Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Wine is now the UK's most popular alcohol drink with 30 million regular drinkers 31 January, 2015
Merchants get chance to get on top of their business at March for Independents conference 30 January, 2015
Matthew Gaughan assesses how far California has come in adapting Zinfandel for all tastes 30 January, 2015
Beer sales on the rise after 10 years of falling sales following back to back duty cuts 30 January, 2015
Helen Chesshire PR supremo on her new life as singer for wine band Skin Côntact 30 January, 2015
WSTA sets out its own general election manifesto to the main political parties 30 January, 2015
IWC claims retailers can raise millions of pounds in extra sales by using medal stickers 30 January, 2015
Herefordshire English winery looking for UK distributor 30 January, 2015
Jacob's Creek turns to its winemakers and growers for new TV campaign 30 January, 2015
Australians get their hands dirty in ad campaigns - but can we spot the difference? 30 January, 2015
WSET honours top performing Diploma students at London ceremony 29 January, 2015
Concha y Toro beefs up push across six core wine brands 29 January, 2015
Seraphina Elmore stands up for all that is good about drinking and alcohol 29 January, 2015
Why Eduardo Chadwick - and friends - are feeling on top of the world 29 January, 2015
Trivento extends its sponsorship of Premiership Rugby by a further three years 29 January, 2015
Mitchells & Butlers offers "so-so" festive trading update 29 January, 2015
D&D celebrates Valentine's with wine and film events across its restaurants 29 January, 2015
Diageo sales hit by currency and 'challenging' trading environment 29 January, 2015
Seraphina Elmore stands up for all that is good about alcohol and drinking 29 January, 2015
Power to fine supermarkets for Groceries Code breaches edges closer 29 January, 2015
Matthew Clark ramps up 'quirky' wine tasting 28 January, 2015
ODDBINS: Corporate Account Managers 28 January, 2015
Wine tasting subscription service Vinoa looks to recruit 12,000 members in 2015 28 January, 2015
Buckingham Schenk recruits David Tromans from Enotria 28 January, 2015
Restaurant review: Douglas Blyde beats the critics to Berkshire's Oakley Court 28 January, 2015
Accolade sees its Mud House New Zealand wine brand go from 10K cases to 250k in a year 28 January, 2015
Australia's Grape and Wine Authority looks to secure industry's future for "next generation" 28 January, 2015
Cardiff's The Bottle Shop eyes expansion 28 January, 2015
Scotch whisky worth £5 billion to UK economy 28 January, 2015
John Hearn joins Enotria as off-trade commercial director 27 January, 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall toasts Australian wine 27 January, 2015
So what does wine trade band Skin Côntact's Anne McHale know about music? 27 January, 2015
Diageo puts pressure on suppliers by extending payment terms to 90 days 27 January, 2015
Diageo exposed for extending supplier payment terms to 90 days 27 January, 2015
Jeremy Rockett new MD for Marblehead 27 January, 2015
Accolade Wines recruits Daniel l'Anson as first UK fine wine director to drive premium wines 27 January, 2015
Northern Ireland's James Nicholson Wine on acquisition trail 27 January, 2015
Smell of EX-cess 27 January, 2015
Australian wines not 'broken' in off-trade, but on-trade is a challenge, says Accolade 27 January, 2015
UK wine trade to unite to pay respects to Château Musar's Serge Hochar 26 January, 2015
Harpers Awards 2015 promises to roll out red carpet for best in UK wine and spirits 26 January, 2015
Bag-in-box only wine retailer to ramp up international expansion 26 January, 2015
Portman Group backs report on how Labour Party should work with business 26 January, 2015
USA to be 'star of the global economy for 2015' says Euromonitor 26 January, 2015
Scotch whisky losing ground to other spirits, says Rabobank 26 January, 2015
Glynn Davis discovers a New York craft beer scene of all shapes, sizes...and strengths 26 January, 2015
Why legally protecting your business assets and brands is vital to any growth strategy 26 January, 2015
