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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
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The Buyer | How IGP Méditerranée offers buyers variety, quality and choice
Whether its fresh, elegant rosés, approachable reds, or its crisp, crunchy and rich white wines France’s IGP Méditerranée is offering on and off-trade buyers an increasingly wide range of wines idea...
https://www.the-buyer.net/insight/how-igp-mediterranee-offers-buyers-variety-quality-and-choice
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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
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The Buyer | How VIN has become France's most influential wine tasting event
Looking to source a specific wine from France? Or learn more about French wineries from family-owned estates to longstanding houses and dynamic newcomers to lesser-known appellations. As VIN 2026 fa...
https://www.the-buyer.net/tasting/how-vin-has-become-france-s-most-influential-wine-tasting-event
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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
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The Buyer | Debate: Buyers on quality, pricing & competition for Provence rosé
The strength of Provence rosé means it has now become a must-stock style of wine within the ever expanding overall rosé category. That was one of the key conclusions made in our recent The Buyer debat...
https://www.the-buyer.net/debates/provence-part-2-buyers-on-quality-pricing-and-competition-for-provence-rose
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“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
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The Buyer | Why and how Elijah Craig claims to be bourbon's most imporant brand
“ Elijah Craig has the historical bonafide that no other bourbon brand can claim – without Elijah Craig the category wouldn’t exist.” As claims go that is right up there, but it is one that Bryan Fal...
https://www.the-buyer.net/people/producer/why-and-how-elijah-craig-claims-to-be-bourbon-s-most-imporant-brand
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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
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The Buyer | Debate: Top buyers on where premium Provence rosé can go next
One of the undoubted biggest success stories in the global wine industry over the last 10 years has been the phenomenal rise in the quality, demand and premiumisation of Provence wines, super-charged ...
https://www.the-buyer.net/debates/provence-debate-top-buyers-on-where-premium-provence-rose-can-go-next
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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
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The Buyer | Preferabli on giving Marriott guests personal food & drink experiences
Hospitality in whatever shape or form it comes in is all about finding ever more innovative ways to get your target customers to come back and spend more time and money with you. Preferabli , the AI-...
https://www.the-buyer.net/people/supplier/preferabli-on-giving-marriott-hotel-guests-personal-food-and-drink-experiences
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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.
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The Buyer | Why regenerative viticulture is the soil story winemakers need to tell
Leona De Pasquale went to the Sustainability in Drinks (SID) conference in October with a clear mission: to understand what regenerative viticulture really is and what it is not. More importantly, h...
https://www.the-buyer.net/insight/why-regenerative-viticulture-is-the-soil-story-the-wine-industry-needs-to-tell
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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
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The Buyer | Mags Janjo on Coulure & creating a neighbourhood London wine bar
“It is simultaneously easier and harder than you think it would be… The challenge is it’s taken me almost 20 years to amass the knowledge and experience to know what to do.” That’s how Mags Janjo desc...
https://www.the-buyer.net/people/on-trade/mags-janjo-on-the-neighbourhood-appeal-of-coulure-in-north-london
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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
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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
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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
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about 2 months ago
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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
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“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
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The Buyer | Roberto Duran: the passion & focus needed to be a Master Sommelier
“You need to prepare for a challenging but incredibly rewarding journey. Discipline and consistency are key. Mindset is just as important: stay patient, stay curious, and be resilient.” That’s the key...
https://www.the-buyer.net/people/sommelier/roberto-duran-on-the-hard-work-and-passion-it-takes-to-be-a-master-sommelier
about 2 months ago
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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
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The Buyer | Cape Wine: Are buyers ready to back the full force of South Africa?
