Published: 30 September, 2016
You can always rely on the wine trade to show a sense of perspective. As Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie prepare to eviscerate one another in the divorce courts, no doubt damaging the lives of their six children in the process, the question on everyone's lips is: what's going to happen to Château Miraval?
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Published: 30 September, 2016
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Published: 28 September, 2016
Sales of premium whites are on the up, but restaurants still see red when it comes to higher-end sales.
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Published: 28 September, 2016
Frost, mildew and scalding weather in 2016 has had a "major impact" on Champagne, accounting for as much as 80% crop losses in one area before the harvest even began.
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Published: 28 September, 2016
In response to increasing consumer demand for home-grown fizz, Aldi is launching its first English sparkling wine.
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Published: 22 September, 2016
English sparkling wine hit an all time high in the UK this summer, according to wine app, Vivino.
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Published: 22 September, 2016
National Champagne Week returns for the fourth time next month, aiming to bring the ever popular French fizz to a new audience.
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Published: 12 September, 2016
Taking a look back at the Prosecco pricing bubble in 2015, ahead of this year's harvest, Harpers.co.uk investigates if it could happen again.
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Published: 05 September, 2016
Not long ago sake was the preserve of Japanese restaurants, often low quality, cheap and served hot. But standards and times have changed with the rise in popularity of superior premium sakes.
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Published: 25 August, 2016
An online crowd-funded wine business is asking the British public to get involved in the production, branding and naming of a new English sparkling wine.
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Published: 19 August, 2016
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Published: 18 August, 2016
Booze-free wine alternative, Eisberg, have signed a three-year partnership to become the official wine partner for the UK's biggest professional cycle race.
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Published: 16 August, 2016
Premium Port brand, Kopke, has launched its 1996 Colheita Port at Marks & Spencer online.
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Published: 16 August, 2016
The amount of sparkling wine on sale in the UK has risen by 80% in the last five years from 17.6m gallons in 2011/12 to an estimated 31.6m gallons in 2015/16 according to HMRC.
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Published: 12 August, 2016
For a third consecutive year, International Sherry Week (ISW) - organised by El Consejo Regulador Jerez-Xeres-Sherry - will celebrate Sherry wines across the UK.
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Published: 04 August, 2016
Alliance Wine has launched their first English sparking wine, Truslers Hill Pinot Noir Rosé 2014.
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Published: 03 August, 2016
English sparkling wine has been given a boost by appearing on fine wine trading platform Liv-ex for the first time.
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Published: 01 August, 2016
Kingsland Drinks' has found the first listing of its new carbonated wines, having launched a carbonated version of the Shorn range to make the most of the rising demand for sparkling wine.
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The committee which organises the annual London event has announced that it will not be holding this year's tasting - and doesn't know when or if it will return to the UK.
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French wine production is expected to decline 8% for the 2016 harvest following the damaging hailstorms and spring frost which hit several different areas across the country according to the French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll.
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