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Sid Patel, chief executive and founder of Beverage Trade Network and the International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show, gives his take on the US bulk wine market in an article that first appeared in Meininger Wine Business International.

Experienced winemakers know how challenging the industry can be. There’s no concept of simply shutting out the world in order to focus on running a vineyard and creating the perfect blend when there’s business to attend to –  the all-important business of marketing and selling the finished product. International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show UK is ready to help you.

International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show (IBWSS) which is an annual show in San Francisco that caters to the US bulk wine, bulk spirits and private label buyers now also comes to London. IBWSS London will be an annual event exhibiting global bulk wine, bulk spirits and private label service providers. The IBWSS London will give European supermarkets, retailers, restaurants, wineries, distilleries and other buyers an opportunity to source bulk wine and spirits in one place, and meet private label suppliers.

Wine trade in the United Kingdom (UK) is dominated by supermarkets, which increasingly sell private labels and import bulk wine from developing countries to save costs. Reaching this channel can best be done through an importer, mitigating your risks of dealing directly with supermarkets. At the same time, opportunities can increasingly be found for low-volume suppliers, at the emerging independent specialists.

The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show (IBWSS) is an annual trade show and conference, open to trade professionals only, and is set to take place at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London, UK.