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Orange wine goes mainstream, and five other restaurant wine trends

08-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Look out also for new bottle sizes, more modest pours at some establishments and the reevaluation of France’s under-appreciated Jurançon region.

Core by Clare Smyth to open on 1 August in Notting Hill

17-Jul-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Clare Smyth’s long-awaited Notting Hill restaurant, Core, will finally open its doors on 1 August.

Taittinger Champagne officially plants its first Kent sparkling wine vines

04-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

French Champagne group Taittinger has officially become the first Grande Marque Champagne house to plant vines in the UK, after planting its first this week.

Champagne Taittinger plants its first Kentish sparkling wine vines

03-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

French Champagne house Taittinger is to launch officially the planting stage of its English sparkling wine, in the fields of its vineyard project in Kent.

English wine sommelier says Sussex is better than Champagne

21-Mar-2017 By Hannah Thompson

A sommelier specialising in English wine has said that sparkling wine from England easily rivals traditional Champagne from France.

Julien Richard wins 50th Le Taittinger Prix Culinaire

17-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Chef Julien Richard from Hotel Bendor in Les Iles Paul Ricard in France has won the 50th Le Taittinger Prix Culinaire International contest, whose judging panel included Michel Roux Jr from Le Gavroche and Amandine Chaignot from the Rosewood Hotel in...

Clive Davidson of Scotland’s Champany Inn passes away aged 72

11-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Clive Davidson, co-owner and proprietor of the Champany Inn restaurant in Linlithgow, has passed away at the age of 72, his daughter Anna has confirmed.

WINE TRENDS

Restaurants sell more cool climate wines

24-Aug-2016 By Emma Eversham

Restaurants, hotels and pubs are stocking more wines from cool climate regions to help fuel diner demand for lighter, fresher and food-friendly styles.

TRENDS

Restaurant, pub and hotel wine sales continue to decline

24-Jun-2015 By Emma Eversham

Wine sales have continued to fall in restaurants, pubs and hotels over the last three months with only sparkling and fortified wines bucking the trend. 

Premium wine sales boom in high-end establishments, finds report

13-Feb-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

A surge in sales of higher quality wines in premium restaurants, wine bars, hotels and gastropubs is bucking the overall decline in on-trade wine sales, a report from Liberty Wines has found.

FunkinSpritzers now available in the UK

30-Jun-2014 By Melodie Michel

Funkin has launched its FunkinSpritzers cocktails for UK hospitality businesses.

60-Second Skill: Pouring champagne

16-Jun-2014 By Melodie Michel

As demonstrated at the Moet UK Sommelier of the Year competition, champagne pouring requires skills and knowledge. BigHospitality gets top tips from this year's winner Kathrine Larsen.

Canard-Duchêne launches new Champagne Rosé

03-Jun-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Canard-Duchêne has released new Champagne Charles VII Smooth Rosé, a  non-vintage prestige cuvée aimed exclusively at the on-trade.

Champagne Thiénot launches limited edition bottle

29-May-2014 By Melodie Michel

International boutique champagne house Champagne Thiénot has launched a limited edition bottle for its brut rosé non-vintage. 

Alcoholic drinks: Wine trends and innovations

27-May-2014 By Carina Perkins

In the third part of our special feature on alcoholic drinks we look at the key trends driving the wine category, which has faced competition from fruit-based cocktails in the on-trade.

Moët Hennessy launches sparkling wine brand

19-Mar-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Moët Hennessy is launching two new Argentine sparkling wines in the UK under the Chandon label.  

Londoners splashing out on more expensive wine

19-Feb-2014 By Carina Perkins

London diners are searching out more expensive wine, but Leeds restaurants sell more champagne than those in the capital, according to research from restaurant group D&D.

Champagne & tapas concept acquires final Chez Gerard

04-Oct-2013 By Mark Wingett

Brasserie Bar Co, the Mark Derry-led group, has sold its remaining Chez Gérard site in Bishopsgate, after receiving “an offer we could not refuse” from a new Champagne and tapas concept.

Show us your wine display for the chance to win a trip to Champagne Jacquart - deadline extended

28-Jun-2012 By Emma Eversham

BigHospitality has teamed up with wine supplier Enotria to launch a competition to find the restaurant, pub or hotel with the best wine display.

Food and drink matching trends: Wine

15-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

Of all the drinks categories, wine is the most traditional match to food. Wine lists are given out readily with food menus in the vast majority of restaurants and most diners will expect to see one at least integrated into the food menu if not given to...

IDEAS FROM YOUR PEERS

Gospel Brunch at Altitude 360 and Wednesday Wine at Playboy London

25-Nov-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Restaurants, hotels, pubs and bars from across the UK including Altitude 360, Playboy London, Sandman Signature Hotel and The Beach Bistro tell BigHospitality about special events they're running to attract more customers.

New York's Flute Champagne bar and lounge heads for London

29-Sep-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Flûte, the Champagne bar and lounge concept which started out in New York, is set to open its first UK site in London this autumn.

Summer drinks trends: Wine

26-May-2011 By Becky Paskin

While there are no real new trends emerging this summer in the wine category, there are several areas of growth that restaurant and pub operators need to be aware of.

Free chips at Eddie Gilbert's and afternoon menu at Wild Honey

29-Jan-2010 By Emma Eversham & Joe Lutrario

BigHospitality takes a look at some of the promotions, offers and marketing ideas being run by restaurants across the country

Sustainably-sourced wine and spirits

26-Jan-2010 By Becky Paskin

Sustainably-sourced food should be matched with sustainably-sourced drinks if businesses are to lower their carbon footprint.

English Wine Week: The producers

29-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

As English Wine Week comes to a close, BigHospitality finds out what the wine producers have on offer and why they think restaurants, hotels and pubs are the perfect places to stock English wine

English Wine Week: The trade's view

27-May-2009 By Emma Eversham

For English Wine Week Emma Eversham quizzes sommeliers, restaurateurs and publicans about English wine and asks why more of them arent putting local wine as well as local food on the menu

Chez Bruce named top drinking out venue

23-Jan-2009 By Becky Paskin

The restaurant founded by Bruce Poole and Nigel Platts-Martin has been voted the Overall Establishment of the Year at the Drinking Out Excellence Awards

Champagne Region to Expand

17-Mar-2008 By Claire Miller

The protected Champagne region in France has been significantly expanded for the first time since 1927 in an attempt to ease ennourmous unfulfilled demand.

The difference between old wines and new wines

28-Feb-2007 By Restaurant

The division of the wine world into ‘Old' and ‘New' is useful. New World wines can come from almost anywhere outside Europe, but around the margins is room for ambiguity. Take Georgia, it's not Europe, it claims 5,000 years of .

Theo Randall at the Intercontinental discusses his wine list

14-Feb-2007 By Restaurant

It's not every day that restaurants open to more or less rave reviews, particularly when the chef is not that well known outside the ranks of professionals and foodies. Theo Randall at the Intercontinental has done just that. Long time Head Chef...