Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

On-trade: The psychology of wine lists

Published: 02 October, 2024

James Bayley digs deep into what makes a wine list tick.

Buyer’s Spotlight with Jason Millar: Campania

Published: 23 January, 2024

Jason Millar makes the case for an under-represented Italian region, the wines of which he says rival those of Sicily.

The wine list’s new rules

Published: 22 June, 2023

In part 2 of our series, Jo Gilbert goes back to basics with on-trade suppliers to tease out the nuances of the burning question: what makes a good wine list?

Exclusive: Hallgarten to hold duty rise in bid to ease pain for trade customers

Published: 25 May, 2023

Faced with a significant duty rise from 1 August, many in the business of selling wine are bracing themselves for a new round of pain. Unwilling to pass on price rises to cash-strapped customers, but needing to protect already thin margins, this unpopular hike in tax is understandably the talk of the trade. And all of this is to happen at a time when implementation will impact on hospitality outlets, forcing a reorganisation of wine lists during the crucial summer trading period.

What makes a wine list? Shaun Corrigan, Pied-à-Terre

Published: 22 May, 2023

In the first of a new online series, Harpers is going back to basics with members of hospitality to find out exactly what is the secret sauce that makes a modern wine list successful.

Five minutes with Eric Zwiebel MS, The Samling

Published: 02 May, 2023

Following his recent move to The Samling Hotel in the Lake District, Eric Zwiebel, director of wine at The Samling talks us through his plans for the cellar.

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.

Building a wine subscription model

Published: 25 October, 2021

The traditional wine club has gone online and re-emerged as a strong subscription proposition for businesses of all shapes and sizes, as Jo Gilbert reports from Harpers’ SITT panel discussion.

Guy Woodward: A question of mark-ups

Published: 15 September, 2021

Louis Roederer International Wine Columnist of the Year 2018

Wine education startup hits 100% of crowdfunding target

Published: 20 November, 2020

Startup wine education business Wine List has revealed it raised 100% of its £375,000 crowdfunding target in its first day on Crowdtube this week.

How to build a restaurant wine list

Published: 16 October, 2019

When a new restaurant is launched everyone focusses on the food (and more often than not the person behind the food), but how do you put the wine list centre stage?

Singapore revealed as first international location for 67 Pall Mall

Published: 11 August, 2019

The first international location for 67 Pall Mall will be in Singapore, with the private members’ club poised to open there in autumn 2020.

Old world wines dominate on-trade in China, new research shows

Published: 31 May, 2019

Wines from France and Italy dominate the on-trade in China, according to the first in-depth research into the Chinese on-trade market.

Buckingham Schenk goes veggie for portfolio update

Published: 28 March, 2019

Buckingham Schenk has bumped up its number of vegetarian-friendly wines, which now account for 70% of its wine list.

Joe Fattorini: Wine, bottle, decanter, ZOMBIES, corkscrew

Published: 02 January, 2019

Joe Fattorini contemplates the Hedwig von Restorff effect and how contextual isolation can become a money-spinner

Parlez-vous Français?

Published: 12 December, 2018

Authentique Epicerie & Bar has launched its new 700 bin-strong Francophile wine list on north London this month, bringing a flavour of France and its former colonies to Tufnal Park.