The latest analysis which will be revealed by WSTA CEO Miles Beale at the London Wine Fair 2016 on May 3, shows the UK trades 32% more wine with the EU than with the rest of the world, and that the UK is the world’s second largest importer of wine by volume behind Germany and second to the US in terms of value. Miles Beale, said: “Britain…
The new members are: Eugenio Barcellona, Giovanni Cavallini, Camilla Cionini Visani, Luca Garavoglia, Thomas Ingelfinger, Bob Kunze-Concewitz, AnnaLisa Elia Loustau, Paolo Marchesini, Stefano Saccardi, Francesca Tarabbo and Catherine Gérardin Vautrin. Marco P. Perelli-Cippo was appointed honorary president of Gruppo Campari in “recognition and gratitude for his commitment and valuable contribution to Gruppo Campari as CEO”. In addition, the shareholders’ meeting confirmed that the board of statutory…
Joined by Jim Meehan, Ryan Chetiyawardana, Xavier Padovani, Monica Berg and Joerg Meyer, the group are to utilise the expertise of baristas, sommeliers, brewers, distillers and winemakers. Alex Kratena said: “We hope P(OUR) grows into a community that gives our audience an opportunity to learn, engage, share and discuss. In building this platform, we’re addressing our shared responsibilities to support bartenders all over the world.
Mast-Jagermeister’s Jagermeister sold 6.9 million nine-litre cases, which was an increase of 1.4%, doing particularly well in Spain where the brand exceeded three million bottles for the first time. The company told Drinks International that it also saw increases in sales in Czech Republic, France and Hungary. Not far behind, is Fratelli Branca Distillerie’s Fernet Branca, which sold 5.27 million cases last year, a 2.3%…
It will present new releases alongside its existing range at the English Wine Producers stand (T34). Denbies’ attendance at the UK’s largest wine trade event marks the estate’s 30th anniversary. Christopher White, Denbies’ CEO, said: “We are excited to be presenting our range of wines to visitors, including recent releases such as our 2014 Pinot Gris, 2010 Cubitt Reserve and Ortega Noble Harvest 2014. We are delighted…
Riding on vintage motorbikes with sidecars designed to resemble cucumbers, the ambassadors will visit 100 bars in London, Leeds, Nottingham, Leicester and Loughborough armed with crates of cucumbers. Sam Bovill, senior brand manager for Hendrick’s UK, said: “The Cucumber Couriers service, is a most unique initiative offering the noblest of green fruits to bartenders, with a reminder that no bar is fully stocked unless…
Cooper was, until his as yet unexplained death, the director of Cooper Spirits Company, after he sold St Germain to Bacardi in 2012. Known as the “bartender’s ketchup”, the liqueur has been available since 2007, achieving global success. Cooper went on to revive a berry-violet liqueur called Crème Yvette, Hochstadter’s Slow & Low rye whiskey and released Lock Stock & Barrel, a 13-year-old rye whiskey.
It will be available in the UK from Harrods, Farr Vintners and Lay and Wheeler for a retail price of £75.00. The wine is made from a blend of 78% Pinot Noir and 22% Chardonnay and only 4,117 bottles of the Tillington 2010 have been created. Cherie Spriggs, head winemaker, said: “Since first tasting the fruit at Tillington in 2009, there’s been something really magical…
The Portuguese campaign has already generated 16,000 complaint letters, reaching half a million views on YouTube and has had four documentaries made. Tony Butt, a doctor of Physical Oceanography, said: “Politicians are talking about investing hundreds of millions of Euros to build more coastal defenses, so on the one hand they are spending hundreds of millions to protecting the coast. On the other hand they…
The casks will comprise of a selection from the Highlands, Speyside and Islay and will also include the single cask, single grain release Rosy Apple Brûlée, named after the flavours discovered by the Wemyss tasting panel. William Wemyss, founder and managing director at Wemyss Malts, said: “Continuing on from the first single cask release of the year we hope our customers will be elated with…
