It is seen as the wine industry uniting to raise significant funds to fund and promote education in the South African winelands. The two-day event…
It is seen as the wine industry uniting to raise significant funds to fund and promote education in the South African winelands. The two-day event…
The institute says that constitutes an increase for the fourth consecutive year by value. Volume shipments reached 435.2 million litres or 48.4m cases, up 7.5%. Wine Institute president and CEO Robert P. (Bobby) Koch said: “Consumers across the globe continue to recognise the quality, diversity and value of California wines, despite significant trade barriers and heavily subsidised foreign competitors.” “While the US remains our largest,…
Concha y Toro’s Cono Sur, known for its ‘Bicicleta’ wines aims to promote wines and build brand awareness. The three opening UK stages of this year’s route are Leeds to Harrogate, York to Sheffield, and a third stage from Cambridge to London. The Tour gets underway on 5 July 2014, and Cono Sur will be planning a “raft of promotional activities before, during and after…
More than 90% of the lots were from the 2012 harvest, widely lauded as one of the most anticipated vintages in recent history. The 225 lots were exclusively for the trade-only tasting and auction. “We are overwhelmed by the response,” said Russ Weis, chairman of the NVV board of directors and general manager of Silverado Vineyards. “It shows there is a renewed confidence in the…
He died yesterday (February 20) at home surrounded by his close family, following a long hard battle with cancer. Michael and his twin brother David, were well known figures in the UK wine trade. Michael was the current master of the Worshipful Company of Vintners one of the oldest City of London livery companies. David, having worked for Brown-Forman’s wine division and New Zealand Wine…
The generic body for Spain’s premier wine-producing region puts it down to: – Rising exports were complemented by the first positive change in Spanish market trends; – Investments in promotional campaigns were decisive in developing the Rioja brand in international markets. WoR says the positive growth of Rioja wine sales over the course of 2013, which totalled 277,167,280m litres, represented a 3.98% uplift on the…
But they are also finding wine more expensive than their English-speaking counterparts, the study has found. According to Wine Intelligence, there are many similarities between the ways the two communities drink wine but French speakers are typically more adventurous in their choices and more open to recommendations. French speakers generally prefer French wines and show nothing like the enthusiasm that English speakers have for Canadian…
We polled 100 of the top 250 bars that recieved votes in our World’s 50 Best Bars 2013 survey. We asked which are the best sellers and which brands are catching the imaginations of consumers for the trending list. Don’t forget to check out the results for gin, vodka, rum, Tequila, liqueurs/bitters, …
