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PREDICTIONS: Asia-Pacific to lead drinks growth

2012-02-17T09:47:00.003-08:00

Asia-Pacific is to firmly establish itself as the fastest-growing region in the drinks sector over the next five years, according to latest figures.

The IWSR Forecast Report 2011-16 predicts that Asia-Pacific will overtake the Americas as the second largest region for consumption and, not long after 2016, will overtake Europe as well.

The next five years will be characterized by the ever-increasing importance of emerging markets especially in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and much of South America.

Vodka and whisk(e)y will account 71.4% of total growth of the Western-style categories in the standard-and-above quality segments.

Growth in Asia is not just restricted to spirits; 75% of the growth forecast for wine consumption comes from China. Strong growth is also anticipated in the US and Russia.

Beer’s share is set to rise marginally by 0.7% by 2016 versus other types of alcohol as demand grows further in the emerging markets of China, Vietnam, Brazil, India and Russia – predicted to be the five fastest-growing markets.

Source: www.thedrinksbusiness.com

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Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

2012-02-11T05:29:00.000-08:00

Considered as the cradle of Portugal and its Vinhos Verdes, the European Culture Capital 2012 will be the headquarters of the nineteenth edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.

Since 2006, this international competition each year travels to a different city. This is the second visit to Portugal of this European competition.

In Luxembourg this year, Portugal was distinguished in fourth position behind France, Spain and Italy, demonstrating the remarkable dynamism of the Portuguese wine branch.

Unique event for their undisputed barometer of health of the wine sector, the competition is an annual snapshot of the international wine industry, in addition of detecting and confirming any changes in trends.

This experience confirms the following: the dominant position of France, the dynamism of exports from Spain, an international trend towards specialization of varietals, in general terms a trend towards rounder and softer wines, and finally, the alcohol average rate for wines increases and reaches 13.28%.

Source: http://www.marcoreal.com/enoteca.html

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WINDS OF CHANGE

2012-01-31T10:01:00.000-08:00

Starbucks will sell beer and wine.

Starbucks announced it will begin selling beer and wine at 25 of its sale places by the end of the year, in addition to the classic coffee.

While the initiative was being proved already for a couple of years in six shops in the West Coast of the U.S., the largest coffee chain in the world reported that the goal is to increase customer traffic throughout the day without them affecting their most loyal base.

The risk, however, is that the sale of alcohol may deter some families with children.

Starbucks, which totals 10,700 coffee shops in this country, will also dispatch fruit platters and snacks.

The company first tested the introduction of alcoholic beverages in a store in the host city of Seattle in 2010. Although it was not released the data on whether these types of beverages increased customer traffic, they assured that the change was very popular.

The sale of alcohol is part of the change of direction that this company started in 2008.

Source: www.lapatilla.com

How to establish mutual beneficial relationships with suppliers

2011-12-22T04:12:00.000-08:00

Many companies tend to treat their suppliers as competitors making as much pressure as possible trying to get them to lower their prices and accept all their demands.

By lowering its prices or accepting the demands of their customers, suppliers reduce their profit margins, which ultimately ends up affecting the economy. On the other hand, if companies treat their suppliers as partners, and encourage them to become more competitive, suppliers would be more efficient in their work.

Consequently we should treat them as partners or allies, and seek to establish a mutual beneficial relationship where value is created and both win.

Some ways to create this kind of relationship with our suppliers: maintain good relationships, establish good communication and coordination, establish proper communication channels, involve them in the plans of your company, involve them in the processes of the company, encourage them to improve their own processes, encourage them to improve their products, help them reduce costs, establish joint strategies, keep abreast of market changes, give feedback, among other things.

Source: http://www.crecenegocios.com/como-establecer-relaciones-de-mutuo-beneficio-con-los-proveedores/

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Asia developing faster than expected

2011-12-04T06:17:00.001-08:00

The rapid evolution of wine knowledge in Asia has taken the wine trade by surprise.

The time it has taken Asian buyers to begin looking into wines and wine regions other than first growth Bordeaux has been far quicker than many expected.

There has been much talk recently of wine education’s role in developing the Asian market from both educators and producers. Part of the reason that the evolution had been so quick was that there is a “sense of learning” ingrained in Asian culture.

Currently many education courses are focused around selling wine. This one is a commercial market. When they buy or taste something they want it immediately.

We can add that with the growing interest in Burgundy, it would also be interesting to see whether they follow a specific terroir route or particular producers. For the moment, there is only a great demand for producers.

