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Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Previous | Next Reader SoapboxAct now to curb binge-drinking - or wait for legislationAlex Turner of bar consultant and trainer IPBartenders talks about the curse of our culture Hole-in-the-wall gang uncoveredAn archaeological wine find has done wonders for the Gore hotel in London's Kensington. Caterer went to find out why Shaken all over
Police get ready for six-week crackdown on pubs and clubsPubs and bars around the UK will come under intense pressure from the Government this summer when it launches a six-week "blitz" on under-age drinking and loutish behaviour. Something to whet the appetite
Hotel listing lifts English wine salesThe biggest selection of English wines in the country - and probably the world - is on offer at the Careys Manor hotel in the New Forest, and is arousing interest among guests and staff. 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. How to......make a blackberry Caiprovska 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? 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 Praise for Pils HOLSTEN Pils' £1.2m promotion was widely approved by the on-trade. Nearly 70% of licensees said it boosted sales, and bar sales rose by around 18%. It was based on the anagram "shell in tops" as part of the slogan "the stock with the red tops". 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Previous | Next |
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