Chapel Down reports another ‘exceptional’ harvest
English sparkling wine company, Chapel Down, has announced this year’s harvest is its second largest ever – only beaten by last year’s bumper crop – and that this is evidence of the genesis of a new “world class wine growing region”.
Majestic ‘getting back to what we do best’, new boss claims
Majestic is bringing back classic wines and “getting back to what we do well”, its new boss, John Colley, said as it unveiled its revamped range last week.
Aldi launches ‘Aldi-ploma’ wine course
UK discounter Aldi is launching an online wine course for shoppers comprising a free-to-download online course and tutorial, which it says will make will make the wine aisle “less baffling” for consumers.
Tesco adds 40 new premium wines in latest review
The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, has ‘plugged a gap’ in its wine range with the addition of around forty new premium wines, including two rosés from Brangelina’s wine brand, Miraval.
Naked Wines sells Lay & Wheeler for £11.3m
Naked Wines has sold its fine wine arm Lay & Wheeler for £11.3 million, completing the final sale of its former Majestic businesses.
GB grocery market back in growth
The UK grocery market has returned to growth, with sales up 0.5% in the last 12 weeks to £26.6 billion, but flat volume sales show consumers aren’t stockpiling for Brexit, according to retail analyst Kantar.
Aldi ramps up store expansion with £1bn push
UK discounter Aldi is ramping up its store expansion and aiming to open one new supermarket every week, its UK retail boss has said.
Aldi targets affluent consumers with new ‘icon’ wine range online
Discount retailer Aldi is targeting affluent wine consumers with the launch of a 35-strong premium own label range that will only be available online, as well as adding new sub-£4 varietal wines in store.
Majestic rolls out ‘Spotify-style’ wine fitting service across store estate
Majestic Wine has rolled out its ‘Spotify-style’ wine fitting service across its entire store estate, and is publicising it by giving away over a million bottles of wine to customers who take the test.
On-trade UK wine sales fall but consumers prepared to trade up
Wine sales in the UK on-trade have continued to decline in the last year, but UK consumers are increasingly open to spending more on wine, new data from CGA suggests.