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UK drinks SMEs call for duty cut

A collection of British winemakers, distillers and retailers have called on the new chancellor to cut the duty in his next budget to help boost business. The companies, all considered small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have signed an open letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak appealing for a cut of 2% in wine and spirit duty to help their businesses flourish. Currently, the duty levied on spirits (£8.05 per bottle) means that British distillers paid 52% of all spirits duty receipts collected across the EU in 2018/19. Karl Mason, founder of Masons Yorkshire Gin, said: “Mr Sunak...

Taste premium rum, canned wine, craft gin and alcoholic tea at the Wine & Spirits Show

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We bring you a sneak peak of what to expect at our Wine & Spirits Show taking place in Westminster this April. After a two sell-out shows in 2019 and 2018, attended by over 1500 people, we are thrilled to announce that our Wine & Spirits Show will be back at One Whitehall Place on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 April 2020. The exhibitors So far we’ve had a handful of very big names in the wine world sign up to take part in our two-day exhibition this year. Ehrmanns-owned wine brand Beefsteak Club, Italian giants Bosco Viticultori and Zonin, and Spanish and Portuguese brokerage specialises...

AB InBev buys Argentine winery Dante Robino

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Argentine brewery Quilmes, which is owned by AB InBev, has acquired the Dante Robino winery with plans to double the producer’s share of the domestic market in two years. According to reports from Argentine media, the sale was agreed on 17 February. The sale includes the winery’s 5ha estate and vineyards in the Perdriel area of Luján de Cuyo. While the financial terms have not been disclosed, Martin Ticinese president of Quilmes brewery, told Los Andes that all 74 jobs would be retained and María Soledad Buenanueva would remain as head winemaker. He also told the publication...

Supply chain ‘stuffed’ as US consumers see lowest wine prices for 20 years

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US wine consumers are set to enjoy the “best wine retail values in 20 years” due to oversupply and shrinking demand, a new report has said, as it warns producers that “the supply chain is stuffed”. Sunset over a vineyard in Napa Valley, California, USA. The Silican Valley Bank‘s State of the Wine Industry 2020 Report report blamed a number of issues, including oversupply along with the failure of the industry to engage with new consumers and adapt to consumer changes. Author Rob McMillan said the problem did not lie in speculative over-supply but in the failure...

HK Deliveroo offers Coronavirus relief measures for local F&B businesses

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Deliveroo Hong Kong has announced a 15-20% discount in commission fees for its restaurant and wine merchant partners to support them as numbers of dine-in customers fall due to the coronavirus situation. Due to the impact brought by Covid-19, the Hong Kong government has imposed school closures until 16 March and extend the work from home arrangement for civil servants for another week until 23 February. As per official advice, a number of local offices have followed the government’s lead or minimised employees’ office working hours. Because of the special arrangement and also public...

Taiwan’s Yilan Distillery to produce rubbing alcohol to stop coronavirus

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The Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation (TTL), the largest manufacturer and distributor of cigarettes and alcohol in Taiwan, has said it will temporarily halt the production line at the Yilan Distillery and start to manufacture rubbing alcohol instead to help counter Covid-19. The coronavirus concern has driven skyrocketing sales for hygiene and healthcare products around Asia. First, it was the face mask craze, and the list for panic-buying even extended to toilet roll. Known as an effective sterilising agent, rubbing alcohol has seen shortages as a result of the outbreak. In Taiwan, TTL...

db Eats: Ampéli

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db’s resident bon vivant, Lucy Shaw, heads to smashing Greek newcomer Ampéli on Charlotte Street for sensational smoked cod’s roe, subtly spiced potato burik, and a cherry-scented Xinomavro. The concept: Perhaps it’s ‘The Durrells’ effect, but the Greek islands are definitely having a moment in the UK. While Brits have long flocked to Crete and Corfu, lesser known islands like Milos, Tinos and Sifnos are becoming increasingly popular with travellers keen to keep away from the crowds of Santorini and Mykonos. The Greek islands offer beleaguered Brits...

English wine industry ‘must do more to be sustainable’

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Daniel Ham, founder of Offbeat Wines, believes that the English wine industry must increase its commitment to the environment, and hopes his story will encourage others to pursue sustainable, organic and biodynamic projects. Daniel Ham, founder and head winemaker of Offbeat Wines. Ham, the former winemaker at Langham Wine Estate in Dorset, has now left his position to establish his own sustainable winery on a biodynamic farm in Wiltshire. Speaking to the drinks business, he called for a more coordinated approach to sustainability, following the lead of bodies such as Comité Champagne. While...

Cité du Vin expands to Beijing

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Cité du Vin, Bordeaux’s wine museum, has announced it will build a new site in Beijing. The wine museum, spanning over 18,000 square meter, will be situated at the heart in the Zhong Pu Hui Wine Village, Fangshan District of Beijing. The museum buildings have taken inspiration of the landscape of St-Emilion and the complex will be surrounded by vineyards. In a joint venture with the city’s government, the new site will be located 40km southwest of the capital’s city centre and is scheduled to open in 2021, with an estimated €60 million (¥459.8) construction...

Future Proof Files Injunction Against Molson Coors

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Dear Client: Recently we reported that BeatBox maker, Future Proof, had sent a cease and desist letter in January to Molson Coors Beverage Company for what the former dubbed infringement against its seltzer brand, Brizzy. As BBD readers know, MCBC is bringing a similarly named hard seltzer brand, Vizzy, to market imminently. Molson Coors Beverage Company had expressed its intent to respond by Friday, February 7. But Thursday afternoon, Future Proof filed an injunction, CEO Justin Fenchel told BBD. But then, a press release hit on Friday, confirming that Future Proof filed litigation...

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