Online spirits retailer Master of Malt has collaborated with Sainsbury’s to curate the supermarket’s gin range in line with consumer drinking trends. The…
Online spirits retailer Master of Malt has collaborated with Sainsbury’s to curate the supermarket’s gin range in line with consumer drinking trends. The…
Freixenet Copestick’s wine brand I Heart Wines is on track to hit global sales of 25 million bottles this year, and it is now the tenth largest wine brand in the UK, according to IRI data (June 14, 2020). The producer said I Heart Prosecco has been a star performer within the portfolio and is now the number one branded Prosecco in the UK off-trade…
Diageo is launching a new information phone line that will be available to support licensed business owners who want to access the commercial measures announced by the Government. The phone line (0207 7282556) will be available from March 23, and is free to call. The new line will be provided by business and financial advisor, Grant Thornton UK LLP, and…
Kingsland Drinks has expanded its operations in Manchester to include a new £1.2 million canning line. The investment aims to catapult the drinks company into the canned wine market, which is promising significant growth in the UK, driven by trends towards convenience and sustainability. The new line has the capability to produce 80 million cans per year, with the potential…
Licor 43 is adding a vegan variant to its line up in the UK, to tap into the growing popularity of dairy-free liqueurs. Licor 43 Horchata is made from the Spanish tiger nut and cinnamon horchata drink from Valencia, blended with Licor 43. It will have the same price tag as the original variant at £18. Julian Hernandez, global marketing and innovation director for spirits…
More than two-thirds of the 122 medal-winning still wines from the WineGB Awards 2019 came from last year’s “dream harvest”. A total of 254 wines were submitted for the 2019 competition and 216 of these won medals. The awards, which are run by industry body Wines of Great Britain (WineGB) were judged by a “stellar line up” of 12 judges, headed up by Susie Barrie…
It’s a cruel world that rewards the wine merchant who has crossed the finish line of December’s festive mania with Dry January. Of course, giving up is the new giving in. It feels as though abstinence hasn’t been so fashionable since biblical times. These days we give up shaving for Movember, meat for Veganuary, alcohol for Dry January, smoking for Stoptober…
St Peter’s Brewery has opened its new bottling line, which it installed to cope with “huge demand” for its three-strong Without brand and with the aim of quadrupling its production in the years to come. The new bottling line project, which has been funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, also coincides with the purchase of more land to expand the brewery. St…
