Discovery

If you are reading this article, the chances are you are either a wine professional or a wine enthusiast. However, let me ask you a simple question: have you ever tried wine from Slovenia? Without wishing to be disparaging, there is a high probability that you haven’t. Well, that is about to change soon …

When we talk about Portugal and its wines, we have all heard, to a greater or lesser degree, about the historical wines of Porto, the Douro’s potent pours, the highly regarded Madeira and ‘Vinho Verde’ and its connoisseurs. However, there is much more to Portugal’s wine scene than these seminal regions, and wine enthusiasts have an undeniable soft spot for them.

Classic Beverage was launched by Classic Fine Foods UK in June 2023 with the aim of expanding the company’s beverage portfolio. Jérôme Poussin, head of the beverage department, explains the company’s ethos, along with current trends in the UK market.

Sparkling wines are beginning to make festive noises in South America and are rippling outwards to global markets. Argentina, Uruguay and Ecuador are witnessing new developments that deserve a toast.

In just five years, Prosit Group has gone from inception to a holding company with five wineries, a US import company and sixty export markets to its credit. Its CEO Sergio Dagnino and marketing manager Luca Maruffa explain the ethos driving the group’s development, and its plans for the future.

Germany is considered to be a notoriously difficult market in the consumer arena. In the 1990s, supermarket chains Migros (Switzerland), Delhaize (Belgium/USA) and Intermarché (France) successively attempted to enter the German market. Without success. Discount prices by rival companies and brand loyalty among German consumers proved to be insurmountable obstacles. But what about the Germans' taste in wine? Perhaps there is an opening for exporters, especially as domestic production, at 9 million hectolitres, only accounts for just under half of what Germans drink each year. So which wines do Germans prefer? Gilbert & Gaillard asked the experts in Germany.