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Five awarded 2024 Alexa Camus Golden Vines Spirits Scholarships

Published:  08 August, 2024

Camus Cognac, Liquid Icons and the Gérard Basset Foundation have announced the recipients of the 2024 Alexa Camus Golden Vines Scholarships in spirits. 

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Enotria&Coe bolsters Rioja portfolio with Viña Salceda

Published:  07 August, 2024

Enotria&Coe is boosting its Spanish portfolio with the wines of superstar winemaker David Gonzalez at the Perelada-owned Viña Salceda.

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Grupo La Rioja Alta S.A. expands distribution deal with Hallgarten

Published:  07 August, 2024

Wine importer Hallgarten & Novum Wines has broadened its distribution agreement with Grupo La Rioja Alta S.A, a “heavyweight” of the Rioja region.

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Michael Saunders: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published:  07 August, 2024

We continue our summer Q&A series with Michael Saunders, CEO of the ever-evolving Coterie Holdings.

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Waitrose expands spirits range with Mangrove Global partnership

Published:  06 August, 2024

Mangrove Global is expanding its independent spirits range across the UK through an extended partnership with Waitrose. This will bring five new products to the supermarket's spirits shelves and increase the availability of existing items from VIVIR and the East London Liquor Company.

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Founder regains control of Master of Malt

Published:  06 August, 2024

The online retailer and drinks brand Master of Malt has returned to its original founder, Justin Petszaft – financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.

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Languedoc on rise in UK

Published:  05 August, 2024

Despite a 4% decline in the overall UK wine market last year, French wines have grown by 6%, driven largely by strong performance from the Languedoc-Roussillon region, which saw a 21% increase. 

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Edinburgh festivals boost city’s hospitality sector

Published:  05 August, 2024

Nearly 250,000 people attended the Edinburgh Fringe and other festivals last year, resulting in a 30% increase in average daily sales for hospitality venues in the city compared to the rest of the year.

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New hybrid wine launches at Tesco

Published:  05 August, 2024

Tesco is set to launch a PIWI wine this month: Tesco Finest Floreal. This hybrid wine, available in the UK for the first time, has been developed to tackle the growing challenges of climate change.

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Vanessa Stolz: 'Looking Back, Forging Ahead'

Published:  05 August, 2024

Restaurant Pine's head sommelier Vanessa Stolz opens our summer Q&A series with a taste of life on Newcastle's buzzing restaurant scene.

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Henkell Freixenet Crémant sales surge beyond global average

Published:  02 August, 2024

Henkell Freixenet has reported a significant rise in Crémant sales this year, outpacing global trends as consumers increasingly turn to alternative sparkling wines.

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Babich Wines to boost Sauvignon Blanc production with new Marlborough vineyard

Published:  02 August, 2024

Babich Wines, a family-owned winery in New Zealand, is expanding its Sauvignon Blanc production by partnering with Craigmore Sustainables to develop a new vineyard in Marlborough.

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Hospitality industry welcomes interest rate cut

Published:  02 August, 2024

The hospitality industry has welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 5%, the first reduction in four years. The previous rate of 5.25%, a 16-year high, had been in place since August 2023.

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Friday read: Sellex’s Anthony Carr on supermarkets’ underselling of English wine

Published:  02 August, 2024

With English wine enjoying an explosion of growth – and almost a third of Britons saying in a recent Aldi survey that they would celebrate a wedding with English fizz – supermarkets are not doing enough to either exploit that growth or promote it further.

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Damian Carrington appointed Bancroft Wines MD

Published:  01 August, 2024

Damian Carrington has been promoted to the role of MD at Bancroft Wines, having joined in 2020, after 12 years at Fields, Morris & Verdin/Berry Bros & Rudd. With extensive experience in the wine trade from roles at Oddbins, Harrods and Enotria, he is set to bolster the company’s leadership credentials significantly.

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Georgian wine exports to UK surge amid rising recognition

Published:  01 August, 2024

Georgian wines have recently achieved notable success at major wine competitions in the UK, winning 28 gold, 146 silver, one platinum medal and one trophy across IWC, IWSC and DWWA events.

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Fine + Rare expands global team with ten new appointments

Published:  01 August, 2024

International marketplace, Fine + Rare, has announced ten new positions across its global portfolio. Managing $750M of fine wine and spirits in the US, UK, Europe and Asia, the company is expanding its site development, sales and customer experience teams. 

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Unite launches campaign for fair pay and tips in hospitality sector

Published:  01 August, 2024

Unite the union, representing thousands of hospitality workers, has launched a nationwide campaign to ensure that workers in the lowest-paid sector receive fair pay and tips.

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Diageo shares hit four-year low

Published:  31 July, 2024

Diageo has cautioned that financial challenges may extend into next year after the company fell short of its full-year profit expectations, leading to a more than 9% drop in shares to a four-year low.

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Government's Low Pay Commission remit to affect hospitality industry

Published:  31 July, 2024

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has been instructed to recommend a new National Living Wage to take effect from April 2025. 

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