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acid test - Mateus Shiraz
Expert's verdict: 6/10 ?I wasn't convinced by the new Mateus varietal. The rosé market has been boosted by developments in drier wines. However, the notion of a French vintage varietal under the Portugese brand is contradictory. Building a New World...
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Virgin and Dixons in online wine alliance
Virgin Wine boss, Rowan Gormely, has confirmed the online retailer has several more non-wine website partnerships in his sights, following a tie-up with electrical retailer Dixons."The industry needs to diversify if it is to continue to...
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Tougher rules needed to curb binge drinking
A cross-party group of MPs is pressing for tougher legislation to curb the sale of cheap booze, which it says is fuelling binge drinking and anti-social behaviour.Headed by Liberal Democrat health spokeswoman Sandra Gidley, MPs have...
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in the eye ofthe storm
Cereals aren't sexy. Sure, they get their moment in the marketing sun when they're dressed up as breakfast cereals or cereal bars. But generally, they're performing their stolid primary commodity turns as animal feed or in products such as beers...
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Tesco fined £10,000 in undercover police sting
Tesco has said it is disappointed by the decision of a court, which fined it £10,000 for selling a bottle of wine to a 16-year-old in addition to a 28-day ban.The retailer was fined by Crawley magistrates court after selling alcohol to...
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S&N adds interest with Upcider Pear
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) is increasing its stake in the cider sector by bringing a new pear cider brand from Finland to the UK.Upcider Pear is positioned as a premium packaged cider that is drunk over ice. It is 4.5% ABV and promises...
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Price Survey - 14th July 2007
It has been over two months since Morrisons provided the cheapest shopping basket, but its price cuts, especially on wine, have made the retailer this week's champions with a £42.23 basket. Morrisons' wine promotion was in the papers this week with...
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we work together - Communications manager UK & Europe
Communications manager UK & Europe Jill Watson and European regional director Paul Schaafsma work together in the UK office of Australian wine company McGuigan Simeon Jill on Paul We first worked together in Sydney. Paul interviewed me for a job...
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Price is right despite the upmarket makeover
In which high street retailer would you find products as diverse as dragon fruit, mojito-style olives, ham in Polish beer and Ukranian honey pepper vodka under one roof? And what multiple grocery store has a dinner menu similar to that of a...
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Peach adds fizz to Lambrini line-up
A new peach flavour is to join the Lambrini range as part of a brand repositioning strategy.Brand owner Halewood International, which has also ditched the name Lambrini Diet for Lambrini Light, said it wanted to place the brand in the...
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Beer companies hit by promotional warfare
Shifting patterns in drinks consumption have been blamed for another bad year for the UK's big beer companies.The OC&C Grocer Index 2007 shows a 1.6% fall in turnover for Stella Artois producer InBev UK, number six in the UK's top 25...
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Polish Pilsner to be launched across UK
Drinks producers are following in the footsteps of food companies in a bid for the Polish pound.Carlsberg is the second drinks company in a matter of weeks to launch a drink aimed at Polish immigrants living in the UK.Okocim is a...
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Wine you can sling over your shoulder
Another new packaging format is to hit UK wine shelves as agent PLB prepares to launch a new bag-in-tube wine from Italy.Piccini, a Chianti-based producer, has developed Piccanti, a soft, fruity style of red wine made predominantly from...
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Campaign trail: Diageo is rolling out its global Smirnoff advertising campaign
Diageo is rolling out its global Smirnoff advertising campaign across the UK this July. The company is investing more than £500,000 in the Signature campaign, which traces the brand's story from its routes in Imperial Russia, through...
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Rosé added to the Gabbiano portfolio
Foster's EMEA continues to expand its wine portfolio outside Australia, investing further in its Italian Gabbiano brand.The company is adding a rosé to the range in the UK, which already includes a Chianti and a Pinot Grigio. All the...
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Stella 4% aimed at emerging 'premium everyday' market
InBev will launch Stella Artois 4%, the first of several new additions planned for the brand this year, into the off-trade in mid-August.This is the first time the brewer has launched a product into the off-trade first, with the on-trade...
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Westons offers first organic pear cider
Herefordshire-based cider producer Westons is aiming to become the UK's biggest organic cider producer with the launch of what it claims is the UK's first organic pear cider.The family-owned company had also repackaged its existing range...
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Coors talks Carling's British credentials up
Coors Brewers is trying to reposition its Carling brand as a truly British beer by highlighting the fact it is made from UK-sourced ingredients.The new campaign will also focus on the fact Carling is made from just four natural...
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Taboo's new look boosts girl appeal
First Drinks has revamped Taboo, the vodka, wine and fruit juice mix first launched in 1988.Taboo was a runaway success after its initial launch but has suffered from a lack of support in more recent years. First Drinks is hoping the new...