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Manchester to launch first cocktail festival

Published: 19 July, 2016

Manchester's first ever cocktail festival launches this summer, with 30 of the city's on-trade venues taking part in a week-long programme of events.

Over 200 wines to be poured at The Great Sherry Tasting

Published: 19 July, 2016

The Great Sherry Tasting 2016, which is to be held on September 12, 2016, is expecting to host 40 producers and over 200 wines this year.

El Coto de Rioja jumps ship to Liberty Wines

Published: 18 July, 2016

Liberty Wines has bolstered its Spanish offering with the addition of El Coto de Rioja.

Conviviality reveals new triple threat buying team as sales soar

Published: 18 July, 2016

Wholesale juggernaut Conviviality has revealed the structure of its new buying team following a "transformational" year buying up Matthew Clark ad Bibendum Plc.

Canadian researchers find vineyards adversely affect soil quality

Published: 18 July, 2016

Biologists from the University of British Columbia's (UBC) Okanagan campus have said that wine growers need to be more aware of how viticulture practices affect the soil, after research showed that wine growing had a negative impacted on soil biodiversity.

New Zealand Winegrowers launch independent retail promotion

Published: 18 July, 2016

Independent retailers can be in with a chance of winning one of two tickets to Pinot Noir NZ 2017 in New Zealand.

Veeno opens in Edinburgh as part of rapid expansion plan

Published: 18 July, 2016

The duo behind Italian wine cafe chain Veeno are planning to bring Italian Aperitivo to Edinburgh with their eighth new opening.

Low and no-alcohol trend may be here to stay

Published: 15 July, 2016

According to the William Grant & Sons 2016 Market Report, the low-to-no alcohol trend is gaining momentum and alcohol producers will want to consider production of alternatives in their ranges to meet the growing demand.

New cabinet members historically voted in favour of alcohol duty hikes

Published: 15 July, 2016

While trying to establish beneficial trading terms with the EU should Article 50 be enacted will be a top priority for the new government, how the new cabinet members voted on alcohol duty may be a bit worrying for the drinks trade.

Premium spirits are driving growth in the category by offering unique experiences

Published: 15 July, 2016

Premium spirits are up 18.6% in the UK and are the primary driver of growth in the sprits category according to William Grant & Sons 2016 Market Report.

The Week That Was: Top news, Q&As and analysis on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 15 July, 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, financial news for the drinks trade, Q&As, and opinion stories.

Cocktail craze in the UK still has room to grow

Published: 14 July, 2016

New research released from CGA Strategy's International Cocktail Report, Great Britain's cocktail consumption has evolved, but there are still opportunities that may be available if trends in the US are anything to go by.

Co-op unloads 298 stores to McColl's Retail Group for £117m

Published: 14 July, 2016

The Co-op has announced it is selling 298 of its smaller food stores to the McColl's Retail Group for £117 million.

President of Viña Santa Rita board of directors passes away

Published: 14 July, 2016

Juan Agustín Figueroa, the president of Viña Santa Rita board of directors passed away on 7 July, 2016 at the age of 82.

Premium exports drive value growth for Australian wine

Published: 14 July, 2016

The value of Australian wine exports grew by 11% to AUD$2.11 billion, while volume grew by 0.5% 728 million litres for the twelve months ending in June 2016.

University of Adelaide launches free wine class online with 10,000 enrollees

Published: 13 July, 2016

University of Adelaide in Australia launched its online class World of Wine: From Grape to Glass, which is free to enroll and has already had 10,000 students enlisted.

Gallo expands it fruit-flavoured wine range

Published: 13 July, 2016

Gallo family Vineyards has added a Peach & Nectarine flavoured wine to it Spirtz range, which is it fruit-flavoured wine range following the success of other wines in the category.

Côtes du Rhône to launch free art pop-up called The Rhône Touch

Published: 13 July, 2016

Côtes du Rhône will be launching a pop-up in collaboration with the London College of Communication (LCC) and chef Adam Rawson for an interactive art exhibition called The Rhône Touch.

Think Indie: Vagabond Wines takes top Independent Merchant for UK's 50 Best Indies Award

Published: 13 July, 2016

At yesterday's Think Indie Drink Indie event hosted in London Vagabond Wines took the top top spot in the UK's 50 Best Indies Award list.

Think Indie: Indies from across the UK collaborate on how to build their businesses

Published: 12 July, 2016

At today's Think Indie Drink Indie event held at M Restaurant Threadneedle in London, independent merchants heard panellists from across the trade discuss four key topics on how owners could help diversify and grow their businesses.