Wine

New product round-up

Christmas spirits: 'world first' vodka, non-alcoholic rum alternative and 'Sea & T' RTDs unveiled

20-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

A wave of new spirit news including updates from botanical rum distillery the Spirited Union, the Cotswolds Distillery, Nordic beverage brand Altia and alcohol-free spirit maker Caleño has landed in the past week.

Countdown to Brexit

Post-Brexit supply chains: ‘We don’t know what we’re preparing for’

16-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

As Britain edges towards the end of an 11-month Brexit transition period, drinks makers and pub sector stakeholders remain hopeful the lack of clarity over supply chains will be addressed in the coming weeks.

Christmas stocking: which drinks should make pub and bar operator lists this year?

10-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

Though drink sales in pubs traditionally snowball over Christmas, the ongoing pandemic means that, more than ever, strong seasonal returns will be far from gift wrapped when venues reopen.

New product round-up

‘World’s strongest gin’, Jurassic Park actor’s whiskey collaboration, brewer creates Burnham beer

06-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

A pair of scientists launch what they claim is the world's strongest gin, Salford-based Seven Bro7hers brews Andy Burnham tribute and Samuel Gelston’s launches its latest Irish whiskey matured in Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill’s Pinot Noir casks.

The Lock In Podcast

The Lock In Podcast: Bad wine experiences, blind tasting and tier 2

28-Oct-2020 By Ed Bedington

In this week's episode of The MA's Lock In podcast, Ed Bedington, James Cuthbertson and Heath Ball talk bad experiences drinking wine, tier two and Ball is treated to a blind wine tasting, but will he guess them right? Tune in to the latest...

Jobs round-up

LTC helpline volume more than doubles, 1 in 3 Brits know a jobless hospitality worker, live job advert drop

22-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

While Puttshack, Disaronno International UK, Chestnut and Wines of Great Britain have announced senior reshuffles, the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) has reported increased demand for mental health support.

New product round-up

Iron Maiden, 99 Luftballons and Netflix star drink launches revealed

02-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Heavy metal band Iron Maiden has released its latest Day of the Dead pour in tandem with Robinsons Brewery, while Signature Brewery has created an Oktoberfest serve named after an iconic German language single.

New product round-up

Fruit flavoured serves the pick of latest product launches

20-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

From a pair of passion fruit pours and a tayberry tipple to the launch of a trio of schnapps serves, there are berry rich pickings for operators among the glut of new fruit flavoured products in this week's round-up.

Pub and restaurant sales increase by more than a third week-on-week

31-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Latest figures have revealed that trading in managed pubs, bars and restaurants has been ‘more steady than sensational’ as the sector looks to return to pre-pandemic levels.

#Unitedwestand

Wine offer will be reduced at award-winning gastropub

03-Jun-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

From an award-winning pub cutting its wine stock in half to another site that won’t rush to replace stock, will offering less mean more to recover your sales?

Vine-tuning your pub’s wine offer

02-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

With some reports suggesting wine sales are down, what can pubs do to revive their offers and ensure they are making the most of the drink?

Orange wine ‘one of the fastest growing categories’

24-Feb-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Wine from Eastern Mediterranean regions and orange variants have been dubbed as the trends for pubs to keep an eye on this year.

Brakes and Bibendum to join forces

11-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Foodservice business Brakes has launched an alliance with wine and spirits distributor Bibendum.

Consumers need more education to push wine sales

04-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Licensees must educate consumers with recommendations, tastings, menus and other tools to bolster wine sales, a new report has stated.

Wine and spirit duty cut ‘needed to stem pub closures’

31-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Government has been urged to cut wine and spirit duty by the Wine & Spirit Trade Association, a move it says will benefit pubs.

Drink Tank

Launch Roulette: Grape news on ice

09-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Rebel Pi founder and former contestant on The Apprentice Jackie Fast proved that producing ice wine was a cool idea by winning the honour of ‘best pitch’ at the inaugural Drink Tank

English sparkling wine sales fizz

03-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Champagne sales in pubs have dropped in the past year with consumers looking to other varieties of sparkling wines instead.

Drinks List 2020

Jack Rabbit Pinot Grigio still the on-trade’s best-selling wine

26-Nov-2019 By Stuart Stone

Four Jack Rabbit pours cemented their place among the 10 most sold wines in the UK on-trade, with The Morning Advertiser’s latest Drinks List revealing increases to both sales volume and value.

Drinks list 2020

The Drinks List: Top Brands to Stock 2020

26-Nov-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Getting to grips with data in The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List 2019 will give operators a head start in formulating successful drinks menus.

Wine sales plummet £146m in the on-trade

13-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Wine sales have slipped by £146m within the on-trade in the past year, with 17% of consumers saying they are drinking less wine than they were a year ago.

USA v UK: What are the top tipple trends?

15-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

The trendiest alcohol pours in the US, show IPA as the leading beer style, cider growing in popularity and white wine being one of the top 5 products for women.

‘Government hell-bent’ on ignoring wine and spirits sector

23-Sep-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The UK Government has neglected the importance of the wine sector to the country’s economy, according to the head of the wine and spirits association (WSTA).

Star introduces own wine brand

20-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Star Pubs & Bars has launched its own wine label in a bid to introduce ethical wines and expand premium options in its pubs.

Bibendum boss: 'No such thing as inexpensive wine anymore'

19-Aug-2019 By Ed Bedington

The wine sector is failing to bring younger drinkers on board which could lead to a "slow motion car crash" for the category, according to Bibendum’s Michael Saunders.

