All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 392
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
The art of selling wine Julian Brind doesn't want crude formulae or too many labels in the drinks department. He wants balance and variety across all price points, as he tells Tim Palmer Julian Brind's comment that "wine is an art form and should...
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Off-trade priority for revamped Fox
The final phase of restructuring at Percy Fox is under way, designed to make the UDV wine business a major player in the take home market. The division's expertise has been in the on-trade and independents, but with the success of its Blossom Hill...
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McEwan's gets on course
A summer of activity with a strong golf theme has been planned for McEwan's. Scottish Courage is strengthening the brand's association with The Open Golf Championship through a new and exclusive three year beer supply agreement with the event, this...
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Tasting panel: Landlord Pale Ale
THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wine This has a pale tawny brown colour and has a good froth to it. The beer has quite a strong hoppy aroma with a firm bite. It is clean and powerful with a grassy ...
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Brakspear boosts capacity by 25%
Growing demand for Brakspear's beers has led the Henley company to spend £750,000 on expanding its capacity. While elsewhere in the industry there is overcapacity and breweries face closure, demand for Brakspear's ales continues to increase. It...
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Southcorp splashes out on year long push for James Herrick
Southcorp is maintaining the impetus of its recently acquired James Herrick wines with a £500,000 advertising campaign running over the next 12 months. Prior to the brand's acquisition by Southcorp last November it had been supported by...
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Can Stella top Carling and Foster's to take it to the number
Stella Artois volumes have doubled in the past three years and Interbrew UK has its sights set on the brand becoming the biggest selling beer in the UK. This means catching up Carling, which sells one billion pints a year, and Foster's. In the past...
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Canaletto's high notes
Casa Girelli has launched the the second vintage of the Canaletto Winemaker's Choice Italian range. The wines were given a revamp two years ago following the appointment of winemaker Andrea Valentinuzzi. The wines are designed to be distinctly...
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Tasting panel: Riesling Bird Label
THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wine This has a youthful light, rosewater and grapey aroma which is lightly aromatic but with some substance. It has a delightful Riesling character in the mouth, with floral...
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JS regains Cheesman's wine expertise
Exclusive Tim Palmer Allan Cheesman has been wooed back to Sainsbury to take up the newly created role as director of wine. Cheesman shocked the trade when he left the multiple exactly a year ago to become marketing director at BRL Hardy Europe....
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Bulmers does it by the pack in its radical revamp of the dri
Bulmers is working on a radical revamp of the beer and cider fixtures, which it believes will boost sales all round. It is testing a format that merchandises all the cider products by pack type, not product style, as is usually the case. The...
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Tasting panel: Aspall Dry Suffolk Cyder
THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wine This is an attractive pale colour with a nice mousse. In the glass it has a crisp juicy appley nose which is quite aromatic and enticing. The taste is extremely pleasant....