Flint Wines has announced the appointment of Katy Keating to lead the company through its next phase of development and expansion, following her departure from Lay & Wheeler.
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A round table focusing on this Atlantic-cooled region revealed a wealth of vinous diversity and serious strength in sparkling, as Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Flint Wines has added Rhône Valley producer Domaine de Lorient to it burgeoning portfolio.
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Hatch Mansfield has appointed Flint Wines as one of its key on-trade partners of five wine ranges from Rhône producer M.Chapoutier.
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Santorini-based Vassaltis Vineyards will be joining the ranks at Flint Wines, marking the first time the distributor has listed wines from the country.
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Flint Wines has been appointed as the first official UK agent for California’s Aubert Wines.
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Fine wine importer Flint Wines has completed the purchase of Burgundy specialist Domaine Direct.
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As the pandemic continues to run it's grim course, news of new initiatives, charitable acts, mutual support and sharing continue to pour into Harpers' inbox, with the trade excelling itself when it come to showing an imaginative and caring face. Here are just some of those many acts and events that have caught our eye this week.
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Stannary St Wine Co has moved its annual Italian release of its top end producers to an en primeur sales model on the back of the "meteoric popularity of Italian wines".
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Flint Wines has expanded its on-trade sales team with three new recruits.
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Flint Wines has grown its Burgundy portfolio with four producers.
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Fine wine importer Flint Wines has agreed a new collaboration for organic-certified wines with three Italian estates.
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Specialist fine wine importer Flint Wines has hired a new company development manager as part of an “ambitious” five-year plan to drive the company forward.
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Flint Wines has appointed Tom Bird as head of private client sales for its retail arm, Stannary St Wine Co.
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Flint Wines has been appointed the exclusive UK distributor of Canadian wineries Le Vieux Pin and La Stella.
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The annual Golden State Tasting is to take place in Scotland for the first time to capitalise on the popularity of Californian wines north of the border.
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Flint Wines has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor of Santa Barbara County cult winery Mail Road.
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In 2006 I decided to set up Flint Wines with long-term friend Sam Clarke, whose background was in spread betting rather than wine, which helped give us a fresh approach to business. During our initial discussions he acquired a new Great Dane puppy called Flint so we borrowed his name and the company was born. The third director, Gearoid Devaney MS, joined the company in 2010 and things have really blossomed since then.
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French wines rank third in the UK off-trade in terms of value sales by country of origin (Nielsen, off-trade MAT to December 12, 2017), and fourth in terms of volume, with only New Zealand commanding a higher average price per bottle sold, at £8.80 versus £9.50 respectively.
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With the all-important Christmas trading period underway - and hopefully turning passion into profit for the UK’s wine and spirits operators - we at Harpers are looking ahead past New Year to see what’s in store for the trade in 2018.
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