Last week Relish descended en masse to the sun-soaked Regent's Park to see our client Gin Mare who had taken a stand at Taste of London. We had worked with Gin Mare on their UK debut at Distil in May, so it was great to see their Ibiza-inspired bar at Taste. We enjoyed their trademark Molecular Martini cocktail - delicious, and really brought out the flavour key botanical the Arbequina olive.

22 ^nd June 2010

Croatia comes to London

25 ^th May saw Croatia's first generic tasting in the UK. Producers from around thirty different wineries from Istria, Dalmatia, and Continental Croatia attended the Fine Wine from Croatia tasting at the Hotel Intercontinental on Park Lane, bringing with them an array of wines from grape varieties rarely seen in the UK. Highlights included diverse styles of Malvazija Istriana with excellent minerality, as well as some luscious stickies, and some really interesting natural wines. Turn-out was great, with plenty of positive feedback, so hopefully we?ll be seeing more of these wines on UK shelves and wine lists very soon...

28 ^th May 2010

All the fun of the Fair...

The first half of the year is traditionally a busy one for Relish, as we look after the PR for LIWF and Distil. 2010 was no exception, but it was great to see the trade out in force at ExCeL for the 30^th London International Wine Fair and Distil. After a difficult year, it seems that the trade is really getting back on its feet, with all the exhibitors we spoke to reporting a really successful show.

21^st May 2010

From Russia with.... wine

Relish was appointed to handle the PR for Russian sparkling wine producer Abrau-Durso in the lead-up to its debut at the London International Wine Fair. 2010 marked the first year that a Russian winery had exhibited at the LIWF, and Abrau-Durso, which produces traditional method sparkling wiens from Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, under the guidance of renowned Champagne oenologist Herve Gestin, attracted an unprecedented amount of interest over the three days of the LIWF, so watch this space for more Russian wine in the UK.

30^th April 2010