Celebrate Life! is the mantra at the UK's leading sparkling wine supplier, Freixenet Copestick which released a special edition Prosecco to highlight the contribution of key workers during the pandemic and gave away a large number of bottles to Superheroes nominated by the public. Staff also got to toast the occasion receiving free bottles of fizz to celebrate the launch.

Freixenet and Copestick Murray merged in January 2019 to become a major player in the UK drinks market. The company boasts an extensive portfolio across still wine, sparkling wine, beer and spirits, including its three pillar brands: i heart Wines, Freixenet and Mionetto.

Freixenet Copestick likes staff to have fun and socialise together and in normal times everyone sits together in the plush open plan office in Newbury.

Wellbeing, fundraising and teamworking are promoted through employee-led working groups and staff are encouraged to work together as a team, outside their normal roles. Employees took part in a charity challenge to cover the distance from the office in Newbury to the winery in Spain, the bottling plant in France, the group head office in Germany and back to Newbury. Staff walked, ran and or cycled during lockdown individually or with their families with the proceeds going to the Drinks Trust to support colleagues who have been affected by job losses in the hospitality industry.

Successes are celebrated at regular all-company meetings and the firm held a virtual Christmas party, bringing festive cheer to the team.