UK gloomy as Australia dips in on-trade

Australia’s presence in the UK on-trade tumbled last year, according to figures released by Accolade Wines at the Australia Day Tastings in London today. Last year, only 11% of Australia’s total volume sales took place in the on-trade, down from 12.5% in 2014 – a decline of almost 10%. The problem, according to Jane Robertson, category development director at Accolade Wines UK, is one of supply.