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Tasting panel: COLLAGE ZINFANEL-SHIRAZ
From Kendal-Jackson. Part of the first wave in this Californian's efforts to grab a slice of the UK premium wine market. Abv: 13.5% Price: £6.99 ...
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Bulmers places Strongbow at centre of ambitious strategy for
Bulmers is planning an ambitious programme of organic growth, innovation and acquisition in order to double its turnover and become a leading alcoholic drinks supplier. At the heart of this is a growth target of 136% for its leading cider brand...
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Extra comedy
Batchelors is running a Comedy Challenge across the UK this month to raise awareness of its male-oriented Cup a Soup Extra brand. Local heats take place during March, in conjunction with pub chain Yates's Wine Lodge, to find the best...
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New team for First Quench
Off licence chain First Quench has appointed a new management team following its restructure (The Grocer, February 3, p4). The chain, which owns the Thresher, Wine Rack and Bottoms Up brands, has divided its operations into three standalone...
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Canada wins dispensation
Much-prized access to Europe for its ice wine has been won by the Canadians as a result of the latest talks on a wine and spirits agreement. The EU's wine management committee has approved a proposal to allow Canadian ice wine into the EU despite...
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UK TARGET FOR SA SUPPORT
Global exports of South African wine are set to receive R17m (£1.7m) of marketing support this year. The lion's share of the cash will be directed at UK consumers as the country is South African wine's leading export market. North America, Germany...
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Wine: in for the kill
Wine businesses are looking attractive propositions for the big boys of the drinks industry. Tim Palmer finds out why The big sharks in the global drinks industry have just noticed that the wine minnows swimming happily beneath them have become...
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Bulmers gets kick from Sidekick
Bulmers believes it could have the next big thing with its single shot schnapps Sidekick. It launched the brand in the on-trade at the end of last year. Customer marketing director Keith Wishart said: "We seem to have really latched on to...
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Cyprus battles to improve UK sales
Cyprus has been redeveloping its wine business to make it more competitive with the aggressive New World winemakers. But it has a range of problems to overcome. In particular it has a poor reputation for inconsistent wine at uncompetitive prices....
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Capricorn launches SA range in competitive £4.99 arena
A new range of South African wines is being launched at the competitive £4.99 price point by Capricorn Wines. The operation is the New World wine division of Wineserve, created when Paul Boutinot Wines restructured last year. The wines from the...
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Independent retailers: Last chance saloon' gets wine Bluepr
An initiative launched this week by leading wholesalers and wine suppliers aims to give independent retailers the tools to tackle the multiples' stranglehold on the UK wine market. Coordinated by the Federation of Wholesale Distributors and funded...
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Tio Pepe takes on a modern wine styling in FDB bid to revive
The seemingly impossible task of putting life back into the sherry market is being attempted by First Drinks Brands. It took on the agency for Gonzalez Byass world leading fino sherry Tio Pepe a year ago and the two companies have been working on a...
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Cider's Spartan lifestyle
Somerset producer Thatchers is carving a niche for itself in the premium cider market in the off-trade. Its collection of single variety ciders have won listings in most of the major multiples. And it is now introducing another variant into the...
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New Fetzer varietals; Bonterra stands alone
Brown Forman is increasing the weight behind its Fetzer and Bonterra wine brands in the UK. Fetzer is adding two dual varietals at £5.99 which will fit in just below its premium varietal range. The Chardonnay/Voignier and Zinfandel/Shiraz are being...
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Australia: Merger of two giants adds to wine's global consol
A new global force in premium wines was created this week when two of the major Australian operations joined forces. Southcorp has acquired the country's largest family owned winery, Rosemount, for A$1.4bn (£500m). The joint portfolio will feature...
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Alcoholic drinks: Christmas best sellers - beer
in association with AC Nielsen Stella Artois reassuringly number one The momentum behind the overwhelming success of Stella Artois remains unstoppable, with rivals permanently struggling to catch up The Stella Artois star shone bright this...
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Alcoholic drinks: Christmas best sellers - mixers
in association with AC Nielsen Top 10 FAB brands (value £000) Nov/Dec '98 Nov/Dec '99 Nov/Dec '00 % ...
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Alcoholic drinks: Christmas best sellers - wine
in association with AC Nielsen Aussies tilt the French crown Jim Budd says French wines' dominance looks shaky. Just £3.2m stood between them and Oz's offerings at Christmas Heavyweight promotions on their wine brands have ...
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Guinness buys up all that is macho about St Patrick's Day ce
Guinness is spending £4.9m in a marketing and advertising blitz designed to give its stout ownership of St Patrick's Day on March 17. In the biggest push that has gone behind the brand for the event anywhere in the world Guinness has lined up TV...
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French wines usher in the new year with hopes of halting dec
A boost in French wine sales in the UK at the end of 2000 could herald a change of fortunes for the country. Its sales grew by 4% in November and December according to ACNielsen but this has been overshadowed by the unstoppable progress of the New...