Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Kendermann adds fruity and fizzy alternatives to lower-alcohol B by Black Tower range

Published: 13 August, 2015

German wine brand Black Tower has added new flavours and styles to its 5.5% abv range of drinks.

Spanish chef Pizarro signs as ambassador for wine producer Codorníu in the UK

Published: 11 August, 2015

Spanish wine producer Codorníu Raventos has signed up chef José Pizarro as its ambassador in the UK for the next two years.

Copestick Murray announces key promotions and appointments

Published: 05 August, 2015

Copestick Murray has appointed two new members to its sales team after an extensive recruitment campaign earlier in the year.

Will Greenwood teams with Wolf Blass to find world's greatest ever rugby players

Published: 03 August, 2015

Australian wine brand Wolf Blass has teamed up with Will Greenwood, a key player in England's 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning team, to launch a rugby-themed UK promotion.

Enjoy Life By The Glass wins exclusive new contract

Published: 29 July, 2015

Single-serve wine brand Enjoy Life By The Glass (ELBTG) has been chosen as the exclusive wine provider by the 13,000-seater SSE Hydro venue in Glasgow.

i heart expands range with two sparkling launches

Published: 28 July, 2015

The i heart Wines brand is set to launch two new products into the UK sparkling wines market.

Barefoot enjoys the parklife with summer push for Refresh wines

Published: 15 July, 2015

Gallo's Barefoot wine brand is to fire T-shirts at consumers from giant cannons as part of a summer marketing campaign.

Sussex wine estate flying high after winning first BA listing for English still wine

Published: 14 July, 2015

A Sussex wine producer is celebrating after becoming the first to have a still wine listed by British Airways.

UK retailers and the on-trade can now catch a Chronic case of wine

Published: 03 July, 2015

A brand which aims to do for wine what hip craft brewers have for beer is making its UK debut.

Constellation buys Meiomi luxury Pinot Noir brand as Q1 sales increase by 7%

Published: 02 July, 2015

Constellation Brands is to pay US$315 million to add the premium California wine brand Meiomi to its portfolio.

South African wine brand Fish Hoek takes the bait and goes Fairtrade

Published: 30 June, 2015

Accolade Wine's Fish Hoek South African wine range has won Fairtreade certification.

£4 million Hardys cricket campaign will be 'possibly' biggest ever for a wine in the UK market

Published: 30 June, 2015

Australian wine brand Hardys has launched a £4 million advertising campaign ahead of this summer's Ashes cricket series to support its sponsorship of the England team.

Bancroft sets out expansion strategy as it chalks up 25 years in the wine business

Published: 30 June, 2015

Agency company Bancroft Wines is aiming to build its business in on-trade national accounts and expand its footprint in independent wine merchants as it enters its second quarter of a century.

Barefoot takes steps to raise seaside profile with beach cleaning project

Published: 25 June, 2015

The Barefoot wine brand is taking a campaign to keep Britain's beaches clean to ix locations over the summer.

Nyetimber signs up to be part of Sir Ben Ainslie's bid to win the America's Cup

Published: 24 June, 2015

Prestige English sparkling wine Nyetimber has signed a three-year partnership with sailing's Ben Ainslie Racing as the team embarks on a bid to win the America's Cup for Britain in 2017.