Published: 07 November, 2018
As Japan continues to make waves in whisky, pushing outwards with its own distinctive style and winning awards left, right and centre, wine is poised to follow suit. Harpers joined Sarah Abbott MW at a recent Wines of Japan tasting – the follow-up to the inaugural UK event in February this year. We discovered a country ready to build on the newly signed free trade deal with Europe and take on the wine world.
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Published: 07 November, 2018
The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) officially welcomed 14 new MW to its fold at its annual awards ceremony last night.
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Published: 07 November, 2018
Champagne Billecart-Salmon has appointed Mathieu Roland-Billecart to the position of chief executive officer.
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Published: 06 November, 2018
US wines have been generating an unprecedented buzz in the UK. Andrew Catchpole discovers why
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Published: 06 November, 2018
Four winemakers styling themselves as The Judean Hills Quartet returned to London on Monday to mark the anniversary of their collaboration to promote quality Israeli wines.
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Published: 06 November, 2018
Jascots has expanded its Port portfolio with the addition of family Port House Vieira de Sousa.
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Published: 06 November, 2018
Drawing on sparkling wine research carried out with Wines Direct, Harpers assesses the state of play
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Published: 06 November, 2018
Columnists are meant to have opinions. They’re meant to have answers. But there is one aspect of wine that I am at a loss to fathom. And that is the location of wine’s cool. Where is it? Who’s got it? Because no matter how you try to spin it, wine is simply not hip. It is not sick. And it is most certainly not, my homies, woke.
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Published: 05 November, 2018
A change to legislation in the 2018 Budget policy document could have a significant impact on products made from concentrate in the UK, including British made wine, low abv wines, RTDs, sherry-style drinks and flavoured ciders – anything which is diluted after fermentation.
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Published: 01 November, 2018
Fresh from his win at the Lifetime Achievement Awards at last week’s Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships in London, Ed Carr, group head sparkling winemaker at Accolade Wines talked to Harpers about putting Tasmania on the map.
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Published: 01 November, 2018
Hanging Ditch founder Ben Stephenson has revealed the plans for his latest venture - a wine retail, entertainment and social space that works from morning to night.
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Published: 31 October, 2018
As the French region looks to revitalise its reputation, Lisa Riley meets the growers introducing greener methods and pursuing organic certification
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Published: 31 October, 2018
The UK has been pinpointed as the fourth most costly country in the EU when it comes to buying alcohol and tobacco.
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Published: 31 October, 2018
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has revealed the nominees for its outstanding Alumni Award.
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Published: 30 October, 2018
Viña Pomal has unveiled a new wine positioned as a classic Rioja with a modern style.
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Published: 30 October, 2018
The Californian Wine Institute (CWI) has announced the 2018 harvest had ‘played out like a dream’ for winegrowers in regions across the state.
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Published: 30 October, 2018
Pub landlords and spirits importers will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning, but not the nation’s wine trade – which is looking at an extra £90 million bill in duty next year.
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Published: 30 October, 2018
Flint Wines has grown its Burgundy portfolio with four producers.
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Published: 29 October, 2018
Investing in Britain’s future was one of the anthems that ran through Philip Hammond’s autumn Budget speech this afternoon.
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Published: 29 October, 2018
As summer slides inexorably into autumn, we Brits start ringing the seasonal changes. Light cotton shirts give way to warm sweaters, then the coats come out of seasonal hibernation. Afterwards there’s the annual dither about whether or not to switch the central heating on yet. Before you know it they’ll be playing Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas on a continuous loop in every shopping mall and supermarket between Land’s End and John O’Groats and offering deals on anything from Play Station consoles to family-sized boxes of Quality Street.
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