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Hot for Chile as Aussie wine gets cold shoulder
Sonya Hook Chile could be the greatest threat to Australia's wine image in the UK, according to industry experts. Australia still leads in off-trade sales but its wine industry is increasingly dogged by problems with oversupply and...
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Beck's lemon for the zest of your life
InBev UK is trialling a citrus flavoured beer as the second brand extension to its Beck's brand this year. Beck's Green Lemon has a lower alcohol content at 2.5% abv than its 5% abv parent brand and the recently-launched 4% abv Beck's...
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What a little vodka corker!
Corky's, the flavoured vodka shots by Global Brands, will be available in smaller pack sizes from this month. The top flavours - Corky's Cherry and Corky's White Chocolate - will be available in 50cl packs, to sit alongside the original...
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In Brief: Honey Dew beer; Love wine; Uruguay online
Honey Dew beer Fuller Smith & Turner has set up posters to advertise Fuller's Organic Honey Dew beer. The 8o posters up until 7 July, at stations into London, include the strapline: 'Who says you can't bottle sunshine?' Love...
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Watch weather, not World Cup
Sir; Retailers keen to cash in on the boost of sales of beer during the World Cup may struggle to predict how much they need to satisfy demand. According to Deloitte, using England's performance in the World Cup as a forecasting tool could be...
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Fresh Bramley gets a kick from processors
Increasing demand for Bramley apples from the processing, juice and most recently the Irish cider industry and the Magners brand is set to generate growth for English growers. Higher revenues could lead to the opportunity to plant more...
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American brewers aim to increase UK exports
American beer is more than just mass produced lager. That was the message from the American Brewers Association, which held its first event in London last week as part of a move to develop UK export links. Representatives from 11...
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Hungary wine feeds appetite
Wine importer Bottle Green is building on the success of its Hungarian Riverview wine brand with the launch of a range of white wines from the same country. The Via Cappella range originates from the family-owned Hungarian winery Hilltop...
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Spanish wine blend arrives for summer
A popular Spanish wine-based drink is on its way over to the UK in time for the summer season. Drinks producer Sandevid is launching its pre-mixed version of the classic Tinto de Verano brand into the UK off-trade. The drink, which is a...
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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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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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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...