Cambridge Wine's Hal Wilson leads the way and gets local MP to back Drop the Duty campaign 26 January, 2015
DHL Tradeteam appoints new boss James Gill 26 January, 2015
Diageo signs distribution agreements with Marblehead and Catalyst Brands 26 January, 2015
Please Sir, I want some more? 24 January, 2015
Justin Keay finds much to discover at London's annual New Zealand tasting 23 January, 2015
Top British importers and merchants unite to call for better prices from Bordeaux 23 January, 2015
Fever-Tree boosted by second half results up by nearly 50% 23 January, 2015
Chief of the Week: Skin Côntact's Richard Hemming 23 January, 2015
Top indies and trade experts lined up for March for Independents conference 23 January, 2015
Justin Knock MW predicts trusted wine brands will make a comeback in 2015 23 January, 2015
Maxxium UK's MD announces departure for newly created role at Edrington 23 January, 2015
Gaucho restaurant celebrates 21 years 23 January, 2015
US wine industry facing 'unprecedented' third large harvest, says SVB 22 January, 2015
ARMIT WINES: Brand Manager 22 January, 2015
Buckingham Schenk to ramp up on-trade focus with Argentinian wine brand 22 January, 2015
Q&A: Buckingham Schenk's new MD Craig Durham outlines his plans 22 January, 2015
Roger Jones concludes his South African tour with a clarion call to the UK to stock up! 22 January, 2015
Rémy Cointreau sales decline slows, shows signs of stabilising 22 January, 2015
Wine merchant Vagabond secures third site 22 January, 2015
Former ITN and CNN correspondents in Wine Enthusiast's top 5 22 January, 2015
The Thinking Drinkers look to celebrate "legends of liquor" in new Soho show 22 January, 2015
New Zealand to hold first international conference celebrating Sauvignon Blanc in 2016 22 January, 2015
On-trade drinkers unwilling to experiment 22 January, 2015
Champagne celebrates return to growth as sales hit €4.5 billion 21 January, 2015
ProWein shakes up 2015 wine trade fair 21 January, 2015
Glenmorangie launches 'rare' grain whisky Tùsail 21 January, 2015
Spain's wine exports jumped by 380m litres but revenues plummeted 21 January, 2015
Skin Côntact's Ben Smith shares his music likes and loves 21 January, 2015
Naked Wines toasts soaring 2014 sales 21 January, 2015
VINUM: On-Trade Sales Manager 21 January, 2015
Australia's premium wines drive exports to bounce back 21 January, 2015
Small distilleries back cut in duty campaign 21 January, 2015
Enter Story Headline 21 January, 2015
Top-up shop and vloggers tipped as major trends for 2015, says Euromonitor 20 January, 2015
English sparkling wine Coates & Seely moves from Liberty to Gonzalez Byass 20 January, 2015
UK's wine recession to end in 2015, says Vinexpo 20 January, 2015
On-trade supplier Matthew Clark toasts bumper December as sales top £100m 20 January, 2015
Enter Story Headline 20 January, 2015
New Zealand wine producers 'excited' about 'rebalanced' UK market 20 January, 2015
Cockburn's Port lines up year of celebrations for bicentenary 20 January, 2015
Groceries Code Adjudicator hamstrung in efforts to fine supermarkets 20 January, 2015
Vinexpo 2015 set for radical revamp after producers felt 'cut off' 20 January, 2015
Heidsieck Monopole Champagne signs 3-year deal to sponsor Hyde Park concerts 20 January, 2015
FURNISS-ROE & NICHOLLS LTD: Field Development Executive 20 January, 2015
Copestick Murray to distribute advertising mogul Sir John Hegarty's wines 19 January, 2015
Conviviality Retail half-year profits surge 46% 19 January, 2015
Enter Story Headline 19 January, 2015
Diageo's World Class Bartender of the Year search begins with bartender semi-finals 19 January, 2015
Roger Jones' South African journey covers sublime Pinotgate and bush vine Chardonnay 19 January, 2015
Restaurant and retail property prices up 11% in 2014 19 January, 2015
Premium wine growth hampered by big grocers, warns Rabobank 19 January, 2015
Geoffrey Dean on why Burgundy's Chateau de Santenay is a winery to watch 19 January, 2015
Competitive advantage through customer experience 18 January, 2015
Enter Story Headline 16 January, 2015
Wine and spirits industry will not be helped by falling oil prices says Moody's 16 January, 2015
