Liberty Wines has announced a partnership with Spanish winemaker Raúl Pérez. Growing its Spanish portfolio, the wholesaler and importer…
Liberty Wines has announced a partnership with Spanish winemaker Raúl Pérez. Growing its Spanish portfolio, the wholesaler and importer…
Maison Saint Aix from Provence has appointed Liberty Wines as its UK agent after previously being imported exclusively by Mentzendorff. Known for its AIX Rosé, the estate was founded by Dutch entrepreneur Eric Kurver in 2009 and remains family owned. Certified organic and farmed biodynamically, the vineyard is a 75ha single plot planted with old vines on limestone-rich soil. Its best-known AIX…
Liberty Wines has added two new Piemonte producers to its existing portfolio, both of which were showcasing at the Piemonte tasting yesterday. La Prevostura, from the Lessona municipality, is a relatively small estate that was acquired by fellow Liberty’s producer Proprietà Sperino. It has now joined the Liberty portfolio with two wines: Muntacc made with Nebbiolo and Vespolina and Lessona made purely with…
Liberty Wines has added one of the world’s most iconic producers to its portfolio by becoming the UK agent for Henschke. The family-owned winery in Australia’s Eden Valley produces world-famous fine wines on its Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone vineyards. Prue and Stephen Henschke have another vineyard called Lenswood in the Adelaide Hills, and all of their land is farmed using biodynamic principles. The…
Sogrape is taking a majority stake in Liberty Wines, while Champagnes Charles Heidsieck, Piper-Heidsieck and Rare will take a minority stake. The move is described as “significant” for Portuguese producer Sogrape under the leadership of President Fernando da Cunha Guedes. Sogrape, which counts Sandeman and Mateus among its portfolio, first took a minority stake in Liberty Wines in March 2017. Sogrape has a number of…
Armit Wines has appointed James White to head up its London sales operations. White will join Armit on May 21 as its Head of London Sales, leading both the on and off-trade arms of the business. He moves from Liberty Wines where he has been a sales manager in the on trade for the past eight years. Kirsten Kilby, managing director, said: “I am thrilled…
Liberty Wines has added its first Sake variants to its portfolio. The company has been appointed as the UK agent for the Tosa Brewery’s Keigetsu range of Sake. Tosa is based in the Kochi prefecture of Japan. Liberty’s buyer Jennifer Docherty MW, SSI Kikisake-shi (Master of Sake), said: “We are extremely excited to be making our first foray into Sake. Tosa Brewery’s dedication to quality…
Sogrape has strengthened its bond with UK distributor Liberty Wines by purchasing a minority stake in the business. The Portuguese producer, which counts Sandeman and Mateus among its portfolio, signed a UK distribution deal with Liberty in January. Sogrape chief executive Fernando C. Guedes said: “This investment underlines our company’s commitment to the UK, enhancing our competitiveness and extending distribution of our wines. “The UK…
