Sparkling Wine News
Grower Cava
There’s quite a lot of talk in wine circles at the moment, about Grower Champagnes. These are Champagnes made usually by small (the current buzzword is ’boutique’) producers who own their own vineyards, in the officially protected area of Champagne, of course. Usually such ‘growers’ have held the vineyards for generations and often have simply…
Prosecco Winemakers Threaten Aldi with Legal Action
Italian winemakers are threatening Aldi with legal action for selling ‘Prosecco Infusion’ tea bags. Prosecco makers say they have no right to use their name to sell the tea and are demanding Aldi ditch the range. Stefano Zanette, who runs the Consortium for the Protection of Prosecco in Italy’s Veneto region said “Prosecco is a…
Sales of Prosecco in UK Continue to Rise Faster than Champagne
Prosecco sales across Europe hit €789m in 2016, compared to Champagne sales worth €1.4bn, according to the latest figures from IRI, the provider of big data and predictive analytics for FMCG manufacturers and retailers. While Champagne is outstripping its lower-cost rival by almost double in the market value overall, the figures show that Prosecco continues…
Vandals Destroy 400,000 Bottles of Italian Sparkling Wine
Vandals broke into the Conte Vistarino winery in the middle of the night and drained refrigerated steel tanks. “It was a tremendous shock,” said Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino, the 40-year-old countess who manages the family-owned winery. The wine, that was maturing at the centuries-old estate, was part of the 2016 harvest. In total, 400,000 bottles were…
Digby English Sparkling Wine Enters Australia
Digby Fine English has become the first English sparkling wine brand to secure a major entry into the Australian wine market after securing a listing at the country’s #1 drinks retailer, Woolworths Limited, in time for the peak Christmas trading season. Woolworths-owned Dan Murphy’s has launched Digby’s Non Vintage Brut priced at A$89.99 this week…
American Sparkling Wine Increasing in Popularity
According to the Wine Institute, sparkling wine and Champagne sales in the United States in 2015 reached 21.7 million 9-litre cases, up from 19.7 million in 2014. Americans are continuing to enjoy more bubbly. The selection of American sparkling wines available on restaurant wine lists and on retail shelves is also increasing, giving more choice…
Gigglewater Prosecco Launched in the UK
Gigglewater is inspired by the 1920’s American term for an alcoholic beverage. Gigglewater offers a Prosecco DOC; a frizzante secco in bottle and 20cl can, as well as a range of 20cl canned flavoured sparkling wines. Catherine Monahan, founder/CEO of Gigglewater Wines says: “With growth of sparkling wine continuing at around 23% we are really…
Fancy trying Prosecco Tea?
Love Prosecco and love tea, sometimes not sure which to have, when you really want both, well now you can by enjoying Prosecco-infused tea. The Aldi Speciality range of teas has been produced especially for Christmas. A box costs £1.89 for 15 bags. The Speciality range of tea has been produced especially for Christmas and is…
Business Offers £1,000 Reward after Hundreds of Bottles of Wine were Stolen
A wine merchant is offering a £1,000 reward after alcohol worth thousands of pounds was stolen. Hundreds of bottles of wine worth thousands of pounds were taken from outside a warehouse in Langbar said Jonathan Cocker, from Ilkley wine merchant Martinez. The pallet which contained a variety of wine was last seen at 8pm after…