Extract: www.thedrinkbusiness.com

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New trends in label design

2011-11-26T03:00:00.001-08:00

Within the world of wine label design, there is a widespread tendency to aim at a closer look to the consumer. We believe that new consumers do not have the knowledge and in some cases prejudices about wine. Precisely this happens in new consumer markets like the U.S. and China where consumers are just learning about this drink making this an incalculable potential market.

Some producing countries still retain their brand excellence in presentations of their wines. They are mainly France and Italy. Their tradition, their legacy and style are still present in the front of their bottles.

However, we observed a general tendency to turn to more contemporary labels and less classic ones.

The famous case of South France

Tags spins, free pictures of castles, heraldry, with a greater presence of color and new formats.

Italy

There is a tendency to use fewer fonts on their labels and give greater importance to the image. It is colorful, powerful and occupies large portions of the label, with great depth of color.

Spain

Typesetting found unstructured images very powerful and unusual layouts.

Portugal: the revelation of the Old World

Their labels do not speak of tradition or history, but other concepts that are behind their presentations, which make their brands more compelling.

Source: www.areadelvino.com

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China drinks Bordeaux

2011-10-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

Last week, Bordeaux reported a sharp increase in overseas sales, with China and Hong Kong confirming the absolute control of the export market in the region. Between these two buyers make up 60 percent of total exports of the most famous producing area of France with traditional chateaux at the head ..

China has overtaken Germany becoming the largest importer of Bordeaux wine, with imports increasing more than 85%.

China is in third place with € 231 million, behind the United Kingdom with € 274 million and € 326 million for Hong Kong. These numbers put China and Hong Kong together representing about 60 % in value compared to the rest of the top 10 export markets combined. Overall, during the period June 2010/June 2011, Bordeaux exports were 23% higher in volume and 34% higher in value, although overall sales in France fell by 2%.

Author Natalia Novillo vía http://www.diariodelvino.com/

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Bordeaux Wines

2011-10-07T11:52:00.000-07:00

The Bordeaux region that produces France s famous red Bordeaux wines lies in the southern part of western France, on the Atlantic coast. The Gironde Estuary and its two major rivers, the Dordogne and the Garonne, run through the heart of the region.

Almost all of Bordeaux s great wine estates are near the Gironde or one of its tributaries. The city of Bordeaux, France s fourth largest city, lies in the center of the region

How has Bordeaux become the world s most prestigious and most renowned wine region?

The Bordelais, as the natives of Bordeaux are called, have experience on their side; wine has been made in this region for about 2,000 years. Other wine regions in Europe have been producing wine just as long and even longer, but they have not attained Bordeaux s renown.

Throughout the centuries, the Bordelais have figured out which grape varieties grow best in their place. The varieties that thrive there are among the greatest varieties in the world.

Bordeaux s superiority also derives from the region s very special terroir, its unique combination of climate and soil.

Bordeaux s reputation as a great wine region rests on its most superb reds, legendary and long-lived wines made by historic wine estates (called châteaux), which can improve for several decades. About 75 to 80 percent of Bordeaux s wines are red.

Globaliquors has made a special list of all the Bordeaux wines of our catalogue, specially selected for our clients. Don’t hesitate on contacting us for receiving this special offer. Contact us at info@globaliquors.com

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Rita Mule

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Globaliquors.com

Quality wine culture is becoming increasingly widespread in the world

2011-10-07T07:30:00.000-07:00

BETTER QUALITY AND MORE VARIETY

Different wineries are aware of the existing competition and continually seek to improve the quality of their wines experimenting with new techniques, mixing different varieties of grapes and hiring winemaker experts. These circumstances have led to improved quality, have more variety of wines and are the perfect stage for the creation of specific shops related to this product.

If you want to open a wine shop, is not only necessary to have a wide variety of products but also you must foster the culture of amateur wine and put your efforts on retaining customers.

WIN WIN IN THE WINE SECTOR

Wine shop and wine bar. Hosteling and marketing can be complementary. Everything revolves around wine and as an accompaniment you can also offer food products of high quality

Clients and Companies. "Proximity is the point in this matter so the main clientele should be in and around your establishment". Also it can be interesting to prepare and deliver wine lists to restaurants in the area to which the distributors do not sell directly, in addition, offer delivery service to customers.

Catalog sales. This can be a good choice to reach customers that are not so close. Keep in mind that this requires a different infrastructure to that of a commercial shop

Club member. This tool is used to engage your customers. It is a good strategy combined with wine tasting courses, winery tours, talks ... any activity referring wine that promotes customer interest and helps create the culture of wine.

