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Top wines in London restaurants by region

Using data compiled by Wine Picker, the drinks business presents the top 15 wine regions represented on London’s wine lists, with the Old World still exerting significant influence. Wine Picker, founded by Josselin Guibert and Julien Sahut, compiles its data by uploading all of the wines from 560 of London’s major restaurants. More than 41,000 different labels are then recorded, categorised and capable of being analysed by wine region or wine style, for example. The Wine Picker app allows users to search through this data, as well as find restaurants nearby, get wine pairing options...

ProWein report: Climate change will affect every level of the industry

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A recent survey by Geisenheim commissioned by ProWein has found that, after health policy challenges and obstacles to global trade, climate change is the biggest long-term concern for the wine industry and one with potentially extreme consequences. ProWein publishes a business report every year surveying international members of the wine industry and the main focus this year was the impact, real and potential, of climate change. As might be expected, the study found that wine producers have seen and felt the impact of changing climate conditions most strongly but the entire buying chain is...

Obituary: Rebecca Stone

Rebecca Stone, travel retail account manager at Bibendum, passed away late last week of cancer aged just 31. Rebecca had worked in the wine industry for nearly all of her professional life and had been at Bibendum for five years. Described by the agency as a “rising star of the wine trade,” she was, “well loved by friends, family, producers and the wine trade alike who have paid tribute to her generous spirit and fantastic sense of humour.” She is survived by her husband, Chris and parents, Sue Cullinan and Alan Cowell. A memorial service for Rebecca will take place on 5 December at 11am, St...

Analysis: The performance of major drinks groups this year

In a year which has seen an activist investor take a 2.5% stake in Pernod Ricard, Diageo’s share price continue to rise and LVMH make the largest acquisition in its history, Ron Emler explores how drinks groups have fared in 2019. Battle lines drawn, but no sign of hostilities. A year ago US hedge fund Elliott took a 2.5% stake in Pernod Ricard worth $1bn and triggered expectations that it would shake up the French spirits giant. The aggressive investor was looking for luxury returns from an investment in premium drinks. Premium drinks have become a “safe haven” for investors...

The UK’s first wine canning line goes live

The UK’s first wine canning line has gone live, after Greencroft Bottling, the sister company to Lanchester Wines, started operations at its plant in County Durham. The contract wine packer has invested more than over £2 million in the equipment, which manufactures 200ml and 250ml slimline cans. It hopes to boost production from 100 million litres in 2018 to between 300 – 400 million litres by early 2020. The new line can fill around 17,000 cans per hour, the company said. According to Euromonitor, canned wine consumption in Western Europe is growing at a rate of approx 6% year...

MW Chile trip sees 1,224 bottles poured into 7,344 glasses

As 30 MWs finished a seven-day tour of Chile on Saturday evening, it was announced that they had worked through as many as 1,224 bottles from 7,344 glasses. Francis Mallman and Angélica Valenzuela at Fuegos de Apalta – the celebrity chef’s restaurant at Vina Montes, where the MWs dined on day four of the tour Revealing the figures from the intensive week-long trip was Angélica Valenzuela, who is commercial director at Wines of Chile, when speaking at the final dinner of the tour, which was held at the La Bodeguita in Santiago – a restaurant owned by Miguel Torres. Aside from the high...

Seafood restaurant recycles leftover oyster shells to flavour gin

London seafood specialist Wright Brothers has jumped on the flavoured gin train and launched a spirit distilled with oyster shells, Amalfi lemon and kelp seaweed. Produced with partners The Ginstitute Distillery of West London, the gin has has been designed to complement Wright Brothers’ menu of oysters, shellfish and fish. It is a savoury gin with high mineral notes and a pink pepper finish. The fishy liquid has been made in partnership with The Ginstitute, which also produces west London gin label Portobello Road, and “provides a sustainable way to reuse oyster shells from Wright...

UK beer trademarks reach record high

The number of beer names trademarked in the UK reached a record high last year, as the beer market becomes increasingly diverse. Beer trademarks have almost doubled in five years. (Photo: RPC) The number of beers trademarked in the UK rose 6% in 2018 to 2,519, up from 2,372 in 2017*, according to London law firm RPC. BrewDog, for example, now has over 130 trademarks registered in the UK, while brewers such as Heineken, Guinness, and Ab InBev have added more beers to their portfolios in recent months. Registered trademarks for beer have almost doubled in the last five years, rising 89% from...

More Mike’s: $4 Bill in Revenues Next Year; No Debt; Sourcing More From Wine than Spirits

Dear Client: Mike’s Hard is targeting close to $2 billion in revenue this year, “on track to grow 85%,” after having accelerated each year for almost a decade. But the real shocker is that they’re targeting twice that next year, to $4 billion in 2020 “driven by increased capacity, household penetration, distribution and velocity growth,” … Continue reading “More Mike’s: $4 Bill in Revenues Next Year; No Debt; Sourcing More From Wine than Spirits” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

db Eats: Opera Tavern

db’s resident sybarite, Lucy Shaw, heads to the new-look Opera Tavern in Covent Garden for a fiery nduja Scotch egg, creamy Manchego croquetas and a smoky white from Etna. The concept: Along with Sam and Eddie Hart (of Barrafina fame), Hispanophiles Simon Mullins and Sanja Moll were among the first restaurateurs to reinvent the notion of tapas in London, incorporating influences from their beloved Italy and pioneering the small plates phenomenon in the process. Their first Spanish outpost was Salt Yard on Goodge Street, near my old university campus. Ambitious in their drive to turn the capital...

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