The award-winning Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) is set to return to its original site, having been closed for two years. The…
The award-winning Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) is set to return to its original site, having been closed for two years. The…
Waitrose has ended a trial of on-tap wine and beer refills, introduced as part of its wider Unpacked initiative to cut unnecessary packaging. The chain initially began the test two years ago at a store in Oxford with products from wine supplier When In Rome and brewer Toast. Months after the trial began, Waitrose said the drinks had achieved “phenomenal results”, but communications manager Matt Clemens…
The Oxford Wine Company (OWC) is opening a new shop in central Oxford. The new store will be on Little Clardendon Street on the site of the old Oddbins store, which has been a wine shop for a number of years. It will be the company’s third store but with the headquarters unit and concession store this will form its fifth retail outlet. Emily Silva,…
Oxford Wine Co is celebrating the performance of its three stores over Christmas and said December was a record month for the company. Emily Silva, head of retail and marketing, told DRN that sales in all three of the company’s shops were up on 2018 and its city centre Turl Street store showed a 16% increase. She said: “The balance between locations worked beautifully. Our…
The Oxford Wine Company has taken on Nancy Gilchrist MW as a consultant for the business. Gilchrist ran the Carlton wine bar near the White House in Washington DC and spent two years writing the wine column for The Boston Globe. When she returned to the UK she became head of the Grants of St James School of Wine, and her career since then was…
Two of the early members of the Vindependents group have pulled out, giving different reasons for moving away from this model of sourcing wines. The Oxford Wine Company helped set up Vindependents eights years ago but it announced this week it has officially left the group, while Cheshire-based Corks Out, another founder member, has also left. The Oxford Wine Company, which has three outlets across…
Oxford Landing Estates has introduced its first piece of NPD since it arrived in the UK in 1989. Marty’s Block is a premium collection of varietal wine grown, produced and bottled at Oxford Landing, South Australia. The new collection also celebrates the producer’s vineyard manager Marty Burnell, who has tended the vineyard at Oxford Landing Estates for more than 36 years. He said: “Never in…
Australian winery Oxford Landing has launched a premium tier called Marty’s Block to honour the estate’s long-serving vineyard manager. The new range is inspired by Marty Burnell’s knowledge of the soil, vines and history of the vineyard and comprises a Chardonnay, Shiraz Cabernet, Viognier and Tempranillo. Marty’s Block has an rrp of £8.99, meaning it commands a premium to the core Oxford Landing range, and…