Accessories sale and other liquors. Diversify what you offer and add value by offering accessories such as glasses, corkscrews, etc..

Cheers and success!

Author Natalia Novillo vía http://www.emprendedores.es/

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WINE INNOVATION

2011-10-01T06:51:00.000-07:00

Plastic bottles for wine, an ecological option.

The key to wine may be on the soil, but the container carries a heavy carbon footprint. That's why a “green” New Zealand winemaker is producing wine in plastic bottles. Breaking the brightness, the purist glass image, recyclable PET plastic used generates emissions of greenhouse gases by 54% less and uses 19% less energy. Plastic bottles, saves 89% weight on the glass.

To ensure that the quality of wine is not affected, these bottles use a new technology that keeps oxygen in the wine, and has the best labels before advising clients to drink wine during the next 18 months.

The owner of the winery producing this wine believes that the plastic bottles are here to stay. Efforts that are being made in the company regarding ecology matters are for a long term period, among others, solar energy, wind energy, the replacement of lawn mowers with sheep in the vineyards.

The goal is not only to attract consumers aware about environment, but the smaller size and lighter weight plastic bottles also makes them more suitable for picnicking, and a new option for pubs and outdoor events where glass is prohibited.

We would like to know your opinion on this novel approach to ecological wine. Send us your opinion to info@globaliquors.com

Source: http://negociosempresa.com/botellas-de-plastico-para-vinos-sin-carbon.html

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TECHNOLOGY / TECNOLOGIA

2011-09-23T12:51:00.000-07:00

5 Applications that every wine lover should have on its iPhone

As the wine itself, these applications vary in price and quality and have different features. But the 5 amazing applications in the list will help you find, choose, taste, and select wine pairing.

Hello Wine

If you do not know what wine goes with what food, what is the best wine for a specific occasion or if you do not know how to pronounce Sauvignon Blanc this application is for you.

Pair it!

Designed for experts in pairing. This application considers weights, flavor bridges and all the elements required to make the correct spark between wine and food for a perfect match. Summing up, this application really knows about wine.

Fromage

No good wine is completely tasted if its not done with cheese. Each cheese has a description and a recommendation for a wine making a good pair. It is a simple application but very good for cheese & wine lovers.

Wine Drync

This application will help you in almost every step of the process of drinking wine. Once you find your wine, you can take notes about the wine, qualify it and add a photo of the label, so you can remember it in the future.

DrinkFit

Provides nutritional information about different varieties of wine, so you can get an idea of how many calories you're drinking with your meals.

Source: http://negociosempresa.com/5-aplicaciones-que-todo-amante-del-vino-debe-tener-en-su-iphone.html

5 Aplicaciones que todo amante del vino debe tener en su iPhone

Como el vino en sí mismo, éstas aplicaciones varían en precio y calidad y tienen diversas funcionalidades. Pero las 5 asombrosas aplicaciones de la lista te ayudarán a encontrar, elegir, degustar, aparear y recolectar vinos.

Hello Vino

Si no sabes qué vino va con qué tipo de comida, cual es el mejor vino para determinada ocasión o si no sabes cómo se pronuncia Sauvignon Blanc esta aplicación es para ti.

Pair it!

Creado para los expertos en el maridaje. Esta aplicación considera pesos, puentes de sabor y todos los elementos requeridos para hacer la chispa correcta entre el vino y la comida para un maridaje perfecto. En pocas palabras, esta aplicación conoce el vino.

Fromage

Ningún buen vino está completamente probado sin queso. Cada queso tiene una descripción y una recomendación de un vino que le haga buena compañía. Es una aplicación simple pero muy buena para amantes del cheese & wine.

Drync Wine

Esta aplicación te ayudará en casi todos los pasos del proceso de beber vino. Una vez que encuentras tu vino, puedes tomar notas sobre las pruebas que realizaste del vino, calificarlo y agregar una foto de la etiqueta, así lo podrás recordar.

DrinkFit

Provee información nutricional sobre diferentes variedades de vino, de esta manera, puedes tener una idea de cuántas calorías estás tomando con tus comidas.

Source: http://negociosempresa.com/5-aplicaciones-que-todo-amante-del-vino-debe-tener-en-su-iphone.html

IMPROVING THE WINE BUSINESS, THE SEVEN KEYS

2011-09-16T08:18:00.000-07:00

Some are the problems that exist and, paying attention to them, can improve the business regarding wine specifically those involving hotels, restaurants and cafes. Is in their hands the job to provide customers motivation on quality wine consumption, enhance the quality of different wines from different regions and increased education about the wines. It is advisable to apply these seven keys to improving the business:

1. Many restaurants still offer old wine lists, we need a renewal update these lists. The wine scene has grown considerably, wines of the highest quality are offered by various communities.

