“Three be the things I shall never attain: envy, content, and sufficient champagne.”Dorothy Parker (1892–1967) “I want to go to the wine country, be warm by the fire, eat simple meals, and dance at the end of the day.”Maya Angelou (1928–2014) “I drink Champagne when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it […]
Red wine and Health A modern connoisseur and wine consumer has access to the best with quality refined and aged drinks like red wines. Whether a red wine is vintage or Beaujolais doesn’t significantly alter its potential health effects. These carefully grown, harvested and produced liquors contain antioxidants like resveratrol, which may have some benefits
With glass in hand (checks watch for hour p.m.) Sports investment, wine culture, and changing consumer habits since 2019 have increasingly overlapped due to evolving market dynamics and investment strategies. High-profile sports people and athletes are investing in wineries and wine-related ventures. NBA stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and NFL quarterbacks like Drew Bledsoe
Award-winning wines 2024 We have spent some time collating our favourite easy red wine recipes for harvest festivals, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and winter snacks. With basic nutritional details, alcohol content, and limited to six ingredients maximum for home, weekday or new cooks’ joy: Health Note! See nutrition and alcohol volume to watch moderation pre-festiveness! Featuring our
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Award-winning wines 2024 Here at Stewart Hill, autumn festivities approach, we are proud to say the role of women in the wine industry is celebrating well-deserved recognition. In Spain and Argentina. known for centuries of winemaking, we are part of an increasing number of women at the forefront, from vineyard management to winemaking. In Spain,
Jack Keller began sharing his winemaking insight with the world in 1994 via “The Winemaking Home Page.” Jack was thrilled to gift, free to all, everything he knew about winemaking techniques, insights, and his award-winning recipes. He was a wine judge, writer, blogger, and champion of homemade wines and meads. Sadly, the winemaking community lost
The basis of this book was the content of my internet page “The Home Winemaking Page”. The root of this book is the “Procedures” chapter. The other chapter are built around it, but can also be read separately. Every winemaker has a different view on winemaking. As your winemaking skills evolve, you’ll start combining methods
by Christina Thomas, Filled With Wine.com Decant or pour wine through a fine sieve or cheesecloth to remove sediments from the wine. To decant successfully, let the bottle sit upright for a full day. Slowly pour the wine, keeping the bottom end below a 45° angle. Once the sediment moves toward the neck of the
Of course not! Whether still or blended, both types of wine offer its own unique taste. We are at a loss which wine to choose. However, if you are seeking a brooding, powerful dark and melancholy with swirling aromas of fresh and dried fruits with a hint of spice our Cielo Rojo fits the bill. Surprisingly fresh acidity,
We do, of course! Moving wine from one place to another is an essential requirement in the industry and partnering with experienced, knowledgeable logistics professionals. However, funny moments happen along the way. Take the time we supplied pink gin for the first time to one of our Caribbean wholesalers? Well, it was slurped, swilled (getrunken, boisson) before
Ben Salisbury, Founder and President of Salisbury Creative Group is a consultant, coach, content creator, public speaker, thought leader, subject matter expert, and entrepreneur for the wine and spirits industry.
His expertise in sales and marketing strategy has accumulated over four decades of work with some of the largest adult beverage companies in the world, including Ste Michelle Wine Estates and Constellation Brands.
Ben’s approach is to disrupt the status quo of how wines and spirits are marketed and sold, to challenge outdated practices, and to provide innovative solutions to help wineries and distilleries sell more products.
Ben frequently speaks at industry conferences, creates original content on his blog and YouTube channel, and has contributed articles to Wine Business Monthly.
Visit his website here.
Manuel has over ten years of experience in international business, in which he has developed a strong expertise in sales, business development, marketing and business strategy across diverse industries and regions, including wine and food. He has advised more than 30 companies on joint business plans, marketing implementations and supply chain management strategies in Asia, USA and Latin America, generating consistent revenue growth for all parties involved.
Manuel has recently completed his MBA at Imperial College Business School, where he expanded his knowledge and skills in innovation, marketing, operations, strategy and leadership. Manuel has made invaluable contributions to Stewart Hill’s Business Strategy and Planning”.
Rick is our Edinburgh-based Digital Design consultant, working remotely on everything from branding and label design to web and motion graphics.
Visit his portfolio site here.
Veronica is a Social Media Strategist and Business Consultant based in London.
Born in London, based in Spain with over 20 years of experience in Marketing and CRM for business development.
Graduate from LSE London with Branding, Sustainability and research qualifications in UK and Spain.
Bilingual English and Spanish.
Patricia is a former, credit controller and worked for 15 years for one of the UK’s leading financial handling insurance including freight.
She has always had a passion for wine and have been for the past 4 years worked with us learning the wine trade. Pat recently participated in our exhibition at USATT Chicago.
Her role at Stewart Hill is to handle and develop our logistics.
Lucilda is the managing director and founder of Stewart-Hill Wines. She manages general day to day running of the business, as well as key relationships with both key personnel and a dedicated team of consultants. Lucilda also travels to overseas destinations to meet with distributors, wholesalers and retailers. She commends the evolution of her wine journey, to her dedicated team of professionals and strong family ties. The accolades by the US Wine Ratings 2023, which led to silver awards for their Orchida Negra (Crianza), Malbec labels and a silver award for their Rose by London Wine Competition, demonstrates the integrity of their wines and Lucilda’s indomitable will to succeed.
Lucilda studied at the Inns of Court School of Law and graduated from UCL London University in 1992. She is a former lawyer, who created her own legal niche company, working as an intermediary in accordance with the Bar Council’s direct public access to barristers scheme. Her interest in wine, began many years earlier from casual tastings, training culminated in a Department of International Trade visit to Rioja Spain where she commenced discussions with wineries and honing her skills in wine exporting.
In 2014, Lucilda developed her own private label wine brand, working and investing in award winning wineries in Argentina and Spain. Her dedication over the last 10 years, has led to award-winning varietals for B2B exports.