Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Beaujolais reports small but promising 2019 vintage

Published: 15 October, 2019

Beaujolais has declared the 2019 vintage a small harvest – half the size of the previous year, due to “climate hazards”.

Wine Paris and Vinexpo Paris add communal area to joint event

Published: 09 October, 2019

Wine Paris and Vinexpo Paris have created a communal area to maximise the visitor experience at their joint 2020 event.

Jascots signs distribution deal with Château de Pommard

Published: 09 October, 2019

Jascots has signed a deal with Château de Pommard as its privileged on-trade distributor across the UK.

Bourgogne 2019 vintage an ‘exceptional but peculiar one'

Published: 04 October, 2019

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) has described the 2019 vintage as “without doubt a peculiar one”, adding the grape quality was "exceptional and "worthy of a year with a nine".

Wine club collapse prompts major sell-off

Published: 04 October, 2019

Over 4,000 bottles of fine wine are to go under the hammer in an online auction next week following the collapse of Lincolnshire-based wine club 3D Wines.

Jeroboams adds Domaine Pierre Damoy to portfolio

Published: 01 October, 2019

Jeroboams has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor of Burgundy producer Domaine Pierre Damoy.

Provence harvest off to a ‘promising’ start

Published: 12 September, 2019

Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence (CIVP) has announced a “promising start” to the harvest season across Côtes de Provence, Coteaux Varois en Provence and Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence.

UK release for Champagne Armand de Brignac’s rarest cuvée

Published: 11 September, 2019

Champagne Armand de Brignac has announced the UK arrival of its Blanc de Noirs Assemblage Three (A3) - the third assemblage of its ultra-prestige cuvée.

FMV adds Rhône house Château La Nerthe

Published: 05 September, 2019

Fields, Morris & Verdin (FMV) has expanded its French portfolio with Rhône house Château La Nerthe.

Online wine auction first for Brightwells

Published: 02 September, 2019

Brightwells has extended its online timed auctions to cover French wine for the first time.

Calvet headline wine partner of this year’s LRF

Published: 27 August, 2019

French wine brand Calvet has been confirmed as the headline wine partner of this year’s London Restaurant Festival (LRF).

Jadot expands Oregon winery

Published: 08 August, 2019

Maison Louis Jadot has opened its first tasting room outside Burgundy.

Sopexa wins Washington State Wine agency

Published: 05 August, 2019

Washington State Wine (WSW) has appointed Sopexa in London as its new UK agent, the US body has announced.

EWGA Wines to distribute Champagne Boizel

Published: 31 July, 2019

EWGA Wines has signed a deal with the Boizel family to become the exclusive on-trade UK distributor of the Champagne brand.

France rebuffs Trump on wine tax threat

Published: 29 July, 2019

Bruno Le Maire, France’s minister of finance, has rejected a threat from US President Donald Trump to impose a levy on imports of French wine into the US.

Domaines Auriol launches rare organic wines

Published: 20 June, 2019

Organic champion Domaines Auriol has released two organic wines from rare grape varieties.

Beaujolais on the up

Published: 20 May, 2019

Exports of Beaujolais to the UK rose 35% in volume and 9% in value year on year from February 2019, according to InterBeaujolais.

Loire Valley Wines reveals marketing drive

Published: 16 May, 2019

Loire Valley Wines trade body has announced a new consumer marketing campaign for the UK - the Loire Bucket List.

Co-op ramps up rosé range

Published: 10 May, 2019

The Co-op has “massively boosted” its rosé portfolio, adding 10 new lines as part of a spring range refresh.

Bordeaux producers acquitted over fungicides case

Published: 01 May, 2019

A French court has acquitted two Bordeaux wine producers in a highly sensitive case over the spraying of chemicals, which allegedly provoked sickness in a teacher and dozens of schoolchildren.