Archive for category: UK

Vintage bubbles

The UK sparkling wine market appears to be settling after a rollercoaster decade where volumes have doubled and the drinking population has expanded by 50% While sparkling wine bubbles themselves are typically fleeting and fragile, the…

Consumer confidence with wine on the rise in the UK

Consumer confidence in the wine category is increasing, driven by the ‘experience economy’ and a growing engagement with the drinks category overall, according to the most recent Wine Intelligence UK Portraits 2018 report The number of…

India is ‘the new China for wine’ suggests research head - Harpers

On the 11th of June 2018, Rob Brown of Harpers published an article titled India is 'the new China for wine' suggests research head. In the article, Brown discusses how "Wine Intelligence has teamed up with Indian MW Sonal Holland to weigh…

A perfect storm in the UK on-trade

Wine is struggling for attention in a UK restaurant sector experiencing a ‘perfect storm’ of adverse trading conditions There is no longer a simple decision regarding how to get food: go out or cook. Now, we have multiple other alternatives…

Good things come in average sized packages

Younger drinkers in the UK lead the opportunity for considering alternative wine packaging in the future, even though those who purchase wine in formats beyond the standard 75cl bottles remains small Creating new ways of serving and delivering…

UK restaurants feeling the heat - Harpers

Harpers' Jo Gilbert recently reported on findings from Wine Intelligence's UK On-trade Trends 2018 report. "UK On-trade Trends data from Wine Intelligence, shows that UK restaurants are having to reassess their business model due to poor commercial…

Press release: Wine is struggling for attention in a UK restaurant sector experiencing a “perfect storm” of adverse trading conditions

For Immediate Release: Friday 20 April 2018 Wine is struggling for attention in a UK restaurant sector experiencing a “perfect storm” of adverse trading conditions, according to a new UK On-trade Trends report by Wine Intelligence According…

Champagne makers lament as Brits turn to English sparkling wine - The Telegraph

On the 25th of March 2018, The Telegraph published an article on the rise of English sparkling wine, quoting Wine Intelligence COO Richard Halstead. "Richard Halstead of the Wine Intelligence consultancy said: “English sparkling wines are…

Positive thinking: The ‘how’ and ‘why’ of measuring mental wellbeing in the UK drinks industry

Wine Intelligence has been commissioned by The Benevolent to conduct a survey looking into the mental wellbeing of employees in the UK drinks industry. Here we look into the 'hows' and 'whys' of such a survey.    This year, Wine Intelligence…