2. The price of wine is another key factor, an establishment should not charge excessive prices for a wine for this causes a significant reduction on wine consumption and ultimately lose sales.

3. It is better to sell more and earn less, because ultimately provides more benefits. Basic foundation of any marketing strategy.

4. Another problem, the lack of training for staff, innovation and quality should be linked to training. Know how to sell, promote, and have knowledge of wine is very important and concern for the customer is vital.

5. Training and service are two linked concepts, if a sommelier is not a trained, surely will not work properly and will not recommend perfect wine pairings.

6. Innovate with new systems such as wine dispenser that provides a higher consumption of wine without increasing the price. A list of wines by glass with different reference consumption provides greater customer satisfaction by not having to pay for a bottle that is not going to finish.

7. Distributors and importers also have an important role concerning consumption, they are the ones who should provide all necessary information about the wines they sell to bars, restaurants. Tastings involving the consumer taking into account their tastes and opinions.

Source: http://www.directoalpaladar.com/

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Globaliquors (Wine & Spirits Overstocks)

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Consumption Tendencies

2011-08-11T14:38:00.000-07:00

The reasons why a customer might choose one bottle of wine over another are many and various. Whether it is a recommendation, the knowledge of a good grape, cost or merely just an appealing label, winemakers need to understand the science of marketing.

According to a recent research at the University of South Australia there is a growing demand for more research into consumers choices on wine and the ability of this informat

ion to predict market success.

Historically the wine industry only looked at growing grapes and making good wine. Similar investment is required for the next step - matching expectations by consumers and distributing and selling the wine.

The results of the study are surprising. While both taste and extrinsic attributes influenced a consumer’s liking for a bottle of wine, packaging and brand were the biggest influences.

A NICE PRICE

In another study at the Australian Wine Research Institute it was found that the price of wine has a significant influence on consumers’ repurchase intent.

Consequently a combination of extrinsic attributes, taste and price, positively influence purchase intent.

THE HEART OF FINE WINE

Despite the importance of reasonable prices and attractive packaging, no wine is good wine if it does not taste good. The key to making good wine begins in the vineyard. If you ve got good grapes coming in the door; half the work is already done, nevertheless the commercial considerations are becoming more and more important.

Top factors that influence consumers liking of wine:
1. Packaging (46%)
2. Brand (27%)
3. Sensory attributes/taste
4. Grape variety
5. Wine region

Top factors that influence consumers purchase intent:
1. Informed liking (a combination of sensory and extrinsic attributes) (77%)
2. Price (21%)
Note: the influence of packaging, wine region, sensory attributes/taste, grape variety and brand were less than 1% each.

Extract: www.foodmag.com.au

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES

2011-04-27T09:58:00.001-07:00

The wine industry is worried about the effects that climate change causes the grape. Scientists are looking for ways to moderate the effects. Garnacha is the best grape that can tolerate the imminent worlds nature changes.

The consequences of global warming on the wine industry aroused increasing interest, partly because producers are beginning to suffer its effects. They have launched several warnings: the wines are more alcoholic, with lower PH and higher natural acidity, some will lose their red color, other its flavors, and many white wine varieties are loosing their typical qualities, also it may increase the proportion of red versus white . Almost unanimous belief reigns: best native grapes resistant to a new and more extreme scenario.

The local varieties, along with changes in field practices, innovation (to remove alcohol from wine by fermentation, for example), research into new products, are the most important issues that will have to be managed. While, to mitigate the effects, it is necessary to change for environmental management, reduce water consumption and CO2 emissions, measure of carbon footprint and maintenance living trees with vines not to turn these plantations on monocultives ones.

Blooms and harvests are more advanced, extreme weather events take place: peaks of high and low temperatures, longer dry periods broken by torrential rains. There exists the "temperature stress" of plants, as well as the acceleration and maturity mismatches, lower productivity, and risks of pests and diseases that until now did not exist. One temperature degree means having to climb 150 meters plantations.

Source: El País (Spain)

Translation: Natalia Novillo

International wine trading grew by 6.7%

2011-04-16T04:33:00.001-07:00

The global trade in wine increased by 6.7% in 2010 while consumption remained unchanged after two consecutive years of decline. This was reported by the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV).

Last years numbers of wine consumption maintained similar numbers to 2009. The OIV said that Spain is an exception in this trend in Europe, because consumption fell by 6%.

