With its fresh, elegant rosés, approachable reds, crisp white wines France’s IGP Méditerranée gives wine buyers an increasingly wide choice of wines as local wine critic Elizabeth Gabay MW explores & gives her personal take on its appeal on The Buyer www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...

Going into its third year #VIN has fast become the biggest, most important and most influential wine tasting in the UK for French wine. Here @businessfrance team behind it explain what you can expect with wines and producers from every French wine region www.the-buyer.net/tasting/how-...

In 2nd part of @TheBuyer11 #VinsdeProvence debate our wine buyers' panel examine the commercial impact of premium Provence rosé, the opportunities for trading up & introducing superior tier styles whilst competing with rosés from other countries www.the-buyer.net/debates/prov...

“Elijah Craig has the historical bonafide that no other bourbon brand can claim – without Elijah Craig the category wouldn’t exist.” Bryan Fallon MD of Heaven Hill International explains why & how it continues to set the standards & benchmarks for the sector www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

Provence rosé has become a wine category in its own right with phenomenal demand around the world. @thebuyer11.bsky.social & Vins de Provence held a debate with top UK wine buyers to assess the potential of premium rosé & how the category can grow and develop www.the-buyer.net/debates/prov...

Preferabli - the AI software provider - ceo Pam Dillon explains how it has linked up with Marriott Hotels to offer guests at its #NapaValley hotel a whole raft of food and drink experiences they can book which are based on their personal taste preferences www.the-buyer.net/people/suppl...

This year's #SustainabilityinDrinks event provided the platform to see how far #RegenerativeViticulture is being adopted by winemakers and the wine trade . Leona Pasquale argues the story of soil may be the most powerful story wine has left to tell. www.the-buyer.net/insight/why-...

Mags Janjo says it has taken him the 20 years experience running #MJWineCellars to get the knowledge and confidence to open his own wine bar and retail store - Coulure - in north London.He explains how he's brought the bar to life and the wines he's seling www.the-buyer.net/people/on-tr...

The 2nd #SwissWineWeek takes place in the UK November 6-12 & chance to discover Swiss wines with special tasting & masterclasses says Jason Schmid of Swiss Wine who explains what to expect and why he believes Swiss is well placed to well in the UK wine market www.the-buyer.net/insight/what...

In part 1 of 2 in-depth reports on #CapeWine2025 @thebuyer11.bsky.social analyses the opportunites South Africa has to take its wines to another level & challenges it still faces to get buyers to pay the more premium prices it expects & wants for its wines www.the-buyer.net/insight/cape...

In Part 2 of our analysis of #CapeWine2025 we analyse the quality steps winemakers are implementing to take their wines to the next level, including exploring new regions & terroirs & how & why producers are looking to sell more wine across Africa www.the-buyer.net/insight/cape...

The expertise that @robertjoseph.bsky.social has built up with his extensive consultancy work in Eastern Europe has consulted in #Kavsihri his Georgian wine made with Vladimer Kublashvili.He explains why he thinks it's a unique blended wine using 11 local varieties www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

“Discipline & consistency are key... stay patient, stay curious, be resilient.” That’s Roberto Duran's advice about the hard work, commitment, focus and passion needed to become a #MasterSommelier. He reflects on what it's like to be Spain's first MS www.the-buyer.net/people/somme...

In part 1 of 2 in-depth reports on CapeWine2025 @TheBuyer11 analyses the opportunites South Africa has to take its wines to another level & challenges it still faces to get buyers to pay the more premium prices it expects & wants for its wines www.the-buyer.net/insight/cape...

Anthony Moss MW reports back from IWSC China wine awards & how a UK team of top wine buyers helped judged over 205 wines, awarding 150 medals including 11 golds, 56 silvers & 96 bronzes.He also analyses the potential of Ningxia as a premium wine region www.the-buyer.net/awards/iwsc-...

“I want to create a template - a system for making whisky every small town in England could replicate. That’s the vision Paul Abbott, founder of #GrasmereDistillery has for his English whisky business. He sets out how he wants to shake up English whisky www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

Thanks to their careers in high finance #Ferovinum founders Mitch Fowler & Dan Gibney have access to funding the drinks industry has not seen before.They explain how its $550m securisation fund offers unique opportunites for drinks businesses & producers www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...

