Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Embrace the on-trade or be "doomed"

Published: 21 May, 2010

Industry warned on-trade wine sales are declining every year

Prince and Duchess to visit Glenlivet Distillery

Published: 21 May, 2010

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will open a new extension to The Glenlivet Distillery on June 4 during a visit to Speyside, Scotland.

Diageo Reserve Brands to sponsor Goodwood

Published: 21 May, 2010

Diageo Reserve Brands has announced a three year sponsorship agreement with the Goodwood Estate.

Tesco backs call for end of below cost alcohol sales

Published: 21 May, 2010

Supermarket giant Tesco has become the first major UK retailer to support the new coalition government's commitment to ban the sale of alcohol below cost.

New Turkish wine generic a winner at LIWF

Published: 21 May, 2010

The new generic wine brand, Wines of Turkey, scooped a 72% award rate for wines under its umbrella at the London International Wine Fair LIWF, this week.

Trade welcomes government price pledge

Published: 20 May, 2010

A coalition government proposal to ban below cost-price selling of alcohol has been welcomed by the Wine & Spirit Trade Association.

Indian wine 'a force to be reckoned with'

Published: 20 May, 2010

India might be described as the last frontier in the wine world, but a postive showing at this year's London International Wine Fair has done the region the power of good.

Fairtrade deal is a Big Issue for Fairhills

Published: 20 May, 2010

Fairhills, the Fairtrade wine brand, has teamed up with the Big Issue magazine in a deal that will see all its street vendors kitted out with new, branded uniforms.

Wine Intelligence sparks fine wine debate

Published: 20 May, 2010

Research firm comes under fire for describing fine wine as anything above £10

Teacher's promotes malt link

Published: 20 May, 2010

Teacher's whisky is to try to raise awareness of the links between blended and malt whisky through a giveaway promotion.

Indies told 'be proud to be different'

Published: 19 May, 2010

Independent wine merchants have been told their unique strength lies in the fact they are so different from any other part of the industry.

Heritage makes a wine fine, say consumers

Published: 19 May, 2010

Heritage is the key factor for consumers when considering whether a wine is "fine" or not, according to Wine Intelligence research.

Experts: UK is 'still the place to be'

Published: 19 May, 2010

The UK market is still the place to be for global wine producers - despite high duty rates and pricing issues - experts have agreed.

UK wine drinking population 'stuck' at 28 million

Published: 19 May, 2010

The UK's wine drinking population has probably peaked at around 28 million, according to new analysis from Wine Intelligence.

China not a "one billion" market

Published: 19 May, 2010

Importers may have to wait up to 15 years to make a profit in China

Industry urged to unite to survive climate change

Published: 19 May, 2010

Wrap urges wine industry to reduce its environmental impact to "save itself"

Producers warned to be aware of wine faults at bottling

Published: 18 May, 2010

Producers need to be made more aware of wine faults that can occur at the time of bottling, says the global director of NomaSense Business, at enclosures producer Nomacorc.