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Berberana unveils premium offering
United Wineries has added a Reserva level to its Berberana Dragon Spanish wine brand. The Reservas Privadas, which has a retail price of £5.99, is made entirely from Temperanillo grapes and has been matured for 18 months in American oak...
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Campaign trail: Magners Irish Cider's
Magners Irish Cider's summer advertising is the first of its campaigns to be launched across Britain. The ad uses the strapline &'Put everything on ice&' to communicate a relaxed summer theme across TV, outdoor, radio...
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Classic Mix company: Diageo price: £4.99 per 70cl bottle
Expert's verdict...15/25 ?This range consists of four pre-mixed all-time bar favourites. The first thing that grabs me is the reassuring presence of market leaders Gordon's gin, Smirnoff vodka and Morgan's Spiced rum within the blends....
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'French wines are the way for independents'
French wine offers the greatest opportunity in the drinks market for independent retailers, according to an industry expert. Speaking at last week's Drinksummit 2006, ACNielsen's senior client manager Peter Reynolds said the independent...
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Classic Mix company: Diageo price: £4.99 per 70cl bottle
?This range consists of four pre-mixed all-time bar favourites. The first thing that grabs me is the reassuring presence of market leaders Gordon&'s gin, Smirnoff vodka and Morgan&'s Spiced rum within the blends. Delivery on...
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'French wines are the way for independents'
French wine offers the greatest opportunity in the drinks market for independent retailers, according to an industry expert.Speaking at last week&'s Drinksummit 2006, ACNielsen&'s senior client manager Peter Reynolds said...
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Fast-growing wine brands
Visitors to E&J Gallo's headquarters in Modesto can look around the company's warehouse, but they have to do it by minibus, such is the size of the place. Spanning 45 acres, the warehouse is the point from which all the company's wine is...
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Bid to keep up grape exports
Table grapes may account for only 15% of the US grape industry, but they generate the highest growing prices, with an average of $718 per tonne, compared with $410/t for wine grapes and $231/t for raisins. In the UK, Californian table...
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Bud adds Silver touch to lower alcohol lager
The producer of beer brand Budweiser has launched a lower alcohol variant exclusively for the Scottish off-trade market. Bud Silver, a 4.1% abv lager, will first be available to Scotland's off-trade, says US brewer Anheuser-Busch, but it...
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New Tesco head of BWS wants the Finest wines
Tesco plans further growth for its Finest wine range as well as using it to channel new and diverse wines through to the consumer, according to the retailer's new head of beers, wines and spirits. "We can have enormous fun with it," said...
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Sparkling rosé for summer
Sparkling wine producer Green Point has launched a rosé variant into the UK in time for the summer.The Australian wine maker has brought out Green Point Vintage Brut Rosé 2002 as a new player in the booming rosé market. It also...
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Refreshing? Ken's new CEO troubles analysts
Analysts have expressed doubts over the suitability of Morrisons' new CEO. This week, after a lengthy and much-publicised search, the supermarket group finally confirmed that Marc Bolland, chief operating officer of Heineken, would...
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Bolland appointed Morrisons CEO
As expected, Marc Bolland, chief operating officer of Heineken, has been appointed chief executive officer of Morrisons.The supermarket group said that Bolland, who has worked at Heineken for 20 years, would take up his new role on 1...
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Brewer slams retailers over World Cup deals
One of the UK&'s top brewers has slammed retailers for slashing in-store beer prices for the World Cup. Mark Gerken, off-trade sales director of Scottish & Newcastle, said retailers were wrong to cut prices at a time when...
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Acid test: Café Kiss; Jacob's Creek Sparkling Rosé
Company: Halewood International. Price: £1.59 per can. Expert's verdict...20/25. Café Kiss really does what it says on the tin, and delivers a frothy coffee experience with a subtle kiss of alcohol. Undoubtedly, it's...
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Es Sidra targets English after Scottish success
A Spanish cider, which has sparkling and cloudy variants, is heading over to England following its successful debut in Scotland. Es Sidra, a 5% abv cider produced in Champagne-style bottles, is traditionally used for weddings in...
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Cognac set to appeal to a new generation of lovers
A Cognac that has been designed to offer an alternative to the category's traditional image has been launched into the UK off-trade. ABK6 Cognac is the brainchild of producer Francis Abécassis Vineyards, and was created to...
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'Vodka fatigue' to be cured by golden rum
Golden and flavoured rums are poised to steal market share from white spirits, according to an in-depth analysis of the market. The 2006 Rum Report, by consultancy The Insight Connection, revealed a growing trend in premium bars in...