“#RaisingtheGlass is more than an initiative. It’s becoming a movement.” A new networking platform to bring female drinks entrepreneurs together through a series of events & mentorship & its new Mixer event Nov 6 as founder Rebecca Oliver-Mooney explains www.the-buyer.net/people/how-r...

Wines by-the-glass are now vital for any on-trade operator & done right can bring great margins. @thebuyer11.bsky.social & #Coravin hosted a debate of top somms, on-trade buyers & suppliers to see how they are making the most of the wine by-the-glass opportunity www.the-buyer.net/debates/deba...

Following flooding at St Mary's in London IBWSS London has moved its November show to Christ Church in Spitafields on same dates - November 20-21. All details the same for exhibitors and visitors. Here's how the organisers acted quickly to save the event the-buyer.net/conference/i... Image

Growing organic grapes in one of Spain’s highest vineyards on the 'edge of what is possible' is a challenge that Rosalina Molina has taken on making wine at Altolandon in Mancheula in central Spain as she explains to Helen Arnold www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

Here #WineOwners introduces its new Hublink service that it believes can be an "invaluable resource for the wine industry and the fine wine sector in particular” in how it can help businesses work more effectively & efficiently together. the-buyer.net/insight/how-... Image

Here Andrew Neather & Jane Masters MW explain why they have come together to highlight & and support the actions the wine industry is taking to tackle sustainability in their new book, Rooted in Change: The Stories behind Sustainable Wine, published today www.the-buyer.net/people/andre...

On the cusp of harvest The Buyer dispatched a team of merchants, importers & somms to explore #CustozaDOC in #LakeGarda & assess the potential of its easy drinking, good value, crisp, fresh white wines for premium UK on & off-trade reports @vinorandum www.the-buyer.net/insight/top-...

“Positive thinking and discipline are the key." In the first of a new series on The Buyer profiling new Master Sommeliers Agnieszka Swiecka reflects on the life changing steps she has taken on her way to becoming a Master Sommelier & what it takes to pass www.the-buyer.net/people/somme...

Here Harry Crowther travels to Bardolino 1 of Lake Garda’s most enchanting villages that is attracting serious wine buyers in search of “wines made to refresh rather than overwhelm”. He assesses which styles would work best in the premium on and off-trade www.the-buyer.net/insight/harr...

Here Chile's #VSPTGroup sustainability director Carolina Gotuzzo explains how its sustainability initiatives are now embedded in its business strategy & it's on target to be net zero by 25 years & how its already cut C02 emissions by 50% on @thebuyer11.bsky.social www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

“Fundamentally it's a different business."That's how Jamie Avenell Bibendum's wine buying director explains the changes that have taken place over 18 months in interview alongside on-trade sales manager Andrew Ingham & what it means for customers www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...

Long-time sherry lover @katehawkings talks to chefs and top restaurant wine teams to see how they are increasingly using sherry in food pairings & on menus with many planning special food and wine events to celebrate @SherryWines Week in November 3-9 www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...

It might be a challenge to get there but #MargaretRiver, is certainly worth the effort if the results of the recent IWSC global judging are anything to go by with an average 90.5 points for all wines & record 39 golds awarded. Tom Kline reports www.the-buyer.net/awards/how-m...

"We can’t wait another 40 years for the diversity of our nation to be reflected in the wine trade.” Andrew Bewes sets out why @hnwines.bsky.social is so committed to its ED&I strategy & why it has become a "commercial & moral necessity" for wine companies www.the-buyer.net/insight/hall...

@thebuyer11.bsky.social talks to @hnwines.bsky.social MD Andrew Bewes & commercial director Will Oatley on impact #CoterieHoldings deal has had on the company & how its propelled its offer both for customers & its producer partners & its ability to win new business www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...

Here’s how Adam Wood set up a bespoke e-commerce platform #Marzipan for drinks brands, wineries & wine merchants to manage subscriptions & wine clubs & worked with Domaine Jones & Domaine of The Bee Justin Howard-Sneyd to get it right for their needs www.the-buyer.net/people/suppl....

