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The 12 wines of Christmas (part 2) 21st December, 2020 by Patrick Schmitt Having brought you the first half of my dozen top drops for Christmas last week, here is the second instalment, taking in fizz from the Western Cape and Riesling from Canada. The 12 wines of Christmas: part 2 As previously reported, the following selection features some of my favourite wines from across db’s extensive programme of Global Wine Masters, which have continued throughout 2020 in-between lockdowns, and in li...

The Drinks Business 18 December 2020 By Patrick Schmitt The UK’s hospitality sector has suffered over £53bn worth of lost sales this year, with more losses to come from the collapse of Christmas trading. Told to close: Coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have caused a £53.3bn year-on-year drop in sales between the start of April and the end of September for UK hospitality This is one of the key messages in the latest Future Shock report, from CGA and UKHospitality, which outlines the difficult year for the pub, bar and restaurant sector and sets out the challen...

(2) NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 16, 2020 / Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:VINO), a company that includes a growing collection of e-commerce retail platforms with a concentration on fine wines, luxury real estate, leather goods, accessories, and luxury home items, announces that its wine brand Algodon Fine Wines has been awarded three medal awards from the Drink's Business 2020 Global Malbec Masters competition. Algodon's Gran Cuvee 2012 was awarded a gold medal, its Malbec-Bonarda 2014 won a silver medal, and its Malbec 2017 won a silver medal. The Drink's Business Global Masters...

The Drinks Business 15 December 2020 By Patrick Schmitt According to the ProWein Business Report 2020, which was released this morning, the current pandemic has hit smaller wineries the hardest. ProWein will take place on 27-29 March 2022 The ProWein report, which was conducted on behalf of the exhibition organiser by Geisenheim University, surveyed experts from 49 countries at the end of 2020, and focused on the effects of Covid-19 on the global wine industry. While highlighting a number of developments caused by the pandemic, including a boom in online wine communicatio...

The Drinks Business 14 December 2020 By Patrick Schmitt We’ve rounded up 10 brilliant Riojas from this year’s Rioja Masters competition, taking in the top-scorers from a range of styles including white and red, young and old, while revealing some bargains on sale right now. Our 10-strong selection below has been chosen to highlight the wonders of Rioja, which manages to craft inexpensive, fruity and juicy reds at amazing prices; serious, concentrated drops for important occasions, and fine, fully-mature, unique wines without charging the earth. It’s also why our feat...