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By Richard Siddle on March 4, 2021

Harry Crowther on Grain to Grape’s new profitable modern wine training

Harry Crowther is ideally placed to know what sort of general wine training works for restaurant and bar staff as he has had to manage and provide training for a wide range of teams during his own time working in senior roles in hospitality. He has now developed his own wine training company and programme – Grain to Grape – that is designed to give staff the confidence to understand and sell the wine lists in their outlet, increase average spend per head and have a direct impact on an operator’s bottom line.

Posted In: grain to grape, harry crowther, on-trade, restaurants, slider, wine training

Tasting: Wine

By Peter Dean on March 4, 2021

“Welcome to the Penfolds California” – Peter Gago on the new US venture

Penfolds has never sat still. Since the mid Nineteenth Century they have moved from the Magill Estate vineyards, from the viticultural region, the domain, the state and now, with the release of Penfolds California, they have left Australia. The bedrock of Penfolds House Style has always been pushing boundaries with an open mind and a top-down approach, but is making a Wine of the World that is £545 a bottle and involves shipping Aussie Shiraz 1000s of miles to Napa a step too far? Peter Dean talks to Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago, gets the lowdown and tastes the wines.

Posted In: Bin 600, Bin 704, Cabernet sauvignon, Napa, Penfolds, Penfolds California, Peter Dean, Peter Gago, slider

People People: Producer

By Richard Siddle on March 3, 2021

Laurent Delaunay has made his name in wine with the Badet Clement and

Laurent Delaunay on taking Hospices de Nuits auction to the next level

The Hospices de Nuits charity auction may not currently have the same status as the Hospices de Beaune, but for fifth generation Burgundy winemaker, Laurent Delaunay, it offers huge potential and opportunity for buyers to access some of the highest quality wines being made in this coveted wine region. Here he explains why he is hoping to promote not just the auction, which takes place on March 14 to a wider international audience, but give potential buyers the chance to buy his own pre-selected cuvées from the auction and age the wine in his Burgundy cellars.

Posted In: burgundy, edourard delaunay, fine wine, hospices de nuits, laurent delaunay, slider, wine, wine auction

People People: Producer

By Richard Siddle on March 3, 2021

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Madeleine Premmereur on making her name in Provence

The main theme for this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8 is #ChooseToChallenge and to “help forge a gender equal world” by celebrating women’s achievements, which is very much the spirit The Buyer hopes to capture with a series of profiles of leading female wine producers and winemakers starting here today with Madeleine Premmereur who is now playing her part in helping Château Barbebelle, in Aix-en-Provence be one of the world’s most respected rosé producers.

Posted In: Château Barbebelle, International Women's Day, Madeleine Premmereur, wine, wine producer, winemaker

Insight

By Richard Siddle on March 2, 2021

The closing panel of the day included Lucy Auld from Freixenet Copestick, Robert Joseph, Rollo Gabb and

One Step Beyond 2021: Register for first free webinar on April 14

The One Step Beyond initiative, introduced last year in a joint partnership between The Buyer and Sophie Jump, is back. Its aim is to give the drinks, retail and hospitality sectors insights into the latest trends in technology and innovation and how they impact on consumer behaviour and expectations. This is your chance to keep up to speed through quarterly online webinars starting on April 14. Here’s what to expect.

Posted In: consumer, drinks, hospitality, innovation, insights, sophie jump, technology, the buyer, trends, wine

Insight

By Jessica Broadbent on March 2, 2021

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Kirsten MacLeod: why we all need to take action on diversity & inclusion

“Everybody has a role to play – step by step, day by day. Don’t let the haters get to you, just keep on going. Keep on supporting people, keep on asking people how they are. Keep on sharing, and keep pushing the message out there.” This was the inspirational parting message from Kirsten MacLeod in her illuminating talk on diversity and what the drinks industry can do more to promote and tackle it that she gave to the Circle of Wine Writers last month.

Posted In: diversity and inclusion, drinks industry, kirsten macleod, slider, wine, wine indutry

Tasting: Wine

By Roger Jones on March 2, 2021

“I come from a Chard. Down Under.” – New World Chardonnay

The cooling influence of the Southern Oceans on the New World Chardonnay of Australia and New Zealand – this was the subject of last week’s fascinating tasting pitting three wines from each country. Natasha Hughes MW and Ronan Sayburn MS introduced wines from Black Estate, Bannockburn, Kooyong, Villa Maria, Neudorf and Ghost Rock while New World wine expert Roger Jones tasted all six wines and gave his verdict.

Posted In: Australian Chardonnay, Bannockburn, Black Estate, chardonnay, Ghost Rock, Kooyong, New World Chardonnay, New Zealand Chardonnay, roger jones

Suppliers

By Richard Siddle on March 1, 2021

Pix

Website:
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Key Contact
Paul Mabray, chief executive

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Posted In: pix, vertical search, wine, wine analytics, wine data, wine search

Insight

By Richard Siddle on March 1, 2021

Wine Future 2021: Wine need to prepare for post-covid world

There was much to learn, contemplate and take away from the Wine Future 2021 conference. The most overriding conclusion being how effective and efficient hosting a global event online now is. This was probably the most ambitious virtual event there has been to date in wine, featuring over 90 speakers across four days of content. As always with events with such grand intentions it is often hard to really pin point and go into great detail of any of the topics covered, but what Wine Future importantly did is raise key issues – such as climate change, environment, economic impact of covid and diversity – and give them a platform which allowed as many people around the world to take part. Here Richard Siddle shares what he most got out of Wine Future 2021.

Posted In: digital, ecommerce, economy wine, wine future, wine industry

People: Producer

By Peter Dean on February 28, 2021

Why Duvel Moorgat’s new beer, Duvel 666, really is “a real Devil”

To help celebrate its 150th anniversary, Flemish brewery Duvel Moortgat decided to pay homage to its ‘devilish’ past by releasing a new beer that carries the ‘number of the Beast.’ Duvel 666 is a gently-bitter brew that came about after last year’s collaboration with Belgian microbrewery IJ, and is aimed at a younger demographic and those who are daunted by high strength Belgian beers. Peter Dean got the full story.

Posted In: beer, Belgian beer, Duvel, Duvel 6.66%, Duvel 666, Lauren's Nies, Peter Dean, Steven Behan

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