About Black Tower
Black Tower is one of the few top wine brands of the 80s, which has stayed the test of time, and still has a presence and place on our shelves. Once, one of the very biggest wine brands in the world, and especially the UK, in the days when sales of German wine dominated, it has managed to undergo make overs and facelifts across the years, in a way that only a couple of other brands from the wine revolutionary 80s, have done – one other such wine is Mateus Rose.
What's the Background to Black Tower?
Britain discovered wine in the 1980s (and the USA not long after), when it ceased being the drink for the upper classes and for special occasions. Supermarkets were instrumental in bringing wine to the public, making it approachable, and most of all, affordable. In those days, there was Bordeaux, Cotes du Rhone, Chablis and Muscadet. But the wines that caught the imagination, and the taste buds of millions of new wine drinkers, were the sweeter, fruitier styles, easy drinking, and with names and labels that people could recognise and trust.
Enter the eye catching and unique Black Tower, in its ubiquitous towering black bottle, launching at a time, when German wines were second only to France in the league table of wine sales. The wine market today is almost unrecognisable, with the dominance of Australia and the New World. At the height of Black Tower’s success, German wine was soaring and Black Tower slogged it out with its big rival, Blue Nun, for the lead German wine brand.
German wine sales have since declined as styles have changed. However, whilst many of the other German brands have disappeared, Black Tower is still selling in strong quantites.
What Styles Of Wine Do Black Tower Produce?
Alongside the iconic, original Black Tower, there are now several other styles, as the brand has moved with the times, but all in a similar, towering bottle, although the design has changed over recent years.
Black Tower Fruity White – the original, but with a slightly drier, yet, still very fruity style – fresh, easy drinking, with floral and peach notes.
B by Black Tower Rose – "B" by Black Tower Rosé is mouth watering and refreshing, with delicious aromas of fresh red berries and raspberries and is the perfect vibrant taste enlivener, any occasion.
Black Tower Rose – a soft, juicy, red berry scented rose from the Portuguieser and Dornfelder grapes – gentle strawberry character dominates.