Matt Johnson

Sainsbury’s has 25% off wine for Nectar loyalty card holders, sparkling and Champagne, 6 bottles or more, £6 or more, from 25 March 2025 to 30 March 2025. See the Sainsbury’s press tasting for tips on what to buy:
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With the drinks industry awash with rumours of deals, mergers & consolidation ex Conviviality & BargainBooze chief Keith Webb shares his warnings & learnings from years around the corporate negotiating table on getting the best price & deal @thebuyer11.bsky.social www.the-buyer.net/opinion/keit...

The results of the People’s Choice Awards are out. These consumer-friendly categories attract wine submissions from all over the world, embracing all packaging formats and price points:
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Just a reminder for anyone that thinks Brexit hasn’t harmed sterling as currency. Today it’s still 9.22% weaker than it was pre-Brexit referendum result. Therefore everything has cost 10% more than it needed to. Put that on a bus…

Very happy with this! 11 wines from @cramelerecaseu.bsky.social and 5 from Beyond Wines!

The finalists in the #PeoplesChoiceDrinksAwards for wine & spirits have been announced in the only major drinks competition that uses everyday drinkers for majority of its judges.Janet Harrison talks through the judging process & plans for the awards on March 10 www.the-buyer.net/awards/short...

Very sad it ended like this, will never forget the play off final, the play off semi final (2nd leg) arriving late falling down the stairs (with kids) amongst a bundle of fans when we scored (god knows how I got there was at the London wine fair till close🤦‍♂️)
Thank you Rob
COYH

A year is a long time in the cruel game of football 😳

Rob Edwards—who took Luton into the Premier League, guided them through triumph and trauma with impressive dignity and made colossal underdogs competitive and respected— is out of a job. But he's forever a Luton legend 🧡

Always good to start the new year with a chat with David Kermode on the ups & downs for the wine and drinks industry in 2025 and, in particular, the impact of the new ABV-driven duty system in Febraury. All on David's The Drinking Hour podcast on #FoodFMRadio #wine foodfmradio.com/programmes/t...