The elite of the wine industry gathered last night to celebrate the best of the best at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) Awards Dinner, which took place at the Hilton, Park Lane in London. Hosted by IWC Co-Chairmen Charles Metcalfe and Tim Atkin MW, the world’s most prestigious and influential independent wine awards unveiled the [...]
Archive for the ‘Wine & Champagne’ Category
Wine drinkers struggling to cut through the complexities of wine
September 7th, 2011
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Despite being a nation of wine lovers, SPAR has found that seven out of ten people wish they knew more about wine (71%). Over half of consumers are so nervous about their lack of knowledge that they will leave wine related decisions to someone else (55%), or simply choose a brand name they recognise (28%) [...]
The campaign for honesty in wine, Michael McIntyre’s view
August 24th, 2011
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The campaign for honesty in wine is being championed by Alistair Morrell, Enjoyment Executive at Pig in a Poke Wines. We recently uploaded a Michael McIntyre video to the HandCNews You Tube Channel, which rings so true with how we all to a greater or lesser extend play along with the gibberish’ game you may [...]
The campaign for honesty in wine
August 24th, 2011
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A few weeks ago the University of Hertfordshire released a study of 578 adults taking part in a ‘blind taste’ wine challenge – can they taste the difference between cheap and expensive? By the laws of chance they should have made a correct guess 50% of the time. They couldn’t – their answers were exactly [...]
How to get your football pie top of the league this season
August 17th, 2011
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Having a pie and a pint at a football match is a long held tradition that for a football fan is as much a part of the game as any other. The HandCNews Football Pie League provides fans with an opportunity to vote for their own club’s pie if warranted and also vote for an [...]
Silk purse promise and no sows ear
August 16th, 2011
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Ever bought wine thinking that you were getting a silk purse and ended up with a sows ear? Pig in a Poke – old language for let buyer beware. The poke is a bag or sack. It is the honest speak of Market trading – tell it how it is. Pig in a Poke has [...]
Glass more than half full for the Wine Industry
July 26th, 2011
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The proportion of consumers buying wine in the last 12 months has gone up to 59% of the population from 55% in 2009 according to Wine, a new Market Report Plus from market intelligence provider Key Note. The UK market experienced a small increase in sales in during 2011, with the market valued at £11.75bn. [...]
New World Record for most expensive bottle of wine
July 26th, 2011
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Today a new Guinness World Record was set for the most valuable bottle of white wine ever sold. The bottle of 1811 Château d’Yquem was sold by London fine and rare wine specialists, The Antique Wine Company, to the wine connoisseur and private collector Mr. Christian Vanneque, for his new restaurant in Bali, Indonesia, for [...]
Join the debate, £6 or £60 wine, can you really taste the difference?
July 22nd, 2011
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On BBC Breakfast Show earlier this week, Business News presenter Simon Jacks and Breakfast News presenters Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams were sampling a range of wines: one priced around £6 and the other close to £60. Despite the significant price difference, not all of them could tell one from the other. This may suggest [...]
Does expensive wine really indicate quality? Honest conversation encouraged, tell us what you think and win a bottle
July 21st, 2011
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On BBC Breakfast Show yesterday morning (20th July), Business News presenter Simon Jacks and Breakfast News presenters Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams were sampling a range of wines: one priced around £6 and the other close to £60. Despite the significant price difference, not all of them could tell one from the other. This may [...]
