Last year, Australian wine producer Yellow Tail was the first wine brand in 40 years to break the ‘beer barrier’ during the Super Bowl broadcast. It’s back again this year with another creative media buy to reach consumers on the biggest advertising day of the year. Considering Anheuser-Busch has exclusive category rights for alcohol during […]
Lidl, the UK’s seventh largest retailer, has launched its first fully-automated, AI-powered, Facebook Messenger chatbot to help UK customers select the best wine whatever the meal or moment. Users simply type in a wine question and voilà, the answer appears! Lidl’s new chatbot – named Margot – will perform the role of shoppers’ virtual wine […]
Thin Film Electronics ASA, a global leader in NFC (near field communication) mobile marketing and smart packaging solutions, today announced a new customer in the wine and spirits industry. PengWine, a premium producer of 5-star Chilean wines, will leverage Thinfilm’s NFC solutions to educate and engage consumers through gamification. PengWine is planning multiple commercial deployments of […]
The Story Lab has launched a new campaign for the Brown Brothers 1889 wine range, featuring television presenter, cook and MasterChef 2010 winner, Adam Liaw. The multi-platform content series has been developed to showcase the Brown Brothers 1889 range as the perfect wine to be shared over food with family and friends, whilst educating customers […]
Crown Cellars, the specialist wine division of Carlsberg UK, has launched its 2017/18 wine portfolio, with proven best-sellers and new additions that respond to market trends, including the explosion in demand for prosecco which continues in 2017. More than 200 wines have been rigorously tasted by Crown Cellars’ team of experts including Master of Wine […]
‘The Underworld thrusts a shovel into that unseen land of sticks and stones, of broken bones, the kingdom of roots. Above the ground the sun drenched vines flourish but their bounty is nothing without the sober grind of roots blindly winding into the Earth, the hidden hero of flavour, and of the place.’ Biles Hendry […]
Drinks design specialist Denomination has unveiled packaging and brand identity for Fazzoletto, a new wine from Piedmont-based wine co-operative Araldica. The challenger brand from Northern Italy has a unique contemporary wine style and is made using revolutionary winemaking techniques, which needed to be reflected in the design. Denomination developed a compelling brand story around the […]
A redesign of packaging for Booths’ own label wine by creative and strategic branding partnership Smith&+Village, which played on the supermarket’s heritage as a wine importer, contributed to an increase in sales of 4.3 per cent over the Christmas period. The rebranded 50cl Vintage Port was the best performing redesigned product, smashing last year’s sales […]
Biles Hendry was asked by leading UK wine distributor and producer Bibendum to create a new range of Argentinian wine, consisting of a Pinot Grigio and a Malbec. Buenos Aires is separated into 15 districts (or Communes) giving rise to the range name, and the wine seeks to capture the unique spirit and personality of […]
MORE than a hundred exclusive VIPs celebrated the launch of Nottingham’s newest and eagerly anticipated restaurant (Wednesday 17 August), when Bar Iberico opened its doors for the first time. Guests to the Spanish tapas bar on Carlton Street in Hockley enjoyed a sneak peek of Bar Iberico, before being treated to a selection of wine […]