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By Sonya Hook
| 29 January, 2021
The map for cool climate wines is expanding, with more countries and regions gaining recognition as producers of quality wines.
Alongside this, a growing number of consumers are discovering the styles produced from grapes grown in countries that have a longer growing season, often with warm summer days followed by drops in temperature at night.
Laura Jewell MW, Wine Australia’s regional general manager EMEA, says Australia’s cool-climate wines are winning many fans.
“Alternative varieties can be found in many regions across Australia,” she says. “Examples from cool-climate regions include Grüner Veltliner in Adelaide Hills, Chenin Blanc in Margaret River, Gamay and Nebbiolo in Yarra Valley, Tempranillo and Vermentino in Mornington Peninsula and Gewürztraminer in Tasmania.
The aftermath of the SolarWinds breach: Organizations need to be more vigilant on January 19, 2021, 2:01 PM PST Security experts say organizations are, and should, implement a number of changes ranging from how they vet vendors to handling application updates. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto
The way Nick Fuchs sees it, in the aftermath of the massive SolarWinds breach, there has been one silver lining: A greater understanding of the important role security needs to play in any organization. Not only is there an obvious opportunity to learn from the event, but also an awareness around the importance of prioritizing security fundamentals that penetrates all levels of the organization, said Fuchs, senior director of infrastructure, security, support, and controls at Springfield Clinic.
NZ wine delivers strong performance in UK off-trade
20 January 2021 By Lucy Shaw
New Zealand wine enjoyed strong sales in the UK off-trade last year, growing its year on year value sales by over 23%, according to recent Nielsen data.
Nielsen data to 26 December 2020 shows that an additional 14.4 million bottles of New Zealand wine were sold at retail compared to the same period in 2019.
The total wine category has grown by £1.02 billion in the UK, with New Zealand wine contributing over 12% of this growth.
Sales of New Zealand rosé are on the rise in the UK
The average retail price of New Zealand wine has risen too, with an increase of 2.5% from £7.24 to £7.42 per bottle, which is significantly higher than the total market average price per bottle of £6.09.