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Penfolds unveils 2019 Collection

Published: 08 August, 2019

Penfolds has today announced the launch of its 2019 Collection.

Jadot expands Oregon winery

Published: 08 August, 2019

Maison Louis Jadot has opened its first tasting room outside Burgundy.

Halliday Australian wine-award winners revealed

Published: 08 August, 2019

Jim Barry Wines has won the 2020 Halliday Wine Companion Winery of the Year award.

Looking ahead: Simon Cairns, BWS category trading manager, Co-op

Published: 07 August, 2019

As the first half of 2019 draws to a close, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities

Diageo takes majority stake in Seedlip

Published: 07 August, 2019

Diageo has acquired a “significant majority shareholding” in Seedlip, the no-alcohol brand.

Calabria winemaker in running for award

Published: 07 August, 2019

Emma Norbiato of Calabria Family Wines is among the finalists for the 2019 Gourmet Traveller Wine Winemaker of the Year Award.

Gin boom shows no signs of slowing as total value hits £3bn

Published: 07 August, 2019

The value of the total gin category has hit £3bn suggesting that the gin bubble has yet to burst.

New brand design and upsized bottles for Fishers Gin

Published: 07 August, 2019

Suffolk gin brand Fishers is to launch in a new bottle size with redesigned branding.

Cali wine adds NFC tech to closures

Published: 07 August, 2019

California brand Böen has become the first wine to add near-field communications (NFC) technology to its bottles.

Looking ahead: Robin Copestick, MD, Freixenet Copestick Limited

Published: 07 August, 2019

As the first half of 2019 draws to a close, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities

US remains ‘most attractive’ wine market, according to new report

Published: 06 August, 2019

The US has again topped the list as the most attractive wine market in the world, though the sustained volume growth of the past decade has largely subsided, according to Wine Intelligence’s Global Compass 2019 report.

Trivento breaks into top 20 UK off-trade wine brands

Published: 06 August, 2019

Stellar year-on-year sales growth has driven Concha y Toro’s Trivento brand into the UK off-trade top 20 for the first time, according to data from Nielsen.

Cult Wines strengthens Asian team with new hire

Published: 06 August, 2019

Fine wine investment business Cult Wines has appointed Julie Delaporte as its South-East Asia business development manager.

Counterfeit whisky targeted by artificial ‘tongue’

Published: 06 August, 2019

The crackdown on counterfeit whisky has a new ally: an artificial ‘tongue’ developed by scientists from the University of Glasgow.

Thousands of US jobs at risk if drinks tariffs imposed

Published: 06 August, 2019

Nearly 80,000 jobs in the US drinks sector could go if the US government targets wine and spirits in its tariff dispute with the EU, the industry has warned.

Wine sales rocket at Royal Ascot

Published: 05 August, 2019

Sales of wine at this year’s Royal Ascot were up 16.4% in value, according to exclusive supplier to the event, Hallgarten & Novum.

Syrah drinkers most social media-friendly, survey finds

Published: 05 August, 2019

Social media has made face-to-face conversation unnecessary for some 85% of Syrah drinkers, who prefer to keep in touch with friends and family via technology.