Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Rosé terroir in the pink

Published: 14 March, 2025

Rosé expert Elizabeth Gabay MW makes the case for serious styles to sit alongside reds and whites at the top table.

Hallgarten and MDCV announce fresh partnership

Published: 04 March, 2025

Hallgarten & Novum Wines has announced a partnership with producer MDCV UK which will see the importer become the key distributor for Château de Berne, Ultimate Provence, Kingscote Estate and London Clay.

Château Roubine makes a rosé splash at Bibendum

Published: 03 March, 2025

Bibendum Wine has become the distributor of rosé specialist Château Roubine in the UK, including the Hippy, La Rose and Lion & Dragon brands from the Provence estate.

Provençal producer Château d’Astros joins Jascots

Published: 05 July, 2024

Jascots Wine Merchants has announced a new partnership with Château d’Astros, a ninth-generation family-owned and certified organic Côte de Provence producer.

AI delivers individual bottle labels for new Maison Wessman wine

Published: 24 June, 2024

Bergerac producer Maison Wessman defines itself as ‘reinventing tradition’, and this innovative winemaker has embraced AI-enhanced graphics which deliver an individual label for each bottle of its Imprévu wine.

Château La Coste partners with Berkmann

Published: 23 February, 2024

Château La Coste, the 200ha Provence wine estate, has teamed up with Berkmann Wine Cellars with the aim of increasing its distribution in the UK.

MDCV appoints Henry Boyes and Ali Tweedie-Wood

Published: 29 January, 2024

Leading English wine producer, MDCV UK, has announced the appointment of two on-trade sales directors – Henry Boyes and Ali Tweedie-Wood.

Château Saint-Maur joins Bancroft

Published: 22 September, 2023

UK importer Bancroft Wines has added one of the finest properties in Provence, Château Saint-Maur, to its portfolio.

Friday read: Provence, Pernod and the rise of ‘pink gold’

Published: 25 August, 2023

Nicknamed ‘pink gold’ on the Cote d’Azur, Provence rosé continues to see a flood of investment into the category – most recently demonstrated by Pernod Ricard, which has acquired a majority share of Château Sainte Marguerite.

Co-op lets customers do the talking

Published: 14 June, 2023

James Bayley reports back from the Co-op’s latest tasting and hears what’s up the multiple retailer’s sleeve for the future of its wine range.

Maison Bruno Paillard appoints Wanderlust Wine as UK distributor

Published: 12 June, 2023

Maison Bruno Paillard, the independent family-owned house, specialising in Extra Brut Champagnes, has appointed Wanderlust Wine to distribute its portfolio in the UK.

Taste Off: Trade should push diverse rosé offering to maximise sales

Published: 17 April, 2023

Given that rosé has proved buoyant against a backdrop of otherwise largely flat wine sales, it seems short-sighted that many merchants and restaurants continue to undervalue the potential of building upon this popular category.

Harpers webinar: The Future is Rosé

Published: 14 November, 2022

With rosé on a roll and Provence leading the charge, Harpers has teamed up with Vins de Provence to present a far-reaching briefing on the category.

Revised date: Join Aurélie Bertin’s Welcome to my Vineyard, live from Provence

Published: 02 November, 2022

Aurélie Bertin of historic Château Sainte Roseline will be joining Harpers editor Andrew Catchpole for a live Welcome to My Vineyard interview at 2.30pm on 15 November 2022, discussing the expression of the essence and range of Provençal wines as revealed through her family estates.

Join Provence's Aurélie Bertin for upcoming Welcome to My Vineyard interview

Published: 21 October, 2022

Aurélie Bertin of historic Château Sainte Roseline will be joining Andrew Catchpole for a live Welcome to My Vineyard interview at 10.30 on Wednesday 2 November, discussing the expression of the essence and range of Provençal wines as revealed through her family estates.

Five minutes with rosé expert, Elizabeth Gabay MW

Published: 11 October, 2022

As her latest book, Rosés of Southern France, hits the shelves, Elizabeth Gabay explains to Andrew Catchpole why we should all take the pink category more seriously.