Berkmann's Wine Cellars

Recent News Articles

  • OZ CLARKE’S 250 BEST WINES 2010
  • 02/03/2010
  • Oz Clarke has again chosen his 250 favourite wines for the coming year in his annual buying guide. Berkmann Wine Cellars are pleased to announce that three of our agency wines made it into his Top 50.
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  • YALUMBA - NEW WORLD WINERY OF THE YEAR
  • 01/02/2010
  • In a timely coincidence with Australia Day, Yalumba has cemented Australia’s position at the forefront of New World winemaking by being honoured as Wine Enthusiast’s New World Winery of the Year.
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  • 7TH ANNUAL WINES OF CHILE AWARDS
  • 27/01/2010
  • Congratulations to De Martino and Lapostolle who each were awarded a Gold Medal in the Wines of Chile Awards 2010.
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  • NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL TASTING 2010
  • 26/01/2010
  • Two wines from the Berkmann Wine Cellars portfolio made it into Matthew Jukes list of his "Top 60 New Zealand wines 2010".
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  • International Wine & Spirit Competition awards dinner
  • 27/11/2009
  • Last night's International Wine & Spirit Competition awards dinner was a resounding success for Berkmann Wine Cellars's producers!
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  • NEW AUSTRIAN SUPPLIER
  • 22/09/2009
  • Berkmann Wine Cellars are delighted to announce the listing of a new Austrian supplier, exclusive to Berkmann, Weingut Peter Schweiger.
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  • DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2009
  • 04/09/2009
  • Congratulations to Bodega Norton for winning the “Argentina Red Blend over £10 Trophy” for Privada 2006 at this year’s Decanter Awards.
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  • CHURCHILL VINTNERS FOUNDER DAVID SMITH DIES
  • 03/07/2009
  • Berkmann Wine Cellars are sad to announce that David Smith, founder of Churchill Vintners, has died of a heart attack aged 67.
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  • TROPHY WINNERS, IWC 2009
  • 23/06/2009
  • Following the announcement of the Trophy Winners at this years International Wine Challenge, Berkmann Wine Cellars are pleased to announce that seven wines from our portfolio won trophies.
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  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2009
  • 22/05/2009
  • Following the release of the IWC winners at last weeks London Wine Trade Fair, Berkmann Wine Cellars is pleased to announce that 40 wines from our portfolio got awarded a Gold or Silver medal.
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  • Sommelier Wine Awards 2009
  • 08/05/2009
  • Berkmann Wine Cellars wines achieved great results in the Sommelier Wine Awards, with six wines on the Gold List and a further eight on the Shortlist.
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  • ARGENTINA WINE AWARDS 2009
  • 04/03/2009
  • Congratulations to Bodega Norton who won both a Trophy and a Gold Medal at the annual Argentina Wine Awards.
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  • THE GREAT FRENCH FINE WINE ENCOUNTER
  • 02/03/2009
  • Delas Condrieu la Galopine 2006 was voted one of the Top Ten wines at Decanter Great French Fine Wine Encounter.
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  • BERKMANN PORTFOLIO TASTING
  • 03/02/2009
  • Our annual portfolio tasting will be held on February 11th, and will feature around 250 wines from across our portfolio.
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  • ANNUAL NEW ZEALAND TASTING
  • 26/01/2009
  • Acclaimed wine writer Matthew tasted his way to his Top 60 New Zealand wines at last week’s tasting, and in his Top 60 were four Berkmann wines.
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  • BERKMANN WINE CELLARS UNVEILS SPAIN AT WINE+
  • 08/01/2009
  • Following the acquisition of Laymont & Shaw, Berkmann Wine Cellars’ offering from Spain for the on-trade has got even better. We will be presenting our enhanced Spanish portfolio at Wine+.
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  • 2009
  • 11/12/2008
  • Berkmann Wine Cellars would like to wish all our customers and suppliers a Happy New Year!
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  • BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU DAY 2008
  • 07/11/2008
  • Thursday the 20th of November is the third Thursday of November, which means that once again it is Beaujolais Nouveau Time!
