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By Robert Mason on March 14, 2023

Why the future is looking green at the 2023 Alliance Wine tasting

Alliance Wine has set out its stall with sustainability and diversity at the core of its business. Nowhere was this more evident than at its 2023 portfolio tasting where it was trialing an ingenious ‘anti-waste’ policy, which is one of the pillars of its sustainability strategy. Alliance is also making its own wine range, Terres Fidèles, in partnership with winemakers in the South of France which further enables it to meet its goal of responsible production and consumption. Robert Mason talked to sustainability manager Marta Juega Rivera, and took a tour of the new wines.

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By Richard Siddle on March 14, 2023

Watermill Wines’ 10 years of connecting producers & retailers

Richard Dennis has the kind of CV you wonder where he has managed to pack all his experiences into such a short period of time. A career that has seen him work on both sides of the trading fence – at Sainsbury’s and as a supplier and importer. He is now part of the Watermill Wines team that is working closely with major multiples and operators to source wines that can work primarily for their own label and exclusive ranges, as he explains to Richard Siddle.

Posted In: own label wine, Richard Dennis, watermill wines, wine, wine brands, wine buyers, wine importer

Tasting: Wine

By Justin Keay on March 14, 2023

Justin Keay on what wines shone at Armit Wines Italy tasting

Armit Wines’ Italian portfolio is the envy of most and its annual tasting in London is a must for all serious wine buyers – and that’s not just because they were showing Sassicaia Bolgheri 2012 in magnum. For Justin Keay it was an opportunity to try the wines of Armit’s new estates Petrolo and duca di dolle alongside many favourites that span the length and breadth of the country. Two things that really stood out were the quality of the 2019 vintage and also how Italian whites are on a roll right now.

Posted In: Armit Wines Italy, Justin Keay, Simply Great Italian Wines

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By Neil Phillips on March 13, 2023

Neil Phillips’ hospitality & racing guide to Cheltenham Festival

Hospitality and horse racing go together like a pair of stirrups on a saddle which makes this week’s prestigious Cheltenham Festival, which starts on March 14 and runs to the end of the week, prime territory for showcasing premium wines, spirits and no-alcohol drinks to a discerning audience. Neil Phillips, aka The Wine Tipster, will be track side all week offering advice to guests on what to drink as well as offering some tips on which horses to place your bets on.

Posted In: cheltenham festival, hospitality, neil Phillips, racing, the wine tipster, wine

Insight

By Richard Siddle on March 13, 2023

IWSC Debate: Making the most of international wine competitions

You only have to walk down any aisle at a major international wine fair to see producer after producer showing the medals they have won in different wine competitions. But how important are they to wine buyers tasting their wines? Do they make a difference in what wines they list? What makes one wine competition stand out over another? To help find out The Buyer teamed up with the IWSC to ask major wine buyers, who also invest a lot of time judging competitions themselves, why it is they take part, what they are looking for in a medal winning wine and what producers should be doing with any medal they do win.

Posted In: iwsc, wine, wine buyers, wine competitions, wine judging, wine tasting

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By Richard Siddle on March 11, 2023

Senay Ozdemir: uniting women with Women in Wine Expo

“The idea is to inspire, connect and support women in in educational and fun setting. The focus is to bring women in wine together to lesser known wine regions and get them to discover or re-discover these regions.” That is how Senay Ozdemir describes the Women in Wine Expo she founded which is due to hold its next event in the UK with three days of talks, debates, tastings and trips.

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Tasting: Wine

By Peter Dean on March 11, 2023

Alsace tasting special: IWSC’s top 10 picks for ProWein 2023

The top 10 best new wines from Alsace judged by an IWSC panel of Eric Zwiebel MS, Colin Thorne and Anne Krebiehl MW – and incorporating a range of grapes and styles. The panel had to narrow down more than 55 Rieslings, Gewurztraminers, Cremant d’Alsace and Pinot Noirs into 10 wines that will be showcased at ProWein 2023 by the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d’Alsace.

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By Richard Siddle on March 10, 2023

David Kermode looks back on 100 The Drinking Hour podcasts

Today The Drinking Hour on Food FM podcast with David Kermode, produced in partnership with The Buyer and IWSC, notches up its 100th episode. Having attracted some big names over nine series, including Jancis Robinson OBE MW, Sacha Lichine, Hugh Johnson, Oz Clarke OBE and Peter Gago, to name but a few, the podcast has gone from strength to strength, so what’s in store for its next century? Richard Siddle caught up with Kermode to find out.

Posted In: David Kermode, food fm, iwsc, podcasts, the buyer, the drinking hour, wine

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By Peter Dean on March 10, 2023

Gonzague Lurton on re-inventing Bordeaux at Durfort-Vivens

Margaux-based Château Durfort-Vivens has ditched its ‘second wine’ and is now producing three Parcelles wines using the same fruit – individual expressions that are made with amphorae and clay jars and made to be drunk young. Peter Dean met up with Gonzague and Claire Lurton to discover how this is another part of their strategy to challenge the status quo in Bordeaux and to make the region more vital and affordable to younger drinkers.

Posted In: Bordeaux, Château Durfort Vivens, Claire Villars-Lurton, Gonzague Lurton, Peter Dean

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By Richard Siddle on March 9, 2023

Wine Owners reveals Fine Wine Buyers’ Satisfaction Survey 2023

There is now so much fierce competition within the fine wine market amongst brokers, wine importers and merchants to get fine wine buyers to buy through them. But what makes a fine wine buyer decide which business to work with? Wine Owners, which helps devise and implement the computer management systems many fine wine operators rely on, carried out a satisfaction survey with a sample of fine wine buyers to find out. Here’s what it found.

Posted In: fine wine, fine wine buyers, wine, wine merchants, wine owners

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