News - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Entire M&S own-label wine portfolio to be vegan by 2022

Published: 31 October, 2019

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced plans for all of its own-label wines to be 100% vegan by 2022 - a UK first for a multiple retailer.

Gin months away from eclipsing vodka as the UK’s biggest spirits category

Published: 30 October, 2019

After years of forecasting and speculation, gin is poised to finally push ahead of vodka as the UK’s biggest spirits category in 2020, with flavoured variants pushing the category to ever greater heights.

New MD for Mast-Jägermeister UK

Published: 30 October, 2019

Mast-Jägermeister has appointed Michael Cleary as its new managing director for the UK.

Birse-Stewart joins Berkmann’s Scottish team

Published: 30 October, 2019

Distributor Berkmann Wine Cellars has appointed Billy Birse-Stewart as consultant director.

New global PR partnership announced

Published: 30 October, 2019

Three food-and-drink PR agencies from across the world have partnered to create a global network to support their clients’ international needs.

Alliance adds Manos Negras to portfolio

Published: 30 October, 2019

Importer Alliance Wine has won the exclusive UK agency rights for Argentina’s Manos Negras winery.

China fuels Aussie wine export growth

Published: 30 October, 2019

Australia’s wine exports grew 7% by value in the 12 months to 30 September 2019 to AU$2.89bn, Wine Australia has revealed.

Aperol drives global growth for Gruppo Campari

Published: 29 October, 2019

Gruppo Campari has reported strong organic sales growth of 6.9% for the nine months to 30 September.

Freixenet back on TV

Published: 29 October, 2019

Freixenet is on the campaign trail with its first TV campaign across prime-time TV in years.

Major redesign for BNIC website

Published: 29 October, 2019

The BNIC has redesigned and expanded its cognac.fr website.

Prosecco reports 2019 yields down but ‘exceptional quality’

Published: 29 October, 2019

Consorzio of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG has declared the 2019 harvest of “exceptional quality”, but said yields were down between 3% to 5%.

Trivento redesigns labels for Christmas

Published: 29 October, 2019

Argentinean wine brand Trivento has unveiled a time-limited Christmas-themed label for its Reserve Malbec.

Sotheby’s launches own-label range of wines

Published: 29 October, 2019

Global auction house Sotheby’s has launched an own-label range of wines.

CWI confirms ‘vast majority’ of Sonoma vineyards and wineries intact

Published: 29 October, 2019

The California Wine Institute (CWI) has confirmed that 'currently' the vast majority of vineyards and wineries in Sonoma County are intact.

Académie du Vin Library joins WSET as Corporate Patron

Published: 28 October, 2019

Académie du Vin Library (AdVL) has joined the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) as a Bronze Corporate Patron.

Liberty Wines to distribute Jancis Robinson glassware

Published: 28 October, 2019

Liberty Wines has won exclusive UK trade rights to distribute Jancis Robinson MW’s glassware range.

London distillery launches white spiced rum

Published: 28 October, 2019

London-based start-up Silk Road Distillers has launched with a white spiced rum.

Scotch and Bourbon certification programme launches

Published: 28 October, 2019

The Council of Whiskey Masters has launched a dedicated certification program for whiskey professionals.

Soda Rock winery destroyed as wildfires continue to sweep Sonoma

Published: 28 October, 2019

The historic Soda Rock winery in the Alexander Valley has been destroyed in the current Cali wildfires, which has seen the closure of several major wineries since the fires started last Wednesday.