Spain is the country that has reduced the area of vineyards, but remains as the country with more planted area. France overtook Italy as the world's largest producer, different from Spain which production fell slightly, ahead of USA and Argentina. In Chile, production fell considerably.

OIV data indicate that European exports, stalled in recent years, gained momentum, particularly Italy and Germany, while France and Spain recovered the losses of 2009. "Chile, New Zealand and Australia were the countries from the southern hemisphere that best handled the economic crisis”, said the OIV.

The organizations data also show that it has stopped the downward trend in wine consumption which began in the second half of 2008 and extended through 2009.

As in past years, the vineyard area declined in 2010, mostly due to the start of strains in the European Union to comply with the provisions of the World Trade Organization.

After Spain, the country with the largest area was France, followed by Italy. Argentina, Chile and the USA have maintained plantings, while Brazil, China and New Zealand have increased it. Australia and South Africa reduced their area.

Source: EFEAGRO

Text Translation: Natalia B. Novillo

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WINE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

2010-11-10T08:13:00.000-08:00

It is very well known in the wine business the problem that exist buying wine or any alcoholic beverage from one country or other and even worse if the countries do not belong to the same Economic Community. The procedures get even more bureaucratic and slow.
Globaliquors is sharpening more and more the process to get to your wine distribution company wines from any country in the world just to your shops door. Not to mention the already known difficult process of offering these wines at prices under the regular costs of Wineries.
And last but not least, the possibility to find a wide range of wines including the best wine regions and origin denomination of each country, all in the same place, served in the same plate. It is difficult to find but possible to do.
In brief, Globaliquors offers variety, good price and easy load shipment to your country.
A world without boundaries for a wine with no boundaries.

Rita Mule
CEO
Globaliquors.com

WINE BUSINESS INTERMEDIARIES MYTH / EL MITO DE LOS INTERMEDIARIOS EN EL MERCADO DEL VINO

2010-10-05T06:11:00.001-07:00

Many distributors think that reaching directly the source of wine (the winery) they will obtain the best prices in the market, avoiding intermediaries overprices or commissions.

This myth might not be true. Initially, wineries study the future client and when they see their distribution channels, they increase or reject some brands and types of wine that are preserved for other export clients and are not able to cheapen so much.

Globaliquors SL is working as an export selector for the wineries that need to clean, for different reasons, some high end and middle range wines at overstock prices. Some wineries still have old vintages and when new ones are ready, they need more space for this new vintage and is no longer profitable to have old products on the shelves, consequently they offer this product at incredible prices. Some other wineries have decided to quit the production of a specific brand and need to sell off the remaining bottles to give space to a new brand. And so on, each winery has a specific reason to give us special price for their products.

The wineries trust these situations on us as they know we sell the whole stock and they do not have any sales condition of devolution with us.

The price of wines we are able to offer to supermarket chains, hotels and restaurants will never be higher than the one that could be obtained directly at the winery, because we have already agreed a reduced price for the whole lot to be re distributed to our retailers.

Till next myth…

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Muchos distribuidores creen que llegando directamente a la fuente del Vino (La Bodega) consiguen los mejores precios del mercado, evitándose a intermediarios que coloquen sobreprecios.

Este mito puede no ser tan cierto, ya que las bodegas primeramente estudian a su futuro cliente y al ver los canales de distribución que tengan, encarecen o desestiman algunas marcas y tipos de vinos que prefieren dejar reservados para otros de sus clientes en el extranjero y que prefieren no abaratar tanto.

Globaliquors SL está funcionando como filtro de exportaciones para las Bodegas que necesitan salir de ciertos vinos de calidad alta y media pero a costos de overstocks, debido a múltiples razones que cada Bodega manera diferentemente. Algunas Bodegas tienen vinos del año 2007 y al entrar la cosecha 2009 les resta espacio en sus almacenadoras y ya no es negocio tenerlo allí, por lo cual ofrecen precios increíbles; otras Bodegas han cerrado la producción de determinada marca y necesitan mover lo que les queda para dar paso a la nueva y así sucesivamente cada Bodega tiene su particularidad.

Confían en nosotros porque sus vinos salen todos juntos sin remanentes, ni condicionados a devoluciones de ningún tipo.

El precio de Vinos que nosotros podemos dar a cadenas de Supermercados, Hoteles y Restaurantes jamás será más elevado que comprándole directamente a la bodega, porque ya nosotros habremos cerrado el lote completo para redistribuirlo a muchos detallistas.

Hasta un próximo mito…