19th August 2020
Wines of Germany has launched a new campaign offering financial support to smaller and medium-size retailers in the UK for the promotion of German wines to consumers.
New for 2020, the Wines of Germany Retailer Partnership Fund has been introduced in response to the difficult landscape the wine industry now faces. The new fund offers UK wine merchants the opportunity to apply for grants in order to increase promotion of their German wine listings.
Taking the decision to support smaller and medium-size retailers, Wines of Germany aims to introduce German wines to a new consumer audience, encourage retailers to increase engagement with their customers and develop longstanding relationships. Nicky Forrest, Director of Wines of Germany UK said, “We are excited to launch this new and timely fund and, in doing so, reach a whole new audience of consumers throughout the UK. It’s important to us to support retailers who continue to list and promote German wine.”
Applications for grants of up to £10,000 can be made via the Wines of Germany website until the 28th September and businesses will need to provide details of how they would spend the grant money to promote their German wines.
The successful retailers will be notified in October 2020 and they have until the end of April 2021 to complete their promotional activities.
To ensure a broad range of German wine is represented across all of the promotional campaigns, retailers looking to apply for a grant must already stock at least three different German producers and five German wines. In addition, applicants must increase their listings to at least eight German wines for the period of the promotion, two of which must be grapes other than Riesling.
If you have any questions about the Retailer Partnership Fund or German wine in the UK, please contact germanwine@thisisphipps.com.
