vines planted across the globe. Indeed, one of the other wine areas to watch over the next few years will be Italian grapes from New World countries. Australia, particularly, is leading the way here and we predict the summer launch of Victorian winery, McPhersons Wine Co’s Aquarius Sangiovese Shiraz to be a huge success.
Viva España Spanish wines are also a steady success with the UK consumer. Sales within the UK on trade remain stable seeing just a -1% change in volume and a +2% change in
value sales year on year. Premiumisation
For the UK consumer, Spanish wines offer reassurance both within the lower and higher price points. Rioja is the best known wine-producing region in Spain and the UK is the biggest export market. Rioja is a Denominacion de Origen Calificada (D.O.), meaning all wines production is closely regulated with a strict number of grape varieties currently authorised by the Regulations of the D. O. Rioja are:
• Red: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo y Maturana Tinta.
• White: Viura, Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca,
Tempranillo Blanco, Maturana
Blanca, Turruntés, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc y Verdejo.
While the red Rioja is the most popular and well known, sales of Rioja whites grew significantly above the market average last year. Sales were up 16%,
Within the wine sector as a whole, we’re seeing consumers increasingly select quality over quantity, scaling up to more premium brands. Successful restaurants and importers already introduce quirkier wine varieties with ‘by the glass’ offering the perfect solution to both increasing selection and avoiding wastage.
Have a think about what will pique interest on a wine list or a back bar.
We’ve worked closely with both our Spanish and Italian partners to introduce a number of premium products with a key point of difference. Our ones to watch are:
• 5 Oros Graciano From Rioja, this is one of the only 100% Graciano wines available to the UK market. With flavours of cherries and fruits of the forest, this is an elegant and luxurious red
• Sal de Fiesta La Mona This Moscato / Verdejo blend is presented in a beautiful, tall blue bottle. While the wine is excellent, the bottle is guaranteed to be the perfect centre piece for any table
• Le Argille Cabernet di Cabernet A refined blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Cabernet Franc, this unique wine is presented in the only cement-dipped bottle available to the UK market
Lesley Cook is Lanchester Wines’ buyer
If you would like to know more about Lanchester Wines’ trade-only wine selection, please visit:
www.lanchesterwines.co.uk or call: 01207 52 1234
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surpassing growth figures of other regions specialising in whites, with white wines currently making up close to 8% of total Rioja sales, compared to 5% five years ago
Perhaps this is due to white Rioja’s light, citrus flavour profile which is similar to Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – sales of which are continuing to soar. This familiar flavour combined with an attractive price point makes White Rioja’s a sure fire hit for any 2018/19 wine list.
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