All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 308
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Rick Stein and Sharp's brew up fennel beer
Rick Stein is the latest high-profile celebrity chef to put his name, and culinary skills, towards the creation of a British bottled beer. The chef has joined forces with Sharp's Brewery in Cornwall to produce Chalky's Bite, a...
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UK drinkers turn their backs on tequila beer
British consumers have turned their backs on the craze for tequila beers that is sweeping through the European mainland.The producer of Salitos Tequila Beer, launched in the UK just eight months ago, has pulled out of the UK altogether,...
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Tesco, Asda join initiative to boost glass recycling market
Tesco and Asda have signed up to an initiative designed to reduce the amount of glass waste from the wine industry.The Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap), which outlined proposals for its lightweighting initiative at the annual...
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In Brief: Everyday drinking; Cognac gift pack; Distribution deal; £2m cider plant
Everyday drinking Oddbins has introduced two own label everyday drinking wines. Oddbins Own Red and Oddbins Own White, both from southern France, are priced at £3.99 each, with a 20% discount offer on purchases of six bottles or...
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Dracula wine wings into UK
A sparkling wine named after the infamous bloodsucking Transylvanian count is heading to the UK's shores in time for Hallowe'en.The Castle of Dracula Marsecco, distributed in the UK by Vini Italia, claims to be the world's first...
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Threshers to school its wine consumers
Threshers has joined forces with the UK's key wine course provider to boost its efforts at educating high street wine consumers, in a bid to steal market share from its supermarket rivals.The off-licence chain has teamed up with the Wine...
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Spriet repeats call for responsible pricing
When Jean-Manuel Spriet apparently accused rival wine producers of promoting misleading half-price discount deals last month, he had no idea of the furore it would provoke. The head of Pernod Ricard UK's comments led to an industry debate about...
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Bogof's week
What better than a large glass of chilled wine now that the weather has turned sunnier once again? Not so easy to get, however, if you happen to shop at Tesco in Shoreham, as my colleague found this week. She asked a member of staff if the store...
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'Rethink Rioja' drive aims to lift UK sales
A campaign to boost UK sales of wines from the Spanish Rioja region kicked off this week with a tasting event for multiple and independent retailers.The Rethink Rioja campaign, developed using consumer research commissioned by the Rioja...
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Argento adds wine to expand brand
The Argento Wine Company has added two wines to its portfolio as part of a repositioning of its flagship brand.The two new Argento wines, a 2006 Chardonnay and a 2005 Malbec, have been given a more premium price point than others in the...
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Matrioshka vodka fits into famous Russian doll style
A new premium vodka, packaged in the style of a traditional Russian souvenir, is jetting over to the UK to join the thriving category. The Moscow Kin wine-brandy factory produces three different sizes of Matrioshka vodka, made to an...
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Tanqueray gin voted as bartenders' choice
Diageo UK is planning a big marketing investment for Tanqueray gin, after a poll positioned the brand as the best UK premium gin. The research, which was commissioned by Diageo and conducted independently by research agency TKD, found...
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Booker adds blush to its wine ranges
Malt House Vintners, the range of wines by Booker cash and carry, has three rosé additions. The rosés are available in three of the company's sub-ranges, including the South African Rouwke's Drift and French Marcel Hubert labels, priced...
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World News - 2nd September 2006
Australia. Shares in Foster's, Australia's largest brewer and wine producer, jumped 9% this week amid rumours of takeover bids by rivals InBev and SABMiller. The move came as Foster's unveiled a 27% rise in annual net profits and...
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01 Scottish & Newcastle UK
Drinks giant Scottish & Newcastle UK is bound to feel optimistic after this year's favourable summer weather, tied in with World Cup football fanfare. But with changes in consumer drinking habits for both beer and cider in the past year, the...
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Magners takes steps to increase stock flow
Stocks of Magners cider will continue to be limited but the critical period is over, says the company, following reports that a factory fire had hit availability. Marketing director Maurice Breen said the results of a fire at its carbon...
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Tesco expands range to cater for premium trend
Tesco is adding 75 new products to its beer and cider range to cash in on the growing interest in speciality and premium beers. The retail giant said that the biggest changes would apply to its world and speciality beer ranges, with the...
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Carlsberg talks acquisitions
Nils Andersen, chief executive of Carlsberg, has said that he would increase the company's debt for the right acquisition.Andersen told The Times that although the brewer currently had no specific targets in mind, he would be “happy to...