5 reasons why rosé loves food
Rosé is too often dismissed as just a bit of fun. But there’s a whole lot of serious pink wine out there that deserves your attention. From pale salmon to nearly-red we take a look at the full spectrum of pinks and what to eat with them.
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Feel the fiesta with a Brazilian cocktail
With the 2016 Rio Olympics just around the corner, this summer is all about harnessing the noise and colour of one of the world’s most famous party capitals. And what better way to celebrate than with a Brazilian-inspired cocktail. Read More
Before and after: How to bookend a meal with booze!
Enhance customer experience and increase profits with these ‘bookend’ drinks to top and tail your meal. Read More
Friday Quiz: the fizz quiz
Are you a bubbles buff? Do you dream of fizz? Know your blanc de blancs from your blanc de noirs?
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What will we be drinking this spring?
The arrival of March means we can finally bid farewell to winter and welcome the longer daylight hours, slightly warmer weather and bright yellow daffodils. With this change in season, we asked members of the team to tell us which Bibendum wines they’ll be sipping this spring. Cheers! Read More
Top 8 wine trends for 2018
It’s time to reflect on the year that was and look ahead to what the New Year might have in store for the UK On Trade. Our customers, sales teams and award-winning market insights team picked eight top wine trends to look out for in 2018. Read More
Why is Australia Still a Favourite for the UK Wine Consumer?
The top Australian brands have lost market share since 2011, yet Australian wine value on the whole is up. Find out why.
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Made in Mendoza: A winemaker's dream
We spoke with Silvia Corti, winemaker at Argento about what it's really like to make wine in Argentina
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What you need to know about Jura
With a variety of styles and a combination of international and indigenous grapes, Jura’s popularity is growing, particularly among affluent, trend-seeking wine drinkers.
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Better Together: creating great food and wine pairings
The perfect food and wine pairing can be awe-inspiring, but there’s much more to creating a good match than picking a red wine for red meat. Read More
Champagne: a world beyond Grande Marque
In recent years we have seen the emergence of an important, growing, separate market for what you might term craft Champagnes, made by both growers and independent Champagne businesses. Read More
Getting geeky with Champagne
With Grande Marque Champagnes making up more than two thirds of total Champagne sales and comprising 90% of the region’s exports, it’s no secret that Champagne is a category dominated by the big houses. But with increased interest in, and favour for, hand crafted, artisanal wines, it’s high time we pay more attention to Grower ... Read More
Friday Quiz: Name that grape
Do you know your Sauvignon Blanc from your Chenin Blanc? In this week's quiz, we ask you to name the grape variety from a short description. It's like a blind tasting in quiz form - good luck! Read More
Harvest 2017: England
As with the rest of Europe, England experienced an earlier harvest and lower yields, mainly due to April frosts. Despite the initial predictions of significant losses, the vintage turned out to offer volumes that were down but not as badly as had been feared, although the picture is highly localised. Read More
Ridgeview – world-class sparkling wine from Sussex
Sales of English sparkling wine more than doubled between 2010 and 2015, and more than a tenth of Brits now say England makes the best quality wine in the world - ahead of Spain, South Africa and New Zealand. So it’s time to ensure this category is represented on your wine list. Read More
English Fizz: Enticing the Consumer to Try Something New
When Wine Intelligence polled UK wine drinkers last year, more of them claimed to have drunk English sparkling wine than current production would have been able to supply.
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mytaste with Will Beckett
In the first of a series of radio programmes - mytaste - we meet Will Beckett, one half of the founding partners of Hawksmoor.
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mytaste with Xavier Rousset MS
In the second of a series of radio programmes - mytaste - we meet Xavier Rousset MS, owner of modern European restaurants Texture and 28-50. Read More
New British Bubbles – Coates & Seely
We’re really excited to have Coates & Seely on board, producing mouth-watering English sparkling Brut and Rosé wines.
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