Growth strategy pays off for Enotria&Coe
UK wine importer Enotria&Coe has reported a “record-breaking” 12 months which it attributes to its new growth strategy.
Wine sales soar at Royal Ascot 2019
This year’s Royal Ascot event saw record-breaking wine sales with over 17,500 bottles of French and 14,000 bottles of Italian wine consumed over the five day event.
Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship award launches
An annual travel bursary for UK-based sommeliers has been created in memory of the late Gerard Basset MS.
Bonhams to offer full Card Series set
Auction house Bonhams is offering a full set of Hanyu Ichiro’s ‘Card Series’ of Japanese whiskies – the most expensive and rarest Japanese whiskies in the world.
CIVB names new president
The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux has named Bernard Farges as its new president after its general assembly this Monday.
Burgundy reigns at Sotheby’s sale
Demand for Armand Rousseau, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and other top Burgundy drove Sotheby’s last wine sale of the summer to over £1 million.
Henri Jayer magnums top London sale
Six magnums of Henri Jayer’s 1996 Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux topped Bonhams’ London sale at £97,600.
Boisset acquires new Burgundy domaine
The Boisset family has acquired Maison Alex Gambal in Burgundy in a deal that is expected to be completed this September.
TWE launches multi-country brand in the UK
Treasury Wine Estates has launched its multiple-country brand ‘Squealing Pig’ – featuring wines from France, Italy, Argentina and Australia – into the UK.
Trade team to tackle Run Bacchus in aid of The Benevolent
A group of wine trade runners is taking part in this year’s Run Bacchus event at Denbies Wine Estate in aid of The Benevolent and is calling for both support and more runners.