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Published: 22 April, 2024
Hungary’s Furmint has been making waves for both the quality and individuality of the wines, with this spring’s Furmint & Friends tasting at London’s Painters’ Hall featuring the most comprehensive spotlight yet on this grape. Harpers partnered with Wines of Hungary UK to convene a round table to analyse the positioning and potential of this exciting volcanic soil-grown variety, with regional expert Caroline Gilby MW giving an introductory overview. Panellists were also offered a taster of some exemplary styles to frame their discussion.
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Published: 18 April, 2024
The premium mixers market is showing resilience in the face of the cost of living crisis, finds Nigel Huddleston.
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Published: 16 April, 2024
As cost pressures rise and gin distillery closures begin to rack up, Henry Jeffreys takes the temperature of this major category.
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Published: 01 April, 2024
With rum pushing a premium image, Andrew Catchpole asks how fast and how far it can go.
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Published: 27 March, 2024
Andrew Catchpole gathered together a panel to taste and debate the merits of this fashionable but rather niche category.
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Published: 25 March, 2024
With premium rosé in the ascendancy, James Lawrence asks why apathy rules regarding its listings.
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Published: 22 March, 2024
Jo Gilbert looks at how bulk shippers are trying to calm the storm of global wine supply.
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Published: 01 March, 2024
As Broadland Drinks re-installs its corking line after a 15-year absence, Jo Gilbert looks at the future for cork as a technically sound, carbon negative option.
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Published: 05 January, 2024
Across the globe wineries are ramping up their investments in tourism experiences. Rupert Millar reports on the value of a still-growing sector.
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Published: 05 December, 2023
James Lawrence charts the progress being made by the growing number of Harpers Sustainability Charter participants.
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Published: 04 December, 2023
With a big buzz around regenerative viticulture, Andrew Catchpole digs down for a closer view.
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Published: 01 December, 2023
All parts of the wine supply chain – from producers to retailers – can find ways to minimise their environmental impact. James Bayley reports.
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Published: 29 November, 2023
The alcohol industry is tasked with helping consumers bridge the gap between their appetite for sustainable solutions and following through, writes Jo Gilbert.
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Published: 27 November, 2023
In some quarters, Port sales received something of a lockdown boost as consumers made the most of longer, more relaxed at-home-drinking occasions. Jo Gilbert asks, can restaurants utilise this goodwill to maximise sales this winter?
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Published: 24 November, 2023
Henry Jeffreys looks beyond Scotch and more latterly Japan, to those countries which have emerged as serious, sellable propositions for the trade.
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Published: 22 November, 2023
David Kermode quizzes the experts about why lees ageing is so important when it comes to the finest Champagnes.
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Published: 20 October, 2023
With this versatile variety on the rise, Andrew Catchpole invited a panel to take a dive into its possibilities and progress on the world stage.
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Published: 02 October, 2023
The UK’s appetite for sparkling wine has led to increasing sales for wallet-friendly Champagne alternatives, and crémant ticks the right boxes. James Lawrence reports.
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Published: 24 August, 2023
James Bayley assesses the health of the vodka category in the wake of the great Russian boycott and notes the spirit’s premium leanings.
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The trade returns to the Riesling conundrum time and again, but our Taste Off panel detected signs of change with respect to this consumer-bewildering variety. Andrew Catchpole reports from a lively session at 9 Vines in Hove.
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