Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Amathus Drinks appoints Ana Jackson MW

Published: 08 February, 2024

Drinks importer, distributor and retailer, Amathus Drinks, has announced the appointment of Ana Jackson MW (née Sapungiu) as head of wine business development.

Analysis: Oddbins and the long goodbye

Published: 15 December, 2023

Jason Millar contemplates Oddbins’ legacy and what we might learn from its demise.

Vivino switches up UK strategy

Published: 18 August, 2023

Vivino, the wine scoring and recommendations app, is switching up its ecommerce strategy in the UK, where it will no longer be pursuing direct sales and is instead leaning on its network of indie merchants.

Vivino Christmas wine trends

Published: 21 November, 2022

Vivino has taken wine-drinkers by storm. James Bayley discovers where its global popularity lies.

English sparkling triumphs at Vivino Community Awards

Published: 17 November, 2021

Vivino’s 2021 Community Awards has revealed some fascinating insights into the preferences of consumers worldwide, including the enormous popularity of English fizz in the UK.

Sainsbury’s and Vivino partner for wine-aisle recommendations

Published: 05 August, 2021

Sainsbury’s has launched an in-store and online wine ratings partnership with Vivino to offer “honest peer-reviews” as research shows that wine is the top category that consumers rely on for recommendations, beating milestone life decisions such as mortgages and new job opportunities.

Vivino names new CEO

Published: 03 June, 2021

Vivino has named Olivier Grémillon as the company’s new CEO, taking over from co-founder Heini Zachariassen.

Vivino plans further UK investment following “skyrocketing” 2020 growth

Published: 04 February, 2021

Wine app Vivino has unveiled plans for investment in one of its strongest markets, the UK, after revenues there increased 114% in just one year.

New MD flags renewed UK focus for Vivino

Published: 22 October, 2020

Online wine market place and app Vivino has redoubled its focus on British drinkers with the appointment of Joshua Lincoln as its first UK MD.

AI proving ‘most exciting catalyser’ of wine innovation

Published: 18 June, 2020

The advance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) software is by far the most exciting catalyser of innovation in the wine industry, according to speakers at an Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) webinar held yesterday (17 June).

Vivino faces legal challenge in Sweden

Published: 24 February, 2020

Vivino, the leading wine app is facing legal trouble in Sweden, the Times is reporting this morning.

Vivino to launch new personal match rating

Published: 17 February, 2020

Vivino is due to launch a major new feature to its wine-rating app which will usher in a new phase of ‘personalisation’ to its business model, Harpers can reveal.

Is this the end of critics?

Published: 17 February, 2020

It took Vivino five years to hit 100 million scans, but just two months to make the jump from 1 billion to 1.1 billion. It’s a new world, says Jo Gilbert

Smarter moves: Spotlight on Vivino

Published: 07 February, 2018

Jo Gilbert caught up with Heini Zachariassen, founder of the world’s most downloaded wine app Vivino, on how it has made the leap from information-sharing platform to marketplace