All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 345

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    Lager and Export relaunches key to C-T's £45m battle plan

    2002-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Tim Palmer Carlsberg-Tetley has topped the league of big spending brewers by announcing a staggering £45m budget for its two key lager brands this year. The giant spend beats the £42m Interbrew is putting behind Boddingtons and Stella Artois, and...

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    JS warms to a cheeky partner for Rude Boy

    2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is adding some fun to its wine shelves with three unconventional launches. It has created Rude Girl Shiraz to partner its Rude Boy Chardonnay, and Babe, a wine strictly for the girls. Rude Boy was a limited edition launch last year...

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    Grants boosts US portfolio

    2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Grants of St James's is introducing a new range of upmarket wines from California as part of a plan to develop a prestigious premium wine portfolio from the Americas. It plans to introduce four Ravenswood wines retailing between £6.99 and £11 at...

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    Iles to improve Hazlewood Sauces & Pickles offering

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Hazlewood Sauces & Pickles has appointed Rob Iles as business unit director. Iles was previously a senior business manager at Hibernia Foods. He has 10 years' experience in the fmcg sector. Having started his career with the Whitbread Beer...

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    Chilean Pinot Noir goes wild

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Chilean winery Viña Errazuriz has released a Pinot Noir style to partner its Wild Ferment Chardonnay which was launched in 1995. Wild Ferment Pinot Noir 2000 is the result of three years experimenting which involved leaving the wine to ferment...

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    Capespan closes UK Vinfruco

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Capespan is closing its Vinfruco wine operation in the UK and linking with Vinoceros to sell its wines. From April, the South African company's wines, including Arniston Bay and Oak Village, will be distributed by Vinoceros. Its commercial manager...

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    Kendall leads Coors Brewers

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Peter Kendall has been named chief executive officer at Coors Brewers. He takes over from Gerry Fowden who has been made chief operating officer at Interbrew, Belgium (The Grocer, February 2). The move follows Coors' acquisition of Carling Brewers...

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    Carling's sale signals the start of big shake-up for British

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    A fundamental restructure of the British brewing industry gets underway this month following the government's green light for Interbrew's sale of Carling Brewers to Coors. The sector is still led by a UK company, Scottish and Newcastle, with 28% of...

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    It's the great alcohol cover-up for Scottish Safeways

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Courage is turning an eyesore into an opportunity with the introduction of customised covers for beer aisles in 41 Scottish Safeway superstores. They are used at times when the store is open but it is illegal to sell alcohol. This applies...

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    Tesco adds Zest to Batemans' growth

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Batemans' rapid growth in the off-trade will be given a boost this year by an exclusive 36-week listing in Tesco for a new beer. The listing is its prize for winning the big brewer category in the multiple's spring Beer Challenge. The new brew,...

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    Heineken has moved into the Russian market with a $400m deal

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Bravo makes Botchkarev, one of Russia's most popular premium beer brands. It also has the local licence to sell Lowenbrau. Heineken has been exporting its flagship brand to Russia for over a decade and the Bravo acquisition will enable it to...

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    Zipfer into Tesco

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Courage has won widespread listings for Austrian premium lager Zipfer less than a year after launching it in the UK. Tesco is the latest multiple to list it and it is already stocked by Sainsbury, Safeway, Asda, Morrisons, Booker and...

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    Phil Tuck

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Master of Wine and wine director of Hatch Mansfield I don’t hold out a lot of hope here. The packaging is unexciting, as is the wine. Ruby cabernet and pinotage do not produce good wines when the yields are high and little oak is used, as is the…

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    Phil Tuck

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Master of Wine and wine director of Hatch Mansfield I am not a big whisky drinker ­ in fact I never touch the stuff ­ but having tasted this I can see why there are so many enthusiasts. I find it difficult to fault. Despite being somewhat crowded,…

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    Phil Tuck

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Master of Wine and wine director of Hatch Mansfield Not a favourite grape of mine as it is often overly alcoholic. This example, however, has a dark brooding colour, and is very youthful with a clean, lifted aroma of blueberries and black pepper…

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    Phil Tuck

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Master of Wine and wine director of Hatch Mansfield Unlike many people, I don't mind the slightly off-the-wall bottle, and the collarette will draw attention. The wine is better than I was expecting, having a clean, fresh, fruity aroma and a dry...

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    Phil Tuck

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    I would like to see the vintage on the front label but otherwise this is a suitably clear and stylish package, although people might not pick up Italia as the brand. Apart from the slightly high…

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    Phil Tuck

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Master of Wine and wine director of Hatch Mansfield This new well-presented offering follows in the footsteps of so many Rosemount wines in delivering a fresh, squeaky clean fruity wine that just falls short of expectations. We are not looking at a...

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    Phil Tuck

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Master of Wine and wine director of Hatch Mansfield I have been a huge fan of Fuller's for many years and this excellent beer only serves to strengthen my feelings for them. The packaging is stylish and the branding clear and easily recognisable in...

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    Phil Tuck

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Master of Wine and wine director of Hatch Mansfield The beer behind this traditional package delivers on all counts. It is gently hoppy with a light mousse and has perfect weight and alcohol balance. When I drank this chilled, I found it was...