“It’s an interesting time to be a wine buyer,” says Charles Cutteridge, wine sourcing manager for Morrisons. “There are a lot of changes coming…
“It’s an interesting time to be a wine buyer,” says Charles Cutteridge, wine sourcing manager for Morrisons. “There are a lot of changes coming…
Ginfusion has launched a product designed to tap into the growth of craft gins and drinks-related gifts. The Ginfusion pack (rsp: £19.99) contains 20 pouches of whole spices and other botanicals that are designed to add flavour, colour and aromas to each gin and tonic. Each tin includes a more detailed description of the ingredients as well as suggested gin pairings to accompany each flavour.
The team behind There’s a Beer for That has called upon smaller retailers from across the UK to work with it to spread the word about great beer. Through partnerships with organisations like SIBA, the campaign represents around 95% of UK brewers and is unique in that it promotes a category-wide message. It has launched successful in-store promotions in conjunction with several large retailers, such…
A host of leading buyers, producers, bartenders and commentators from across the UK descended on the Hospital Club in London this month for a celebration of all things gin. Gin has emerged as the most vibrant and dynamic spirits category in recent years, enjoying unrivalled growth thanks to retailers giving it more shelf space, bartenders showcasing its versatility, wholesalers keeping the trade stocked…
Burgundy producer Boisset is aiming to prove that the region can innovate by sourcing grapes from new areas and taking Macon in a fresh direction. It sent its winemaker up the Maconnais to discover new areas and return with access to grapes to develop a range of single vineyard wines designed to cause the trade to reappraise Macon. Jon Tracey, UK business manager at Boisset,…
The wine trade will succeed if it fights off the threat of innovative rival categories by keeping ranges fresh, pushing new varietals and highlighting wine’s provenance, according to a leading supplier. Simon Bradbury, sales director at Enotria, told OLN: “Brewdog and other craft beer producers are engaging the consumer and we need to make sure we use our strengths – provenance and new varietals –…
It is always interesting when industry competitors come together to fight a common enemy. The latest such venture is the recently launched Let There Be Beer campaign. Widely, and incorrectly, reported as an attempt to stage a comeback for British beer, it is actually aimed at restoring almost anything made from malted barley to the hearts of the nation – “lagers, bitters, Pilsners, stouts” –…
