Producers pre-sold the vast majority of the bottles before the wine was even produced and regulations require ageing for at least 60 days…
Producers pre-sold the vast majority of the bottles before the wine was even produced and regulations require ageing for at least 60 days…
Thorpe has more than 30 years’ experience working in the retail wholesale sectors including Waitrose, Constellation, Negociants and John E Fells. Latterly he has been running his own consultancy operation to provide business, brand and management advice to companies throughout the supply chain. “I have spent a large amount of my wine industry career working with wines from around…
The transaction is planned to be finalised between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, and will result in the Boisset family taking full control of the Rosé specialist winery. Moncigale experienced a -15% decline in sales in 2019 to €72.2m. MBWS carries a spirits-focused portfolio and earlier this year announced the sale of its Polish…
The show will host masterclasses, tastings, wine pairings, forums and B2B meetings as well as virtual stands, hosted in the platform’s Wine Networking Hub. Digital tastings will also take place from seven international venues located in the cities of New York, San Francisco, Miami, Toronto, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Moscow. This is the third edition of the…
The 2017 vintage was characterised by low yields due to late frosts in the UCO Valley and an earlier than average harvest. This year’s launch commemorates 20 vintages since the inaugural 1997 Nicolás Catena Zapata became Argentina’s first Grand Vin to reach global markets. Catena Zapata is the oldest family-run winery in Argentina and it was…
The annual programme will offer up to 50 candidates from BAME or diverse backgrounds the opportunity to study WSET Level 2 for free with no further obligations to join the business. The first scholarships will be available this October and Majestic aims to get up to 24 candidates qualified before Christmas. The online sessions will be taken by Majestic’s in-house training team and all materials,…
Exports accounted for 10% of sales and in volume terms exports doubled in on 2018 with Scandinavia and the US leading the way. In 2019, 3.2m vines were planted planted in total and since 2000 hectarage has quadrupled in England and Wales. Full time employment figures were also up nearly 40% in just a year and WineGB works closely…
The Pinot Noir forms part of Hattingley’s new range of premium still wines called STILL, created by head winemaker Emma Rice. It is the second still wine in the collection following a 2019 Rosé released earlier this year and the Pinot Noir (RRP £25) is made from 89% Pinot Noir and 11% Pinot Noir Precoce. The wine is fermented…
