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Global Masters winners and Moldovan wine on pour at The Wine & Spirits Show

28 September 2018 By Phoebe French

The Wine and Spirits Show, run by the drinks business and sister title The Spirits Business, has announced further exhibitors for its event in October, including nine wines from Moldova, a Spanish brandy and a selection of award winning wines from the Global Masters Series.

Launched by the team that brought you The City Wine Show, the Wine Show Chelsea and Spirited London, The Wine & Spirits Show will bring together the best wine and spirits under one roof.

The event will be open to both the trade and consumers and will take place over two days from 12 to 13 October in the heart of London at One Whitehall Place, part of five-star hotel the Royal Horseguards. Targeting wine enthusiasts based in London, around 2,000 members of the general public are expected to attend, alongside members of the wine and spirits trade.

The Wine & Spirits Show will offer one hall dedicated to wines, and another that will be focused entirely on spirits.

The Wine Hall will also feature the Global Masters Zone, showcasing the top medal-winning wines judged throughout the years in the drinks business Global Masters Series.

The Spirits Hall will feature everything from gin and whisky to Tequila, rum and Mezcal. This hall will also host The Spirits Masters Zone, which will be manned by The Spirits Business team and showcase the Spirits Masters competition medallists.

Both halls will feature a dedicated New Products Zone for both wines and spirits, which will showcase the hottest wines and spirits launched within the last 12 months, keeping guests up to speed on emerging trends and releases. Consumers will be asked to vote for their favourite new wine or spirits, with the winning brand set to receive a profile page in the magazine.

A Great British Beer Tour Zone will also offer guests the chance to sample a wide range of brews judged by db‘s expert panel as part of the Global Beer Competition in August.

As well as hundreds on wines and spirits available to sample, the event will also offer a series of expert masterclasses, on both wines and spirits, giving guests the chance to get under the skin of Champagne with Pol Roger or delve deeper into the world of fine wine with iDealwine.

A full schedule of masterclasses, which will be offered FREE on a first come first served basis, will be announced in due course.

The event will open from 1pm to 9pm on Friday, and from 1pm to 8pm on Saturday. To register for the trade event, which will run from 1pm to 5pm on Friday, please click here.

For producers and suppliers wishing to take part in the event, please email Chloé Beral on Chloe.Beral@unionpress.co.uk.

For more information and for tickets, please click here.

Scroll down to view the new exhibitors due to take part in the show.

New exhibitors

Name: Novus BH Magister

Company information: Founded in November 2016, Novus imports Moldovan wine into the UK.

Fun fact: We are the only UK company that exclusively imports Moldovan Wine.

Proudest achievement: The organisation of the Moldovan Wine tasting event dedicated exclusively to Moldovan Wine and led by Eastern European wine expert Caroline Gilby MW.

Future goals: We would like to be widely available on the UK market, both in the on- and off-trade.

Ask them about: The 9 wines on pour exclusively at the Wine & Spirits show, including indigenous grape varieties from Moldova.

Name: Wood Brothers

Company information: Founded in 2017 in Oxfordshire and created by brothers Ed and Charlie, the distillery was born when we combined our love for the land, as sixth generation family farmers, with the desire to diversify and start using our home grown products and stone granary barns to create single estate spirits. With Ed’s knowledge of the intricate processes involved, he was able to lead on the development and building of the distillery in 2017. The first spirits came off the still early in 2018. The ethos of the single estate spirit was, from first conception, vital for the Wood Brothers, ensuring that we have absolute control on the whole process from field to bottle.

What’s on pour: Wood Brothers’ Single Estate Gin, 70cl, 44% ABV and Wood Brothers’ Single Estate Vodka, 70cl, 40% ABV.

Name: Angus Dundee Distillers

Company information: Terry Hillman invested in whisky stocks 60 years ago and invented the company name. From there he and his family steadily grew the business, buying two distilleries, Tomintoul and Glencadam along the way.

Fun fact: We get to nose and sample whiskies every day to assess quality!

Proudest achievement: Owning two distilleries and a bottling and warehousing plant near Glasgow.

Future goals: Substantial growth in sales of our gin brand, Chelsea Royal.

Name: Whitehaven

Company information: Established in 1994 in the heart of the internationally renowned Marlborough region, Whitehaven is the realisation of the White family’s vision to create a respected and critically acclaimed winery.

On pour: Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2017

Name: Spanish Oak

Company information: Founded in 2016, Spanish Oak is one of the pioneering companies rejuvenating the Spanish brandy category.

Fun fact: We love to live the life and enjoy the Andalusian lifestyle on the ‘terrazzas’ and lounges under the sun after work, or sometimes during the work. This is what the taste of our Brandy is representing.

Proudest achievement: 99.9% success on international blind tasting events.

Future goals: To have our brandy represented well in 3 to 4 countries.

On pour: Spanish Oak Brandy – the first time it has been poured outside of Spain. Made from Pedro Ximenez wine and aged in used American Oak Sherry Barrels, it has a sweet aftertaste but contains no added sugar or caramel.