All Wines articles
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Comment & OpinionBuzzBallz hype hides importance of RTDs to booze category
BuzzBallz success is exceptional but there are lessons to be learned for all in the alcoholic drinks category
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Comment & OpinionThe Treasury can’t mark its own homework on alcohol duty reform
As we approach the three-year anniversary of the first major reform of the UK’s alcohol excise regime in over 50 years, Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association, shares his hopes and fears of the government’s evaluation of the new system
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NewsHatch Mansfield seeks new CEO after restructure
MD Ben Knollys is to stand down and will leave the business after 24 years in October
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2026: reasons to be cheerful
Challenges abound for Britain’s booze brands, but green shoots are appearing – from Gen Z’s increasing take-up to the runaway success of fruit beers and ready-to-drink cans
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RankingsThe 10 brands challenging booze’s top 100
You’ve read about the established players in the category: now here’s who’s bubbling under. From established champagne houses to nascent brands targeting younger drinkers with innovative flavours and formats, the 10 players here are knocking on the door of the main ranking
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RankingsBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2026: The top 100
TBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands is The Grocer’s annual ranking of the biggest booze brands in the UK by value and volume
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NewsTreasury Wine Estates evolves offer with Squealini spritzes and 19 Crimes Calimocho
It comes amid growing demand for lighter wines and spritzes
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NewsBooths to donate English sparkling wine sales to support British farmers
Through the charity partnership with the Royal Countryside Fund, Booths hoped to highlight ‘the connection between British farming, food production and one of the country’s most exciting agricultural success stories’
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NewsMajestic launches wine club subscription with Saturday Kitchen
Three price tiers will be available, ranging from £120 to £200 per quarter
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NewsWaitrose BWS trading head Pierpaolo Petrassi leaves the business
Announcing his departure on Linkedin, Petrassi said: ‘Leaving a place that has been such a massive part of my life is never easy’
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NewsFolc wines beats £650k crowdfunder target in 24 hours
Folc has raised nearly £900k from more than 110 investors, with 30 days to spare on its crowdfunder on Republic
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News‘Dominant’ Treasury could prompt an alcohol duty rethink, says Suntory Global Spirits MD
A freeze or cut to alcohol duty would provide much-needed relief to the sector, with suppliers having swallowed three rises since August 2023
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NewsVirgin warns of unexpected losses as consumers feel the pressure
The online wine retailer now expected to fall into the red as the effects of the Iran war combined with increased taxes in the form of duty and packaging levies
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NewsEcho Falls rolls viral Fruit Fusion Blue Raspberry into grocery
The NPD has become a TikTok sensation since launching in wholesale and convenience in March
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NewsCasillero del Diablo enters rosé category and looks to settle ice debate
The launch comes amid surging demand for rosé wines
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NewsCampo Viejo taps moderation trend with ‘lighter-style’ Rioja duo
Grapes grown at a higher altitude give Campo Viejo’s new wines a lower alcohol content
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NewsTreasury Wine Estates to reshape portfolio around ‘fewer, stronger brands’
A trio of ‘power brands’ comprising Penfolds, DAOU and Matua will receive increased investment
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NewsWaitrose hails ‘tinification’ trend as sales of canned wine and RTD cocktails soar
Top-selling RTD cocktails in Waitrose include serves from Cîroc, Moth, Funkin, White Claw, Absolut and Bottlegreen
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NewsGallo rolls out ‘slightly sweeter’ Cabana California Rosé
It comes with rosé growth continuing to outpace the wider wine segment
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NewsTesco reports crémant sales boom as exports to UK climb by a fifth
Crémant was ‘moving from a niche offering to a strategic category for UK retailers’, according to Les Grands Chais de France