All articles by Daniel Woolfson – Page 84
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NewsNew Zealand Lighter Wines gains first UK national listing
New Zealand Lighter Wines is an £8.7m initiative led by New Zealand Winegrowers to produce naturally lower in alcohol wines,
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NewsGreenall's Gin launches two new flavoured gin liqueurs
Greenall’s said it had opted for smaller 50cl bottles rather than the traditional 70cl in order to “appeal to new gin drinkers”
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NewsJacob’s Creek takes on Aperol with spritz-style cocktail
The 8.5% abv pre-mixed drink rolls out this month in a 750ml bottle
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Comment & OpinionWetherspoon’s ditching of champagne and other EU booze is canny
Tim Martin’s move has all the subtlety of an axe to the face, but it could also be a very savvy decision for his business, says senior drinks reporter Daniel Woolfson
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NewsGarden Cider Co adds blueberry variant from donated fruit
The 4% abv drink, which brings the brand’s range to seven, rolled out this week in a 500ml bottle (rsp: £2.20)
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NewsBlack Tower is official wine of Isle of Wight festival
The move was “reflective of our drive to recruit a younger, more urbane community”, said Alexander Rittlinger, MD of Black Tower owner Reh Kendermann
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NewsOpihr adds three stubby G&Ts in time for Cowes
Brits have bought almost 55m bottles of ‘mother’s ruin’ over the last 12 months…
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NewsNY brewer Sixpoint adds craft trio
They will be distributed to wholesalers by beer importer Heathwick
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Comment & OpinionHeineken-Beavertown might be hard for craft beer fans to swallow, but it makes sense
You can almost taste the salty tears of Britain’s craft beer elitists
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NewsThe Lakes Distillery to auction Genesis single malt whisky
It is matured in oloroso sherry hogsheads and finished in casks made of American and European oak
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NewsGorgeous Brewery launches first retail-ready batch of beers
The range was designed to ‘meet the increasing demand for good quality beers from small batch brewers’
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NewsBenchmark secures distribution rights for Graham Norton's wine
It has switched from former Conviviality business PLB (part of Bibendum) to Benchmark
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NewsMorrisons boosts craft beers and posh spirits in range review
The supermarket has slashed almost 100 beers and spirits to make room for pricier SKUs
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NewsBadger ales get Dorset-focused new look
Packs with a new logo designed to emphasise “the brand’s heritage and Dorset provenance” will roll out across Badger’s ran…
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NewsThe Grocer Drink Awards is back for 2018... and we're raising the stakes
This year we’ve expanded the categories to include buying teams, as well as ad campaigns and promotions
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NewsNew Stowford Press cider TV ad to air over summer
Centring on Stowford’s local provenance, it features comedian Ellie Taylor and adventurer-cum-author Alastair Humphreys
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NewsCraft brewers create ‘BritHop’ series inspired by Brit bands
Five of the UK’s top craft brewers have collaborated on the initiative
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NewsDiageo rolls out Haig Club gift pack for Father's Day
The £45 packs feature a 70cl bottle of 40% abv single grain whisky and limited-edition chrome hip flask
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NewsCasillero del Diablo Rosé gets blended 'Summer Edition'
There is “a strong move towards lighter styles of rosé, and the new Casillero bottling chimes with this trend”
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NewsHalewood Wines & Spirits mounts £7m investment into new John Crabbie distillery
It will be the first single malt distillery to open in the city for more than a century…