Liquid Icons has announced a series of new scholarships for BAME/ BIPOC students. These are in addition to the headline Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity…
Liquid Icons has announced a series of new scholarships for BAME/ BIPOC students. These are in addition to the headline Taylor’s Port Golden Vines Diversity…
Clare Balding OBE stars in the first episode of a new series of A Glass With, the podcast hosted by Olly Smith and produced by Richard Hemming MW. The show has established itself among 20% of podcasts across the globe since launching in March 2017. Pink, Stuart Broad and Mick Hucknall are among the celebrities that have chatted about wine, life and love with jolly…
Black Sheep Brewery is gearing up for the off-trade launch of its first-ever lager. 54 Degrees North, which was created in homage to Black Sheep’s hometown of Masham, North Yorkshire, is a premium small batch craft lager. It was launched on draught in July 2017, as part of the brewer’s 25th anniversary year celebrations and it is now being launched in 4 x 33cl bottles.
Adnams has stated 2016 was a record brewing year for the company, with volumes passing the 100,000 barrels mark for the first time in its history. The Suffolk brewer, distiller and retailer achieved sales of £70.3m and £3.9m in operating profit for the 12 months to 31 December 2016, according to its latest results announcement. Commenting on the performance, chairman Jonathan Adnams OBE, said: “Adnams…
Accolade Wines has announced a new partnership between its Chilean wine brand Anakena and Davis Cup winner, Jamie Murray OBE. The two-year deal endorses the brand’s support of the Lawn Tennis Association; Anakena became the Official Murray, said: “I am delighted to be aligned with Anakena wines, and to be supporting their partnership with British Tennis. The story behind the wine is fascinating and I…
Gerard Basset MW has released a video to help consumers and the trade match wines with festive meals as part of the French Wines with Style campaign. Basset, the campaign’s UK ambassador, is also a Master Sommelier, has been awarded the OBE by the Queen and is one of the world’s foremost wine experts. He has already fronted videos around the Cannes Film Festival, the…
Gérard Basset MW will take over from Jancis Robinson MW as the Wine and Spirits Education Trust’s honorary president in January. Basset, who set up Hotel du Vin and works with Sopexa on various projects, has won many awards throughout a glittering career in the wine trade after moving to the UK from his native France in the 1980s. He was given an OBE in…
