Written evidence submission from Accolade Wines (AUS0016)
Angus MacNeil MP
Chair, International Trade Select Committee Houses of Parliament
Westminster London SW1A 0AA
15 January 2022 Via email: tradecom@parliament.uk
Dear Chair,
Re: Response to International Trade Committee Inquiry – United Kingdom-Australia Free Trade Agreement [UK-AU FTA]
parliamentary scrutiny process.
Accolade Wines in the UK
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Winemaking practices
Yours sincerely,
Caroline Thompson-Hill
Managing Director, Europe
January 2022
Written evidence submission from Accolade Wines (AUS0016)
Appendix A: Excerpt from Australian Government Trade Collateral - Accolade Wines' Profile
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Written evidence submission from Accolade Wines (AUS0016)
ACCOLADE WINES
Based in South Australia, Accolade Wines is one of the largest suppliers of wine to the UK. Its portfolio features some of the world’s best known wine brands, including Hardys.
The UK is a key market for Accolade Wines. The company directly employs around 500 people and supports a further 2,400 jobs across the local supply chain.
Accolade Wines' principal investment in the UK – The Park – is an award-winning bottling plant in Bristol and the largest production, warehouse, distribution and innovation centre for wine in Europe. The Park is Accolade Wines’ primary facility and the regional hub from which it supplies customers across mainland Europe.
Accolade Wines can process 1,200 bottles per minute or over 1 million bottles a day at The Park. The company
provides 1 in every 10 bottles of wine sold in the UK off-trade environment. It is also the single largest supplier to on-trade premises.
Accolade Wines would like to see a positive FTA in place by the end of 2021, with support for tariff elimination, carbonation of Australian sparkling wine in the UK and a streamlined import interface. This will help the company
grow its presence in the UK and provide British consumers with greater choice on wine and new products in the years ahead – including low-alcohol wines and seltzers.
‘As we emerge from the pandemic, this symbolic trade deal will demonstrate the close relationship between the UK and Australia. It will be something to raise a glass to when
negotiators have sealed an historic deal that ushers in a new period in the global wine trade,’ says Caroline Thompson-Hill, Managing Director Europe, Accolade Wines.
PHOTO CREDIT: ACCOLADE WINES, THE PARK, BRISTOL
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