Post-Christmas sales data from both Sainsbury’s and Berry Bros & Rudd has confirmed that own-label sparkling wine was a big hit over the festive season.
Post-Christmas sales data from both Sainsbury’s and Berry Bros & Rudd has confirmed that own-label sparkling wine was a big hit over the festive season.
Wine needs to boost its credentials as a refreshing beverage if it is to flourish going forward, according to Treasury Wine Estates. The company has launched Blossom Hill Gin Fizz in a bid to address this issue, while also hoping to lure consumers back from Prosecco and gin. “It combines two categories that consumers are switching to from wine,” said Kirstie…
Treasury Wine Estates is bidding to tap into the gin craze by launching Blossom Hill Gin Fizz into the UK market. It comes in two flavours – Lemon & Rosemary, and Rhubarb – and consumers are encouraged to be pour it over ice and serve it with a garnish. The launch follows hot on the heels of a new Echo Falls “rosé wine and gin…
The team that rejuvenated Kestrel lager and Diamond cider is now targeting UK retailers with a Finnish cider called Fizz. The brand was launched in 1994 and has become the leading brand in the Baltic states and is also distributed in Belarus and Denmark, among others. Brookfield Drinks, which was set up in 2012 by former Charles Wells managing director Nigel McNally, has now signed…
Kingsland Drinks has revealed a new range of British wines, comprising a white, rose and a rose fizz. Willow & Stone was created in response to research from Kingsland’s research tool, WinePRO, which indicated a clear need for an “affordable, fresh tasting wine for spontaneous occasions”. Jo Taylorson, marketing controller, Kingsland Drinks, said: “We know from our research that the beginners, or millennials, are looking…
Sales of sparkling wine in the UK continue to soar with the latest data indicating the amount sold last year is enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall, reaching over £1 billion for the first time. Our love of sparkling means that £709m was sold in UK shops in the last 12 months to January and £348m through bars and restaurants, totalling £1,057,000,000, according to…
Buck’s Fizz is the nation’s favourite Christmas tipple, according to a survey of 1,000 people by Waitrose Cellar. Thirty-two per cent of respondents plumped for the Champagne and orange juice mix, putting it comfortably ahead of second-placed Irish coffee, which 26% enjoyed. Mulled wine was the third favourite on 25%, with Baileys joint fourth with red wine on 20%. Eighteen per cent said they drink…
Waitrose has released the first bottles of a wine made from grapes grown in its vineyard in Hampshire. Leckford Estate Brut 2011 was made at English wine estate Ridgeview from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes and is to retail for £29.99. It will be on sale in 27 branches of the supermarket, online and from the Leckford Farm Shop. Waitrose is the first…