With some high profile bad actors in the whisky cask market how do you choose the right business to work with? Simon Aron, founder of #CaskTrade explains the questions you need to be asking of your whisky cask partner before investing. www.the-buyer.net/people/suppl...

Here AbbieBennington analyses the premium and fine wine opportunities for ProseccoCV and the steps being taken, through consumer experiential events like #FizzyFest in July, to broaden its appeal and make it the premium sparkling wine of choice. www.the-buyer.net/insight/fine...

In the latest in The Buyer series profiling top female sommeliers Joanna Nerntzi explains what it takes to get to the top, particularly as a woman, what she loves & gets frustrated by about her role & how wine suppliers can can make sommeliers' lives easier. www.the-buyer.net/people/somme...

With a new central London venue & 80+ producers signed up Nicola Bates ceo WineGB describes next week’s portfolio tasting as being “pivotal” in its on-going commitment to stand up for and promote the needs of the entire English and Welsh wine industry. www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

Here's how #Milliemilliken wants to appeal to both tequila experts & everyday drinkers in her book Tequila: A Tasting Course which analyses what makes tequila such a fascinating spirit in a way that's appealing and engaging for everyday drinkers. www.the-buyer.net/people/milli....

September marks the 18th birthday of English Whisky Distillery - the country’s longest running whisky distillery. We look at how it's gone from breakthrough start-up to multi-award winning producer & tourist attraction & how it is releasing new editions to celebrate www.the-buyer.net/people/how-t...

You might know @robertjoseph.bsky.social for being 1 of the world's top wine industry commentators & writers but he's also co-founder of 4m bottles a year French wine brand Le Grand Noir now in 60+ countries. Here he explains how to build a global wine brand www.the-buyer.net/insight/robe...

Santa Rita Estates sustainability actions have become such an integral part of how it operates that it's central to its business strategy & helped it win a global sustainability award. Helen Arnold analyses lessons other producers can take from its actions www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-...

Praisy Dlamini, general manager & head winemaker at #AmandlaWines has helped build an all female black leadership team in charge of a near 5m ltr a year wine business with a mission to promote women, and greater diversity in South Africa & around the world www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

Here's how four old university mates have come together 20 years later to create #Zacal an authentic, artisan #mezcal brand from Mexico’s high altitude, volcanic Michoacán region that is already picking up gold medals & winning space on top back bars www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

A band of 50+ members of the drinks industry will walk 22km along the Thames on September 12 to raise money for the Drinks Trust . All thanks to the idea of regular Thames walker Ali Mann - she explains how you can help them raise £10k by doing so www.the-buyer.net/people/how-t...

As wine buyers look for fresher, lower in alcohol wines the opportunities open up for crisp red & white wines from Beaujolais says Inter Beaujolais' Olivier Badoureaux as he explains how it hopes to capitalise on this rise in demand the-buyer.net/people/produ... www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...

Wine & spirit brand brands are constantly being told they need to tell their "story" better to be successful. But how do they? Tom Khan Lavin of YesMore Drinks Marketing Agency offers a step-by-step guide to what effective storytelling looks like www.the-buyer.net/insight/tom-...

Having the letters MS after your name are the equivalent to an Olympic gold medal for a sommelier. Ronan Sayburn MS ceo of Court of Master Sommeliers on the dedication it takes to become an MS & how it's now recognised all over the world with courses in 20 countries www.the-buyer.net/people/somme...

“Wine is a product that is exactly what the emerging consumer is seeking, they just don’t know it.”In this fascinating analysis of the US wine market RobMcMillan of #Siliconvalleybank sets out why consumer demand is down & how the industry can attract new drinkers www.the-buyer.net/opinion/rob-...

It's nearly a year since Chris Ashton not only returned to the International Wine Challenge but took full ownership of it. Here he explains why he's brought back Tranche 1 (open now) & Tranche 2 entries as part of a number of changes for the #IWC26 awards www.the-buyer.net/awards/iwc-b...

He might be making wines in Napa & Sonoma but it is the Mediterranean that is DanPetroski's biggest influence in the white wines he is making at #Massicanwinery with the bright, fresh, citrus styles he hopes his Italian family would be happy to drink www.the-buyer.net/people/produ...