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Journeying out of 2021 and into a sparkling New Year

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Did you know that this Christmas ‘Wine trains’ delivered millions of bottles of imported wine from Europe amid the infamous lorry driver shortage this year? Network Rail ensured extra capacity for the 4.5 million bottles of wine that were delivered to the UK by trains in what may have seemed as magical as the Polar […]

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Wine industry news that’ll hit your piggy bank in a positive way… but after Brexit and Covid, there are now petrol and driver shortages that have impacted the UK wine industry supply chain. Can you believe it?

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What a crazy couple of years… Now the fuel shortages are just the latest in a long string of supply chain issues that the wine sector has faced. For the last year or so, the industry had to be very flexible with the approach to distribution to be able to bring solutions in to react […]

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Happy Cap Classique Day but what is Cap Classique you say?

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It’s South Africa’s traditional method, premium sparkling wine that’s price point is positioned in between the cheaper Prosecco and the more expensive English Sparkling Wine or Champagne.  Understanding Cap Classique: South Africa’s Fastest Growing Wine CategoryIf you are new to the fascinating world of Cap Classique, read on because we will demystify some terminology and […]

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Did you know that in Russia Champagne is not allowed to be called Champagne?!!!

Shampanskoye Russian authorities are challenging the wine world with a new law put forward earlier last week that requires French Champagne producers to add the words “sparkling wine” on the back of the label if they want to sell their bottles in Russia. Champagne producers are proud of their name and brand and some are […]

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