Red Squirrel expands team into Scotland
Published: 14 December, 2018
Red Squirrel has grown its team north of the border with the appointment of a Scottish based account manager.
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Looking ahead: Ian Harris MBE, chief executive, WSET
Published: 14 December, 2018
Tumultuous political times are offering an interesting backdrop to our latest Looking Ahead series.
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Nomacorc producer to launch “major” recycling partnership
Published: 14 December, 2018
Wine closures giant Vinventions is the latest to re-affirm its commitment to sustainability via several new initiatives aimed at reducing waste and reaching zero carbon emissions.
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LWF signs up as WSET Corporate Patron
Published: 14 December, 2018
London Wine Fair (LWF) has signed up as a bronze Corporate Patron of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) as part of a new partnership to push education.
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The week that was
Published: 13 December, 2018
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, here’s a review of the top online news, analysis, opinions and features
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MMD swells Burgundy ranks with Billaud-Simon
Published: 13 December, 2018
Maisons Marques et Domaines has been given exclusivity rights for Chablis producer Domaine Billaud-Simon.
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Fine wine more stable than gold as Burgundy drives record high for investment market
Published: 13 December, 2018
Burgundy thrived, Bordeaux consolidated and wine investment proved more stable than gold, according to the Liv-ex annual summary of the 2018 market, described as “a record breaking year”.
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Looking ahead: Andrew Johnson, Woodwinters
Published: 13 December, 2018
Tumultuous political times are offering an interesting backdrop to our latest Looking Ahead series.
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Number of regular UK wine drinkers drops by one million in three years
Published: 13 December, 2018
Britain is steadily losing its core wine drinkers to other beverage categories, while those who remain loyal to the category are drinking less often.
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Famille Helfrich gears up for first portfolio tasting
Published: 12 December, 2018
Famille Helfrich, the premium on-trade and independents arm of Les Grands Chais de France, will launch its first portfolio tasting in the UK next year.
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Wines of Hungary brings Furmint February to the UK
Published: 12 December, 2018
Wines of Hungary has announced it will be bringing Furmint February to the UK in 2019.
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Bulk matters
Published: 12 December, 2018
An increasingly sophisticated and sustainably focused bulk wine sector is in global ascendancy and it is increasingly shaping the world’s wine market, including the premium end.
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Exclusive: Rioja Alavesa revives breakaway move
Published: 11 December, 2018
Rioja Alavesa wine producers have officially agreed to revive the breakaway Viñedos de Álava DO (Denominación de Origen) which they say is aimed at providing a sustainable economic model for wine producers.
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Freixenet launches its first 0% alcohol range
Published: 11 December, 2018
Freixenet has launched an alcohol free sparkling wine range to tap the trend for low and no alcohol drinks.
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Prosecco on the way out says Naked Wines
Published: 11 December, 2018
Sauvignon Blanc still reigns supreme as Britain’s favourite grape, while Prosecco is on the wane according to the latest from Naked Wines.
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Yealands receives fine for inaccurate records and false statements
Published: 11 December, 2018
Yealands Estate Wines has been fined $400,000 in relation to inaccurate internal wine records and the making of false statements in export eligibility applications under the Wine Act 2003.
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Gaucho appoints former Wines of Argentina Europe director
Published: 10 December, 2018
Gaucho has hired former Wines of Argentina Europe director Andrew Maidment as part of a new strategy to re-establish the brand as ‘UK’s foremost Argentine wine specialist’.
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Harpers Design Awards 2018: The winners
Published: 10 December, 2018
Good design may only sell the one, first bottle if the liquid inside is discovered to be below par. But present the most sublime booze in a mediocre or off-putting package and the painstaking craft of the distiller or winemaker is likely to be left collecting dust.
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Highbury Vintners and Hennings Wine win Shop Rioja
Published: 10 December, 2018
This year’s Shop Rioja initiative delivered a collective sales uplift of 81% during October for the 61 retailers taking part, with Highbury Vintners and Hennings Wine taking top spot.
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House of Tequila urges industry to work together to stabilise prices
Published: 10 December, 2018
With another two years to go before the current agave shortage – which has caused huge price spikes – is expected to come to an end, House of Tequila has urged the industry to “work together” to avoid such volatile market conditions in the future.
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