English wine producer, Nyetimber, has reported it expects its earliest ever harvest to begin around mid-September, several weeks earlier than the average harvest start…
English wine producer, Nyetimber, has reported it expects its earliest ever harvest to begin around mid-September, several weeks earlier than the average harvest start…
The trophy winners of the WineGB Awards were announced late last week. West Sussex’s Digby Fine English won Best Classic Cuvée Vintage and Top Sparkling for their 2013 Vintage Reserve Brut, and were also crowned Supreme Champion. Sugrue South Downs took the trophies for Classic Cuvée NV/MV for Cuvée Dr Brendan O’Regan MV, Blanc de Blancs for their Cuvée Boz Coldharbour Single Vineyard 2015, as…
Dom Pérignon Champagne has partnered with singer and actor Lady Gaga to launch Dom Pérignon Vintage 2013. Dom Pérignon first began collaborating with Lady Gaga in 2021 which saw the LVMH-owned brand produce limited-edition bottles of its Vintage 2010 and the Rosé Vintage 2006. Now, after around ten years of maturation, the Vintage 2013 has been launched with a brand activation led…
Chablis exports to the UK dropped by around one million bottles this year, owing to a smaller harvest, Covid and Brexit-related complications. Now, with a larger 2022 vintage, Paul Espitalié, president of the Chablis Commission, is on a mission to build back volumes to the French region’s largest export market. “The UK is the first market for Chablis, so we want to do a lot…
Earlier this month, Lidl hosted its Christmas Wine Tour press tasting, and the chain’s wine consultant Richard Bampfield MW (pictured) was on hand to tell Lucy Britner more about it This year’s selection comprises around 25 wines and the company says the Wine Tour activation allows the BWS department to offer customers additionally selected wines alongside the core range. The collection is designed to be…
Majestic Wine is set to return to the en primeur market with Bordeaux’s 2021 vintage. By allowing consumers to access the wine before it is bottled, the en primeur market enables wine collectors to “build their own cellar over time in specialist ageing facilities”. Majestic also noted consumers who buy via the en primeur market can purchase wines before “any inflation or extra costs…
Trade organisations for the wine industry in South Africa have said the 2022 grape crop is down on the previous year. According to the annual South African Wine Harvest Report, the 2022 vintage will “wow consumers with exceptional quality wines, albeit from a somewhat smaller grape crop than in 2021”. The 2022 wine grape crop is estimated at 1,378,737 tonnes, according to industry body…
Westons Cider has launched its latest marketing campaign ahead of the summer cider boom. The brand has invested £1.1 million in out-of-home advertising, which is expected to reach around 48 million adults across the UK. Consisting of four periods of activity throughout the year, the campaign consists of static and full motion outdoor adverts displayed across central London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Nottingham.