Crisp white wines are UK drinkers' favourite, survey reveals

14-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Wine has been revealed as the nation’s most widely drunk alcoholic drink, in a new YouGov survey.

‘Beer before wine, always fine’ saying is false

08-Feb-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The common saying that drinkers will ‘feel fine’ when drinking beer before wine has been disproved by a new study.

Wine hoarded ahead of Brexit

11-Jan-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Wine wholesalers are bulk-stocking products ahead of Brexit amid concerns of a potential deal without tariffs on EU wines.

DRINKS LIST 2019

Jack Rabbit Pinot Grigio is the best-selling wine in pubs

19-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Jack Rabbit Pinot Grigio is the most popular wine sold in pubs, data published in The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List 2019 has revealed.

The Drinks List: Top Brands to Stock 2019

18-Nov-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

With so much conflicting research in the market and varying opinions from analysts, The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List 2019 reveals exactly what is going on with sales at the bar.

Young, low-alcohol English wine on the market

04-Oct-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

A low ABV British wine that has been fermented and aged for just 10 days will be served in select London venues.

The Restaurant Show 2018 speakers revealed

30-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A first look of speakers at this year’s The Restaurant Show has been announced, featuring top chefs and food aficionados.

Booze sales could be damaged with duty freeze cut

04-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Scrapping the alcohol duty freeze put in place last year by Government is “counter-productive”, and will increase pressure on cash-strapped consumers, the Wine & Spirit Trade Association has warned (WSTA).

Government making a mint from your booze sales

15-Jun-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

The Treasury is continuing to make a mint from UK booze sales, despite a freeze on alcohol duty in November, showing the sector can remain fruitful without another hike.

Last chance to enter the John Smith's Great British Pub Awards

24-May-2018 By Claire Churchard

There are less than 24 hours to go to get your entries in for the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards 2018. And this year it promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

Jura launches range of five new whiskies

05-Mar-2018 By James Beeson

Jura Single Malt Whisky is set to undertake the biggest launch in its history with the unveiling of an entirely new range of whiskies for domestic markets around the world.

English wine threatened by increased duty

23-Oct-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

English sparkling wine producers may be put under unnecessary pressure if Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond implements proposals to raise tax on the sector.

Wine sealed with corks seen as better in quality

09-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

Cork-sealed wine retails for an average of £5.38 more per bottle than those with artificial closures, according to new research from CGA.

Opinion

Pete Brown asks 'What price a good pint?'

04-Oct-2017 By Pete Brown

At £3 a third, Brooklyn Brewery’s rich, nuanced Cloaking Device is not a rip-off, it’s an astounding bargain

Why buy wine direct from the vineyard?

28-Sep-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Château Carbonneau stands elegantly at the centre of its 57-hectare estate in Pessac-sur-Dordogne, south-western France, where it has been under the control of the same family for more than half of its 150 year history.

Wine Tipster explains how pubs can capitalise on growth in grape interest

11-Sep-2017 By Claire Churchard

Wine is a key offering in your pub. As customer interest in and knowledge of wine and grape varieties grows, expert Neil Philips, aka The Wine Tipster, reveals how pubs can boost wine profits.

APPG set up to probe illicit trade

25-Aug-2017 By Fred A'Court

MPs will investigate illicit trade across a range of sectors, including alcohol, as part of a new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) formed to push the problem up the political agenda.

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Wine Bar/Pub

23-Aug-2017 By Ed Bedington

Our penultimate set of previews for the finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards are the nominees in the Best Wine Bar/Pub category.

My Pub: The Boot, Sarratt

23-Aug-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Zoe Eliasson’s parents met at the Boot, which dates from 1739, and she worked there as a teenager. Since taking over in 2010, she and her chef partner Nick Idle have invested heavily in the pub, which won a Great British Pub Award for Best Family Pub last...

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Your guide to Imbibe Live 2017

27-Jun-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Plan your visit to the UK’s leading on-trade show, with our round-up of what's on, who’s there and what's happening for 2017.

Alcohol delivery service scolded by ASA over ‘unwise’ memes

24-May-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

A drinks company that delivers alcohol to people’s homes struck the wrong chord with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after using memes promoting “unwise” alcohol consumption.

Rock ’n’ Roll star Sting speaks about his vineyard, love of wine, and singing in cellars

11-Apr-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Sitting poised in an elegant and dark underground restaurant, a stone’s throw from The Ritz, journalists and wine enthusiasts sit not so close to each other sipping – some spitting – wines made from Rock ’n’ Roll legend Sting’s Tuscan vineyard.

St Austell rebrands wine division

03-Apr-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Cornish brewer and pubco St Austell has rebranded and relaunched its dedicated wine division.

How to make: 'perfectly wobbly' panna cotta

30-Mar-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Emily Scott’s Cornish pub the St Tudy Inn came 39th in this year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs awards. Here’s a classic dessert ideal for ending a lavish meal.

Grape expectations: how wine is evolving in the pub sector

16-Mar-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Ordering a glass of house wine in the local used to result in receiving a drink that tasted more like sulphuric acid than Syrah. Thankfully for customers’ stomach linings, those days are over. 

Bar staff insider: customer's rights

15-Feb-2017 By Bar staff insider

When refusing to serve a customer for theirs and your own sake, said customer doesn’t always see it the same way.