The first issue of the year is out now, featuring insights from nine industry experts on what to expect from 2023 (pages 31 – 40). And with less than a month to go until this year’s Drinks Retailing Awards, we announce the full list of this year’s finalists (20 – 28). Amid Dry January activations, YesMore examines whether low/no has broken out of…

The monthly round-up of what’s new in low/no, beer, cider, wine, spirits, RTDs and mixers. NO/LOW ALCOHOL Pentire January Bundle £65 USP: Botanical non-alcoholic spirits brand Pentire has launched a bundle for those looking to take on Dry January. The pack includes Pentire Adrift (70cl), Pentire Seaward (20cl), Coastal Spritz (50cl) and Pentire Margarita (20cl). Mash Gang and Northern…

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said the UK Government has signalled its intention to defer the introduction of forthcoming labelling rules until January 1, 2024.  The new rules, which mean that wine imported into Great Britain must be labelled with the address of the importer or bottler, or both, were set to come into force on October 1, 2022.  The WSTA said…

Online wine merchant Laithwaites is set to release a wine packaged in 100% recycled ‘wild’ glass, which it claims is a first for the UK wine industry. W/O Frappato 2020, an organic Sicilian red, will be available from January 27. The roll out is part of the retailer’s commitment to halve its carbon footprint by 2030 and ultimately reach its net zero goal.  Laithwaites…

Legislation has today been signed to remove VI-1 certificates on all wine imported to Great Britain, from January 1.  The measure, announced earlier this year, is expected to save wine importers an estimated £130m a year. Food and drink minister Victoria Prentis, said: “The UK wine industry delivers high quality, great value wine from all over the world. By removing this pointless red…

Club Soda, the organisation behind the Mindful Drinking Festival, has announced plans to open an alcohol-free off licence in London this December. The pop-up space, on London’s Great Portland street, will open from 13 December to 30 January. The space will host events for “sober and mindful drinking groups, clubs and societies”, Club Soda said, as well as tastings across low and no categories. “Club…

In commemoration of the passing of John Rudd in January 2021, Berry Bros & Rudd is releasing an exclusive bottling from The Glenrothes distillery that celebrates the life of “a truly extraordinary man” and honours the 72 years he spent as part of the family business. From this month, 72 special bottles of The Glenrothes Single Malt Scotch Whisky will be auctioned on the Berry…