Stressed and wanting a drink? You aren't alone 16 January, 2015
Enter Story Headline 16 January, 2015
Miles Beale: how you can help secure a 2% cut in alcohol duty 16 January, 2015
WSTA's Miles Beale urges all in UK drinks industry to help secure 2% cut in alcohol duty 16 January, 2015
Nielsen confirms sparkling wine and major spirits categories as big Christmas winners 16 January, 2015
Labour's alcohol policies to boost Britain's health attacked by trade bodies 16 January, 2015
Rioja's José Madrazo Real de Asúa has died 16 January, 2015
Pub and restaurant groups grow Christmas trading 2.8% 15 January, 2015
Alliance Wine buys Rhone to Rioja importer 15 January, 2015
Daffy's Gin hopes to win over bars and spirit lovers with its unique mix of botanicals 15 January, 2015
Wine drinkers pay over the odds as inflation rockets 3.4% in December 15 January, 2015
Quintessential Brands ramps up its marketing division 15 January, 2015
Tesco turns to advertising and management gurus to help rebuild brand's reputation 15 January, 2015
London coffee and wine bar operator Notes set for expansion 15 January, 2015
Portman Group hits back at Labour's public health proposals 15 January, 2015
Roger Jones finds gold in them thar hills of Stellenbosch 15 January, 2015
Enter Story Headline 15 January, 2015
Drinks firms need to collaborate more with suppliers to keep costs down 15 January, 2015
Alfred Cointreau on history and how to engage with modern bartenders 14 January, 2015
Waitrose bucks grocery trend for store closures with 14 new openings for 2015 14 January, 2015
France needs to do better at selling itself hears French Wines Discovery tasting 14 January, 2015
Bacardi confirms new leadership team 14 January, 2015
Tattooed bartenders are stars of new Giffard liqueurs and spirits campaign 14 January, 2015
Sparkling wine Luc Belaire gets glow-in-the-dark label 14 January, 2015
Treasury Wine Estates appoints Bob Spooner chief supply officer 14 January, 2015
Spain's Vidrala completes Encirc purchase 14 January, 2015
DREWEATTS & BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS: Wine Administrator 14 January, 2015
Big four grocers face 'unprecedented' competition, says Kantar 13 January, 2015
Carluccio's takes on Neil Wickers as new chief executive for national Italian restaurant group 13 January, 2015
Reka Haros: why wineries need to go direct to their consumers 13 January, 2015
Morrisons pulls plug on CEO Dalton Philips amid disappointing Xmas sales 13 January, 2015
Roger Jones: how South Africa came out top in Michelin challenge with Australian wines 13 January, 2015
Harpers Awards 2015 are open for entry! 13 January, 2015
Greenall's Gin signs £3m horseracing sponsorship deal 13 January, 2015
Festive figures: Grocers celebrate small victories despite minimal growth 13 January, 2015
London on-trade groups see festive sales uplift 13 January, 2015
Q&A: Diego Muntoni, head sommelier, OXO Restaurant 12 January, 2015
Treasury Wine Estate's Dan Townsend becomes Benevolent chairman 12 January, 2015
Buckingham Schenk promotes Craig Durham to MD 12 January, 2015
Eating out to see 2% growth in 2015, says Horizons 12 January, 2015
Tesco's credit rating downgraded to 'junk' status 12 January, 2015
Spanish glass manufacturer Vidrala to buy Encirc business 12 January, 2015
Wine Relief kicks off consumer tasting in March to raise funds for Comic Relief 12 January, 2015
Sparkling wine supplier Frizzenti hits back over Prosecco legal battle 12 January, 2015
Wine closure firm Nomacorc bought out by founder and Bespoke Capital 12 January, 2015
Falling oil price unlikely to cut wine and spirits distribution costs 12 January, 2015
Richard Siddle: all eyes on Tesco to take lead in retailer supplier relations 12 January, 2015
Top 10 crowdfunded drinks trade initiatives 12 January, 2015
Steve Charters: Are experts really better judges of wine than consumers? 12 January, 2015
Q&A: Pierre-Henry Gagey, president, Maison Louis Jadot 11 January, 2015
How did you do in our Christmas Quiz? Answers revealed... 09 January, 2015
GM Drinks shows how cash and carry sector can be key to future sales 09 January, 2015
Jason Wilson: It's wine, Jim, but not as we know it 09 January, 2015
