Richard Woodard

1 week ago | news.wine.co.za | Richard Woodard

Many luxury products can be considered a Veblen good – one for which, counterintuitively, demand intensifies even as prices rise. But wine enjoys another attribute that is harder to replicate among, say, watches or cars – its inherent scarcity increases over time, simply because people drink it.

2 weeks ago | drinks-intel.com | Richard Woodard

Rum’s fortunes are beginning to improve in North America, driving renewed momentum in the on-premiseHigher price tiers are likely sources of future growth as the overall category remains flatConsumer education and targeting rum newcomers are seen as key to unlocking future North American growthWith a broad range of styles - from mixable white rum to long-aged sipping expressions - one of rum’s greatest assets is its versatilityBrands are investing big money in on-premise education and...

3 weeks ago | thedrinksbusiness.com | Richard Woodard

Forty years on from Cloudy Bay’s first vintage, the second instalment of our two-part series focuses on the winery’s rise to world renown, the departures of David Hohnen and Kevin Judd, and life under Veuve Clicquot and Moët Hennessy. Richard Woodard reports. Cloudy Bay may have put Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc on the map, but there was a little more to the winery’s first few vintages than met the eye.

3 weeks ago | decanter.com | Richard Woodard

The whiskies – a three-strong range comprising Prakaan Select Cask, Prakaan Double Cask and Prakaan Peated Malt – are produced at the Prakaan Distillery in the north of Thailand, located in the province of Kamphaeng Phet. Kamphaeng Phet lies within Thailand’s northerly Western Forest Complex, part of a ‘vast, unspoiled’ UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name Prakaan translates as ‘wall’ or ‘fort’ – a tribute to the remains of an ancient wall which once surrounded the province.

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Richard Woodard

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