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  • Double success for Yalumba at Gourmet Traveller WINE Awards 2008
  • 14/10/2008
  • Australian Magazine Gourmet Traveller WINE held their annual awards bash in Sydney last week, and Berkmann agency Yalumba walked away with two of the most coveted awards.
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  • Berkmann Wine Cellars and Delicious Magazine
  • 06/10/2008
  • The November edition of Delicious Magazine comes with a supplement of “Most Wanted Top 20 Recipes”, produced in association with Berkmann Wine Cellars.
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  • Charity Cricket Day
  • 30/07/2008
  • Berkmann Wine Cellars, Planet of the Grapes and Pop Bitch raised £2.2k to help fight leukaemia at their Charity Cricket Day.
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  • DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2008
  • 17/07/2008
  • The results of the Decanter World Wine Awards have been announced, and we are pleased to announce that Berkmann wines were awarded 31 Silver medals, 5 Gold Medals and 4 Trophies.
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  • BERKMANN WINE CELLARS ADD RUMS AND CALVADOS TO THEIR PORTFOLIO
  • 14/07/2008
  • Grape-based spirits have played an important role in the Berkmann list for a number of years, and we are proud to announce that our latest list sees the addition of top-quality rums and calvados.
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  • VINOCEROS AND LAYMONT & SHAW
  • 08/07/2008
  • Berkmann Wine Cellars are pleased to announce that Vinoceros and Laymont & Shaw are now part of the Berkmann group.
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  • International Wine Challenge 2008
  • 11/06/2008
  • Following the publication of the result of the International Wine Challenge 2008, Berkmann Wine Cellars are pleased to announce that seven Berkmann products were awarded the Gold Medal.
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  • THE DRINKS BUSINESS AWARDS 2008
  • 02/06/2008
  • The “Berkmann Tour of Britain” has won the award for Best Trade Campaign at The Drinks Business Awards 2008, held on Wednesday 21st of May.
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  • SOMMELIER WINE AWARDS 2008
  • 21/05/2008
  • Berkmann Wine Cellars are pleased to announce that four Berkmann wines made it onto the Sommelier Wine Awards Gold list, while a further ten wines were shortlisted.
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  • SILVER MEDALS FOR NORTON AT WINES OF ARGENTINA AWARDS
  • 13/03/2008
  • Berkmann agency Bodega Norton picked up three silver medals at the Wines of Argentina Awards, for their Reserva Malbec 2005, Privada 2005 and Perdriel 2004.
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  • Berkmann Tour of Britain 2008
  • 07/03/2008
  • After five days of tasting up and down the country, the first ever Berkmann Tour of Britain has come to an end.
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  • NEW CHILEAN AGENCY FOR BERKMANN WINE CELLARS
  • 18/01/2008
  • We are proud to announce the addition of Casa Lapostolle to our agency portfolio.
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  • BERKMANN AGENCY YALUMBA WINS MAJOR AWARDS
  • 11/12/2007
  • Australian agency Yalumba has won both “Winery of the Year” and “Winemaker of the Year” at the Australasian Wine of the Year Awards.
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  • Berkmann agency Yalumba wins International Green Apple Award.
  • 30/11/2007
  • Australian winery Yalumba was awarded the International Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practise (Australia and New Zealand 2007) at a House of Commons ceremony in November 2007.
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  • BERKMANN AGENCY WIN FOUR TROPHIES AT THE IWSC AWARDS
  • 08/11/2007
  • Australian winery Chapel Hill wins four awards at the International Wine and Spirits Challenge 2007.
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  • Four New New World Agencies
  • 31/10/2007
  • We have expanded our ranges from California, Australia and New Zealand with four new exclusive suppliers: Saintsbury, Chapel Hill, Lethbridge and Coopers Creek.
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  • Berkmann Wines Scoop Decanter Trophies
  • 12/09/2007
  • Four Berkmann wines won trophies at the Decanter Awards 2007.
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  • Charity Cricket Day
  • 05/09/2007
  • Planet of The Grapes, Pop Bitch, Berkmann Wine Cellars and Tiscali raised £5.2k for Great Ormond Street Hospital when they played a Charity Cricket Match on 21st July 07 at Shipbourne Cricket Club, Kent.
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