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WineIn this section you will find all articles about wine, giving you an easy route to all the information and news about wine on Caterersearch. For subject overviews take a look at Caterersearch’s expert guides that provide 'everything you need to know' on popular subjects like wine, Gordon Ramsay, Compass or Michelin-starred restaurants. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Previous | Next Wine glass of choice has doubled in sizeJust the one glass? Latest figures reveal that the volume of a single glass of wine served in a pub, bar or restaurant has doubled to nearly half a pint in the past five years. What the weekend papers sayA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry... Champagne sales echo UK's strongeconomyBritain's thirst for Champagne is increasingly voracious and still growing, according to a new report. Talking the ZorkThere was much to talk about at the recent London International Wine & Spirits Fair - including Zork. Move over screwcap - and cork, your days are so over The Nobody does it betterDevon publican Nick Borst-Smith is known for his wine expertise and reasonable mark-ups. Now he's added a wine bar in Exeter to his growing empire Secs appealBritons are drinking more Champagne than ever before, but the vast majority of it is dry - so what of the sweeter styles of bubbly? Californian wine, virtual whisky and a Champagne tourSouthcorp Wines' joint venture project; Highland Park ditillery's virtual tour; a three-night trip to Champagne, France. Why Pinot is the star wine grape variety in Oregon USAPinot Noir is the star of Oregon's wine scene, but it's becoming known for other varietals, especially Pinot Gris, which is fast ousting easy-selling Chardonnay. Cyprus wine comes of ageWhy restaurateurs should look at the table wines of a country such as Cyprus where wine has been produced in Cyprus for 4,000 years. Market intelligence Market intelligence
A campaign run this and last month has set out to reinforce Beefeater Gin's image of quality and purity and the virtues of its 40% alcoholic strength compared with the 37.5% to which other brands have been reduced.
Quarter bottles of Billecart-Salmon Champagne are now being offered to all passengers on British Airways Club Europe and World Traveller flights.
Wines from Louis Latour and Antonin Rodet will be served alongside prix fixé menus at the London bistro chain Café Flo from mid-February through to the end of March. Dishes on the £10.25 for a two-course, £12.95 for a three-course menu will include jambon Persillé and oeufs en Meurette.
Charles B Heidsieck, aged 23, has been made promotions manager of Champagne Charles Heidsieck UK.
He is the great, great grandson of Charles-Camille Heidsieck, who founded the company in the 19th century and made the brand famous with a swashbuckling style of salesmanship earning hi Wine buyer's guide lives up to ambitious title THE publication Grapevine, The Complete Wine Buyer's Handbook 1994 by Anthony Rose and Tim Atkins (Headline, Paperback, £5.99) is everything its title implies, writes Michael Edwards. A comprehensive account, the book covers 2,000 wines from supermarkets, high street chains, wholesale warehouses and wine-oriented breweries. It is accurate, up-to-the-minute, stylishly written and, though aimed at the consumer, makes useful and easy reading for people in the hospitality industry who wish to take the pulse of the market. Each wine is fully described and rated by price, quality and value for money. The best part is the authors' personal selection of the 12 top-value red, white and sparkling wines which they tasted in 1993. Sainsbury's returns to form to win the Supermarket of the Year Wine Award and Oddbins, no surprise, is High Street Chain of the Year. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Previous | Next |
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