Anglo-Italian wine brand, When in Rome, has announced the release of its paper bottles, which will be available from Ocado in May.  Created in collaboration with sustainable packaging company, Frugalpac, the bottles are made from 94% recycled paper, and have a carbon footprint which is 84% lower than traditional glass bottles. Three wines will be available in this packaging format: Pecorino IGP Terre di…

Isle of Skye distillery Torabhaig will release the second expression from its Legacy Series of single malts on August 12. Allt Gleann is named after a burn that flows adjacent to the distillery, the first to be built on Skye in 190 years. The whisky has been drawn from 30 casks and will be released in four batches during the remainder of 2021 and 2022.

Fine Wine Partners, the fine wine portfolio belonging to Accolade Wines, has been renamed Accolade Fine Wines. The rebrand – part of a revised strategic move towards a more streamlined and customer-centric offering – is expected to provide a clear opportunity to hero Accolade’s fine wine brands in their own right while also bringing them together under the bigger Accolade Wines umbrella. The fine wine…

Torabhaig, the second legal distillery ever to be built on the Isle of Skye, is set to release a rare new arrival to the peated Single Malt market.   Torabhaig Legacy Series 2017 and bottled at 46% abv, it will be a first-edition bottling, strictly limited by number and will be the issue of a single distillation vintage. Neil Mathieson, Chief Executive at Mossburn Distillers,…

Kopparberg is launching a limited-edition Pear Gin, following the “soaring success” of its first three gin variants. Kopparberg Pear Gin will be available exclusively at Morrisons from October 7, and the suggested perfect serve is 50ml of the gin served over ice, with lemonade and a slice of pear, or in a cocktail. Over the coming weeks the producer will release further cocktail inspiration across…

Glasgow Distillery has today unveiled the third and final expression to complete its Signature Range. Glasgow 1770 Single Malt Triple Distilled – Release No.1 follows the launch of the Glasgow 1770 Peated expression in 2019, and the distillery’s inaugural launch of Glasgow 1770 Original in 2018, which was an “instant sell out success”. This release is the third and final iteration in the core…

Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has launched its first ‘sherry finished’ release, Filey Bay Moscatel Finish. Co-Founder of the North Yorkshire distillery, David Thompson, said: “We’re in strange times at the moment. We’ve been planning this release since autumn last year. We wanted to continue with the launch, but we’ve evolved our plan so that it’s available to pre-order now and will be delivered with free…