Lidl UK has revealed the next collection of wines to feature in its Wine Tour series. The wines, which together will form the New World Wine Tour, will arrive in Lidl stores from January 24, 2019. The majority of the 24 wines come from New World wine-producing nations, with Australia, Chile and South Africa particularly well represented in the collection, but there are also examples…

Lidl has made new tickets available for its premium pop-up gin bars after the original batch sold out within 24 hours. News of The Lidl House of Hortus artisan gin pop-up bars broke on October 9th but tickets sold out within 24 hours, leading to a barrage of calls from customers asking for more tickets to become available. The retailer has now announced that it…

Lidl UK has reported a 50% spike in sales of rosé ahead of this weekend’s National Rosé Day. The supermarket also said the warm weather in May led to a 15% rise in sales month-on-month, from April 2017 to May 2017, while year-on-year (from May 2016 to May 2017) sales rosé 50% for all of its rosé wines, European and New World combined. Its own…

Lidl UK has launched three new premium whiskies in time for Father’s Day. The Ben Bracken Single Malt Scotch Whiskies will join the supermarket’s Abrachan Triple Oak Blended Malt collection. The newcomers include Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, which boasts flavours of vanilla, honey and cinnamon; Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, which has aromas of salted banana and baked apples; and Highland Single Malt Scotch…

The off-trade spirits market is in a good position for growth, with signs it is picking up traction from the on-trade, according to a leading bartender. Tristan Stephenson has been appointed Lidl UK’s new spirits consultant and will work closely with the spirits buying team to advise on NPD and provide tasting notes and cocktail recipes for existing products. The retailer already…

Lidl has appointed spirits expert Tristan Stephenson to work with its BWS buying team and consult on the retailer’s spirits range. Stephenson – who is known as the ‘Curious Bartender’, having worked for London hotspots including The Connaught, The Dorchester and The Ritz – will taste the range to advise on NPD, as well as providing tasting notes and cocktail recipes for new and existing…

Aldi and Lidl are the big winners when it comes to attracting millennial shoppers, according to new research from Nielsen. It revealed that grocery spend in Britain is up 2.7% year-on-year, but that jumps to 7.9% in households where a millennial – someone it defines as being aged 16-35 – is the main shopper. That puts it way ahead of the next fastest-growing spending group,…