Such has been the pace of change in the South African wine industry over the last 15 years - particularly in terms of the quality, consistency and diversity of wines being produced - it is perhaps not...
https://www.the-buyer.net/insight/cape-wine-are-buyers-ready-to-back-the-full-force-of-south-african-wine
about 2 months ago
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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
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The Buyer | IWSC's China awards shows big step up in quality & opportunity
Following the successes of the 2024 IWSC Chinese wine judging in Xingjiang, this year eight international judges, including leading figures from the UK, were invited to Ningxia to assess 205 wines f...
https://www.the-buyer.net/awards/iwsc-s-china-awards-wine-shows-big-step-up-in-quality-and-opportunity
2 months ago
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“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
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The Buyer | How Grasmere Distillery wants to create a template for English whisky
“At Grasmere, I want to create a template - a basic system for making whisky that every small town in England could replicate. Imagine that. England as a real whisky region.” That’s the vision and com...
https://www.the-buyer.net/people/producer/how-grasmere-distillery-wants-to-create-a-template-for-english-whisky
2 months ago
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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
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2 months ago
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“#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
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2 months ago
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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...
2 months ago
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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
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The Buyer | IBWSS November bulk wine show moves to Christ Church in London
The severe flooding at the St Mary's venue in London has resulted in another major wine event being forced to find a new home. Following the move of Sustainability in Drinks to Christ Church in Spit...
https://the-buyer.net/conference/ibwss-uk-november-bulk-wine-show-moves-to-christ-church-in-london
2 months ago
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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
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The Buyer | Altolandon & making Spanish wine on the 'edge of what's possible’
Growing grapes in one of Spain’s highest vineyards doesn’t come without its challenges – and benefits. Helen Arnold met up with the co-owner and founder of Altolandon Rosalia Molina and export manag...
https://www.the-buyer.net/people/producer/altolandon-and-making-spanish-wine-on-the-edge-of-what-is-possible
2 months ago
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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.
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The Buyer | Wine Owners’ Hublink to transform how wine businesses work together
“If we are able to make it easier to do things that are time consuming and increase liquidity and activity by say 10% that’s £60m of transactions of businesses selling to their customers that otherwis...
https://the-buyer.net/insight/how-wine-owners-hublink-transforms-how-wine-businesses-work-together
2 months ago
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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
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2 months ago
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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
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2 months ago
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“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
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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
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3 months ago
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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
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The Buyer | How embedding sustainability in its business strategy is key for VSPT
VSPT , one of the world’s top 20 wine producers, has long been a leading proponent of sustainability, setting ambitious goals for itself with the ultimate aim of achieving net zero by 2050. With opera...
https://www.the-buyer.net/people/producer/how-aligning-sustainability-with-its-business-strategy-is-paying-off-for-vspt
3 months ago
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“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
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3 months ago
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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
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3 months ago
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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
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The Buyer | How Margaret River achieved record results in IWSC judging
It might be a challenge to get there but Margaret River, Australia’s most western wine region, is certainly worth the effort, particularly if the results of the recent IWSC global judging are anythi...
https://www.the-buyer.net/awards/how-margaret-river-achieved-record-results-in-iwsc-global-judging-awards
3 months ago
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"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
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The Buyer | Hallgarten's Andrew Bewes on how ED&I is now a commercial necessity
“It has taken 40 years of my career for women to be getting towards being on an equal status. But it is not a done deal yet and we can’t wait another 40 years for the diversity of our nation to be ref...
https://www.the-buyer.net/insight/hallgarten-s-andrew-bewes-on-how-an-ed-and-i-strategy-is-a-commercial-necessity
3 months ago
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@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
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3 months ago
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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
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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.
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The Buyer | Cask Trade’s Simon Aron on the ins & outs of the whisky cask market
From a handful of operators only a few years ago there are now tens of operators offering the chance to own and manage your own cask of whisky. But with some high profile examples of bad actors in the...
https://www.the-buyer.net/people/supplier/cask-trade-s-simon-aron-on-the-ins-and-outs-of-the-whisky-cask-market
3 months ago
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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...
3 months ago
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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.
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3 months ago
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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.
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3 months ago
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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.
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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
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3 months ago
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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
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3 months ago
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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
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3 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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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 ÂŁ10k by doing so
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4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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“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
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The Buyer | Rob McMillan on lessons we can all learn from decline in US wine sales
“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 ups and downs of the US wine market, Rob McMillan, principal bra...
https://www.the-buyer.net/opinion/rob-mcmillan-on-the-lessons-we-can-all-learn-from-decline-in-us-wine-sales
4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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