...targeted events.” Gleave says that he sees “very few” key buyers and journalists at most generics and, when he does, “everyone wants a piece of them”. The opportunity cost is...
...Some restaurants are selling their cellars for off-premise consumption now to pay staff or rent. Whether they are selling at list price or a discounted price, don’t be a graceless...
...alcohol laws hold a ferociously tight rein over our much-loved liquids and how they are shipped interstate (in the case of online buyers), we are starting to buy wine very...
...low price is the wine’s true value; the ‘original’ higher price is artificially inflated. Independent merchants and online specialists are less likely to play this game. Promotions remain an effective...
...China, Russia, Poland and Vietnam opened my eyes to the way wine is viewed outside the UK. This distancing from the Anglocentric views of some UK wine writers (though not...
...to ensure that shoppers got more of an opportunity to sample wines in-store. Fast forward a decade and plus ça change… Back when I wrote my original piece, the price...
...offer, I enjoy trying out new vendors, be they bricks and mortar shops or online merchants. Normal women, according to my mother, buy shoes instead. I’m ashamed to admit that...
...bring the average price that low, a significant chunk of the population must be drinking wine that costs £4 or less. Take away duty, VAT, packaging, shipping charges and you’d...
...online… and shipping the wine is pretty easy.” Shoreditch has long been known for its nightlife and is now a hub for London’s creative, tech and online start-up community. Most...
...of temptation, Dorothy found fortitude and Ulysses a rope; because whatever it was the Wizard of Oz and Sirens were selling, neither of them was buying. It has become a...
...buyer of Rocke-Bottomme, explained that they had to drop their prices to compete with Bigge-Butte, whose two-for-one deals were commonplace. The farmers, who foresaw selling at a loss, called another...
...and the genuine discounters have created a culture of false cheapness in the UK wine trade. These retailers see wine deals as a way to entice shoppers into their stores,...