A still white wine has triumphed as Wine of the Year in this year’s English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition for the first time since 1999. Continue reading ‘Aromatic still white style leads UK wine winners’
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A recently published study has showed that there exists a correlation between the type of music played and the perceptions of a consumer concerning the qualities of a wine being drunk.
Continue reading ‘The influence of music on wine consumption’
Mentzendorff are delighted to announce the release of a completely new Rosé from Champagne Bollinger. The creation of this non-vintage rosé has been long in the making and a dream of the House for almost a decade. This wine has evolved not as a curiosity, but as with all of the Bollinger cuvées, as a careful assembly of the very finest ingredients by their talented, passionate team.
Continue reading ‘Release of Bollinger Rosé’
A 6 per cent increase in all alcohol duty rates will come into effect on 17 March 2008. This will add 14 pence to the price of a bottle of wine. In order to ensure that alcohol duties keep pace with rising incomes alcohol duty rates will increase by 2 per cent above the rate of inflation in future years.
Mentzendorff were delighted to welcome 200 guests to their celebratory dinner last night at TATE Britain, marking the 150th Anniversary of the company’s association with Champagne Bollinger. The venue was chosen for its location opposite the Mentzendorff offices, which are situated on the South bank of the Thames and pre-dinner tasting included examples of extremely rare wines from each of their agencies such as Bollinger RD 1976 and Taylor’s 1948 Vintage Port.
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Waitrose has today announced that it will be the first UK retailer to plant vines in England. The vines will be planted in the next year on the retailers own 4,000 acre farm, The Leckford Estate, in Hampshire. Customers will need to be patient though, as this English Fizz will not debut on the shelves at Waitrose until 2014.
Continue reading ‘Chateau Waitrose - planting for an English future’
Premium Barossa based producer, Thorn Clarke, has moved its U.K distribution to Alliance Wine, current IWC Australian Specialist Merchant of the Year.
Continue reading ‘Thorn Clarke moves to Alliance’
The nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2008 were announced at a special press conference recently. Hilary Bevan Jones, Chairman of the Academy, introduced actresses Naomie Harris (28 Day Later and Pirates of the Caribbean) and Kelly Reilly (Pride & Prejudice and Mrs. Henderson Presents) who announced the short-listed names for 10 of the 23 categories.
Continue reading ‘Champagne Taittinger and Orange British Academy Film Awards’
34 of the UK’s leading independent retailers will be pouring a selection of Chianti Classico wines free of charge
in-store for their customers during the weekend of 26-27 January as part of the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico’s
Black Rooster Wines tasting weekend.
Continue reading ‘Chianti Classico Black Rooster offers free wine tastings’
Like for like UK sales at Majestic were up 1.2% for the nine weeks of Christmas trading from 30 October to 31 December 2007.
Continue reading ‘UK: Majestic Wine plc Christmas trading statement’
English and Welsh wine producers have particular reason to celebrate the New Year, following the announcement just before Christmas that extension to the EU wide planting ban will not apply to the UK. The EU Council has agreed to a permanent exclusion of the UK from the planting rights regime.
Continue reading ‘UK wine producers exempt from planting ban’
By taking over Peter Thustrup Rare Wines from its founding member and managers, Everget Capital, headed by Christian de Chateauvieux, has become a major actor in the international distribution of great wines.
Continue reading ‘The Legrand Daughters and Sons Cellars become associated with Peter Thustrup Rare Wines’
The 13th Wine Industry Outlook Conference, titled “Wine Australia: Flying the Flag”, was held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on Tuesday 27 November.
Continue reading ‘UK: Tesco looks for fresh personality’
Enotria is delighted to announce its appointment as exclusive Agent for Marqués de Riscal in the UK.
Continue reading ‘Enotria appointed UK agent for Marqués de Riscal’
Omaka Springs Estates launches 2007 Pinot Gris, the new Omaka Springs Olive Oil 07, presentation gift boxes of the Olive Oil and the Sauvignon Blanc 07, and new vintages of their Pinot Noir and Blue Gold Medal winning Sauvignon Blancs at upcoming NZ Annual Trade Tasting (Table 43)
Continue reading ‘Omaka Springs Estates - new launches in the UK’
The Hess Collection Winery from Mount Veeder in the Napa Valley was awarded the prestigious title USA Producer of the Year at Tuesday’s IWSC Awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate in the City. This followed a first Trophy for Best Single Vineyard Wine for the Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2004.
Continue reading ‘Hess Collection wins USA Producer of the Year IWSC 2007′
Ulf Sjödin MW, first Swedish MW, winner of Tom Derouet award for outstanding performance and Madame Bollinger medal for exceptional tasting.
Pierpaolo Petrassi MW winner of Robert Mondavi award for excellence in theory.
Julia Harding winner of Noval Award for communication.
Continue reading ‘Institute of Masters of Wine Awards’