Phillip Schofield has unveiled his latest release, a vegan-friendly Rosato to join his range of Italian bag-in-box wines. The partnership with premium wine packaging specialists,…
Phillip Schofield has unveiled his latest release, a vegan-friendly Rosato to join his range of Italian bag-in-box wines. The partnership with premium wine packaging specialists,…
Millennial-friendly and South African wines, ethical brands and sparklers are among North South Wines’ predictions to be 2017’s big winners. The distributor – which is part-owned by producers – held an inaugural tasting event in London last month to celebrate its three-year anniversary. Commercial director Kim Wilson told OLN: “We have grown rapidly and now it is more about bedding in our ranges. “We think…
Fresh, fruity, approachable and affordable – four reasons why Prosecco has become the bubbly of choice in the UK. Sales have soared in recent years in both the on- and off-trades, making the UK the biggest export market for Prosecco DOC and Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG wines. In 2013, 38 million bottles of the sparkling wine were sold here – and pretty much…
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 –…
Italian DOC and DOCG wines can now be closed with screwcaps or synthetic corks after the country’s government caved in to pressure from the trade. A ministerial decree said the wines can use whatever closure they wish to, as long as the local governing body, or consorzio, has amended its own regulations. Liberty Wines has welcomed the news. Managing director David Gleave MW said: “This…
Off-Piste Wines has launched new ranges from Australia, Italy and South Africa at the London International Wine Fair. Telegraph Station is made in south eastern Australia with input from the agency’s new winemaker Clem Yates, and bottled in the UK. A Semillon and a Pinot Noir are to launch exclusively in Tesco (rrp £10.99), and three blends are to join the portfolio in the future.
