Cono Sur, which has a ‘Bicicleta’ range of wines, will be using the tie up to promote the wines in the UK and the Netherlands…
Cono Sur, which has a ‘Bicicleta’ range of wines, will be using the tie up to promote the wines in the UK and the Netherlands…
The US leads with 339m 9-litre cases and is forecast to grow by 11.3%. France and Italy, at numbers two and three, are expected to decline by 2.8 and 5.1% respectively while Germany, China (including Hong Kong) and the UK are expected to increase by 1.1%, 24.8% and 5.5% respectively. IWSR said spirits volume has grown 19.1% between 2009 and 2013 and…
Michael Degen, executive director of Messe Düsseldorf and director of the huge wines and spirits trade exhibition, Prowein, was speaking to Drinks International. The show moves to halls 9-17 for this year’s show, which runs from March 15-17. There are 5,500 exhibitors across a gross area of 110,000 sq metres. Visitors last year amounted to 49,000 with the visitor numbers increasing on average between 8…
Born in 1935, José Madrazo Real de Asúa was a captain of merchant ships until starting his career in wine in the late 1960s after the birth of his third child. Beginning as a technical director, Madrazo soon took the role of general manager where he was responsible for the vineyard’s agricultural practices and the UK market. In 1973 Madrazo was one of the founding…
Townsend takes over from Chris Porter and has previously held senior roles at Matthew Clark, Constellation Europe and Louis Latour Agencies prior to his current role as general manager UK, Ireland and Western Europe at TWE. He has pledged to use his extensive contacts and expertise to further raise the profile of The Benevolent within the UK drinks industry and encourage an increase in engagement…
Echo Falls Tisane is a combination of fermented wine grape juice and tea infusion that is intended to bring tannins and structure to the drink. The fermentation process does not include yeast, so alcohol does not develop. Dave Pahl said: “Tisane fills a genuine consumer demand delivering an authentic taste experience without any alcohol.” Tisane has been in development for a number of years…
Like spirits, champagne is a branded business and when a group has one of the big names in its portfolio, it can be a one-stop-shop for buyers, who might only need to make extra effort for bottled beer. This is a big part of why Pernod Ricard’s duo of Perrier-Jouët (the top brand in 13% of our polled bars) and Mumm (best seller…
The value of the deal has not been disclosed. The 30 hectare property, the families have jointly owned since 1998, will continue to be managed by Jean-Christophe Mau. He said: “The hard work we have put in, both in the vineyard and the cellar, has been rewarded by consistent recognition in wine competitions and we see further potential for the estate.”…