Up to 95% of suppliers demand retailers change the way they work with them 09 January, 2015
Comité Champagne under attack for its "vindictive" legal dispute against Champagne Jayne 09 January, 2015
Rowan Gormley tells the naked truth about Naked Wines 09 January, 2015
Tim Atkin MW: remembers true "pioneers" Serge Hochar and Dave West 09 January, 2015
New Zealand looks to break away from Sauvignon Blanc 09 January, 2015
Guy Woodward: Champagne reveals ugly side in Jayne Powell dispute 09 January, 2015
New Street Wine Shop changes strategy by consumer demand 09 January, 2015
March for the Independents campaign to put spotlight on wine merchants 09 January, 2015
Tesco is worst retailer to work with say wine and spirits suppliers in Harpers poll 09 January, 2015
So what were those snowmen talking about? Winning cartoon caption revealed 09 January, 2015
Profile: Roka is on a roll 09 January, 2015
Kingsland goes on the road to Edinburgh and Manchester to showcase its new wine range 08 January, 2015
Corney & Barrow signs exclusive UK distribution deal for all Labruyère Family's wines 08 January, 2015
Marks and Spencer reports flat food performance in Q3 08 January, 2015
Wine lover and collector Peter Dean is surprised by Bergerac's "treasure trove" of wines 08 January, 2015
A real glass act 08 January, 2015
Best Specialist Drinks Retailer of the Year 08 January, 2015
Accolade Wines releases alcohol-free Echo Falls drink 08 January, 2015
Roger Jones finds there is much to be impressed by South African sparkling wines 08 January, 2015
Foncalieu puts winemakers at the centre of its L'Atelier Prestige relaunch 08 January, 2015
Scotch Whisky Association to open London office as it ramps up international focus 08 January, 2015
Tesco kicks off turnaround plan with asset sales and store closures 08 January, 2015
Best Regional Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year 08 January, 2015
English wine gears up for bumper 2015 07 January, 2015
Sake set to finally make its mark in the UK in 2015 07 January, 2015
Drinks industry leaders praise outgoing Direct Wines' chief Simon McMurtrie 07 January, 2015
Major wine retailers boast mixed fortunes over Christmas 07 January, 2015
New Direct Wines chief advocates getting more personal with consumer 07 January, 2015
Direct Wines' new chief David Thatcher shares his vision 07 January, 2015
Chilean wine brand Casillero del Diablo teams up with Sky Movies 06 January, 2015
Demand surges for bigger bottles of wine 06 January, 2015
March for The Independents campaign gathers momentum for national conference on March 3 06 January, 2015
Brits fork out 50% in tax on festive drinks shop 06 January, 2015
Oliver Zhou's personal tips on how to enter the Chinese wine market 06 January, 2015
John Dewar & Sons releases limited editions from Aultmore distillery 06 January, 2015
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE: Crew 2015 06 January, 2015
Independent wine merchants celebrate festive fillip 06 January, 2015
Get on down with The Boss - James Brown 06 January, 2015
Retailers need to eradicate code breaking measures warns Grocery Code Adjudicator 05 January, 2015
Crown Cellars | The Crown Cellars Offer 05 January, 2015
One third of wines in clear glass bottles are light damaged, says Wotwine 05 January, 2015
Sparkling wine is top performing grocery category at Christmas 05 January, 2015
Roger Jones looks ahead to a culinary and wine tour of South Africa 05 January, 2015
Wine sales hit hardest by Scottish multibuy ban 05 January, 2015
Direct Wines appoints David Thatcher as group ceo as Simon McMurtrie steps down 05 January, 2015
Obituary: Serge Hochar of Lebanon's Château Musar 04 January, 2015
International wine trade pays tribute following the death of Château Musar's Serge Hochar 02 January, 2015
2014 Review and Hopes and Fears for 2015: Stephen Forward, Essentially Wine 02 January, 2015
2014 Review and Hopes and Fears for 2015: Nick Oakley 02 January, 2015
2014 Review and Hopes and Fears for 2015: Matthew Hennings 01 January, 2015
2014 Review and Hopes and Fears for 2015: Anita Jackson 01 January, 2015

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