HOW WAS IT FOR YOU?
Published: 23 July, 2008
In the first of two special seasonal reports, Harpers rounds up the 2001 vintage from across the Northern Hemisphere
Read more...WE HAVE LIFT-OFF
Published: 23 July, 2008
The year 2001 was a bumper one for new drinks products. Targeted wines and brands came in bright colours with bold labels, while women drinkers were a more desirable market than ever. But which newcomers made the biggest impact? James Aufenast and David Williams round up the best product launches of the year
Read more...A STING IN THE TAIL
Published: 23 July, 2008
The attacks on America and recent accidents have left the airline industry with a monumental task in restoring passenger confidence. But what effect has the downturn had on airline wine suppliers? Jo Burzynska explores the damage to the airline sector, and asks whether an upturn in trade is a flight of fancy
Read more...RED RIBAND
Published: 23 July, 2008
Despite differences in classifications and hierarchies between the Old and New World, there's one list that every Cabernet Sauvignon producer would love to be on. Anthony Rose presents his top 20 Cabernets from around the world
Read more...Suffering from hyper-bubbly
Published: 23 July, 2008
It is a fact of life that too-high expectations inevitably lead to crushing disappointment. Catering for the Champagne needs for the Millennium was a prime example, and the "M" word is whispered on pain of death in the buying offices of the big supermarkets and grocery chains around the globe. So what is the position of Champagne in the run-up to Christmas 2000? Pat Straker reports
Read more...THE HEAT IS ON
Published: 23 July, 2008
Is Armagnac making a red-hot impression in the UK, or has the market proved to be fireproof? Jo Burzynska reports on attempts to widen the appeal of Armagnac
Read more...SO WHAT'S THE SCORE?
Published: 23 July, 2008
Last month, Harpers invited a host of wine trade luminaries to debate the merits of the 100-point rating system and the role of appellations. Tim Atkin joined the fray over scores and scales, while Neil Beckett observed the appellation spat
Read more...TURNED OUT FINE AGAIN
Published: 23 July, 2008
After an extraordinary decade, Cognac is fighting back on several fronts to widen its special niche in the global markets. Pat Straker reports on the vitality and diversity of Cognac in 2001
Read more...HEADING UPSTREAM
Published: 23 July, 2008
Earlier this year, Taylor-Fonseca bought Croft and Delaforce Port brands from Diageo. Susy Atkins considers the repercussions of the Douro's biggest acquisition in years
Read more...FESTIVE CHEERS
Published: 23 July, 2008
As Christmas draws nigh, with all its attendant parties, Giles Fallowfield looks at the Champagne market in the UK
Read more...Harvest Highs
Published: 23 July, 2008
In part one of the Harpers vintage round-up, Jo Burzynska and James Aufenast take a look at the highs and lows of a dramatic year in the northern hemisphere
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The young that got away?
Published: 23 July, 2008
The youth market remains a crucial target to drinks companies, but with shifting demographic trends and new advertising curbs, Generation X is in danger of slipping through the net. Jo Burzynska reports on worldwide attempts to bank the post-pubescent dollar
Read more...WINKING AMONG THE CHEST HAIRS
Published: 23 July, 2008
De luxe blended whiskies are facing a challenge on three fronts: from malts, standard blends and their own creaking image. Tom Bruce-Gardyne explores the current pecking order in world Scotch styles, and asks whether the de luxe blend is past its prime
Read more...UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
Published: 23 July, 2008
Portugal is bouncing back to form with a bumper 2001 harvest. Richard Mayson appraises the current crop of Portuguese wines, the key factors behind the recent upturn, and the shifting balance of power within the regions
Read more...WINES AND MISDEMEANOURS
Published: 23 July, 2008
Counterfeit trading has plagued the wine and spirits industry for decades. Now, increasingly brand-precious wine producers are finally getting to grips with this multi-million dollar rip-off. Maggie Rosen reports on the fight against fakes
Read more...IN FROM THE COLD
Published: 23 July, 2008
Ice wine from Canada, the world's largest producer, may now be sold in the EU, where the UK is the number one target. As well as adding to the growing niche market for dessert wines, it provides a good example to the rest of the world of how trade barriers can be overcome. Neil Beckett tells a tale of ice and men
Read more...Allan Cheesman: Return of the Native
Published: 23 July, 2008
After a testing year at BRL Hardy, Allan Cheesman is back in charge at his alma mater, Sainsbury's. Margaret Rand talks to the Big Cheese about company structures, conspiracy theories and the future of the supermarket wine sector.
Read more...DOUBLE VISION
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Languedoc is a classically French conundrum. The region produces some of France's most distinctive entry-point varietals, yet is beset by intransigence and factions. Rosemary George MW reports on the growing gulf between those who reform and those who refuse
Read more...A PLAGUE ON ALL YOUR HOUSES
Published: 23 July, 2008
California's wine industry is facing one of the worst crises in its history, in the form of Pierce's Disease. Monty Waldin reports on the progress of this vine-killer, and the growing opposition to potential control measures
Read more...CHARDONNAY CHARADES
Published: 23 July, 2008
As part of Harpers' Anything But Chardonnay seminar in London, in July, a blind tasting was held to establish whether the world's Chardonnays are in danger of losing their regional identities. Neil Beckett considers the outcome
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