London’s Vinopolis next month can enjoy tasting around 50 Côtes du Rhône wines. OLN columnist Richard Hemming has joined forces with MWs Anne McHale and Alex Hunt, Bordeaux Cellar founder Matt James, Concha y Toro PR boss Ben Smith and PR Helen Chesshire to form the band. It will play…
OLN columnist Richard Hemming is joining forces with MWs Anne McHale and Alex Hunt, Bordeaux Cellar founder Matt James, Concha y Toro PR boss Ben Smith and PR Helen Chesshire to form a wine trade supergroup called Skin Contact. The band will play a gig to raise money for Comic Relief on March 9 at Vinopolis. The band will be fronted by a succession of…
Inter Rhone is keen to reinvent Cotes du Rhone wine as a premium category after volume sales dropped 3{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} in the UK in 2013 (IRI). Two short harvests and grubbing up of vineyards led to a 20{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} decrease in production and the generic body admits it cannot hold volume but must instead convince UK shoppers to trade up to maintain value. But it will have…
Cellier les Dauphins has launched a Côtes du Rhône Blanc to capitalise on the success of its red wines from the region. The producer accounts for 30% of the output of a region that grew 6.5% in volume in the UK off-trade in 2012 (IRI). Its Côtes du Rhône Rouge Reserve has secured listings at Asda, its Côtes du Rhône Villages is at Waitrose and…
Rhône wine volume sales in the UK off-trade rose 6.5% in 2012 compared to the previous year, according to IRI data. The growth was driven by a hike in popularity for Côtes du Rhône Villages, which was up 90% to 1.3 million litres. Olivier Legrand, marketing director at Inter-Rhône, said: “The UK remains the number one export country for Rhône wines. Sales of Côtes du…
