Justin Keay: Takes a look at English still wines at Bolney Wine Estate

Winning at Wimbledon is every tennis players dream. This summer though it also became a reality for  Bolney Wine Estate after its award-winning Pinot Gris was selected as an official wine at the world famous tennis tournament. This hasn't been the only recent accolade served to Bolney's Pinot Gris - the wine is to be served up to first class British Airways flyers from next month.

Chapel Down appoints new wine chief to fuel growth plans

Kent wine producer Chapel Down is hoping to accelerate its expansion after appointing a former LVMH executive to head up its wine operation.

Selfridges' Davies to join Speciality Drinks as head buyer

Justin Keay: How multi-dimensional Italian wine suprises and impresses

Justine Keay asks: Has all of the good, interesting stuff somehow stayed home, to be drunk by discerning Italians? Last week's Definitive Italian Wine Tasting in London gave a definitive answer: No.

Reka Haros: What are tradeshows doing for wineries?

As a co-owner of a small Italian winery, I often travel to conferences and trade shows. Conferences keep my mind open to what is new and trade shows keep me reassured that instead of running after the trade to sell or wines, we made the right decision to focus our efforts on our consumers.

Ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras will head London office for whisky body

The Scotch Whisky Association has recruited the UK's ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras to be its director of global affairs.

Wong wins Wine Business degree accolades at Plumpton College

Some rising stars of the wine trade world have been honoured in the annual awards ceremony at Plumpton College.

Selfridges buyer Davies to leave after nine years for new challenge

Selfridges beer, wine and spirit buyer Dawn Davies is leaving the post after nine years.

Jerry Lockspeiser: Brewing up a storm

Companies with lots of shareholders shouldn't have annual general meetings like this. Really. It's dangerous stuff. It might change the way we think about doing business completely and forever. And we don't want that. Or do we?

Percival Val Brown talks about his 65 years in the drinks business

Percival Brown tells Douglas Blyde about his six decades in the business, from the cellars beneath Speakers' Corner to selecting the wines for Concorde.

Glynn Davis: A postcard from the San Francisco Bay Area

Glynn Davis speaks about the craft beer movement in California after recent visit to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Justin Keay reappraises Canadian wine

Twenty-three years is a long time in the wine-producing world and nowhere more so than in Canada, which as a major tasting in London's Canada House confirmed, is now a serious producer of interesting, quality wines. Justin Keay reappraises Canadian wine. 

Vente-privee says UK consumers are ready to lap up flash wine sales

Is the UK prepared for flash wine sales? Vente-privee.com's Sally Scott thinks so and is determined to see the country embrace them, she tells Arabella Mileham.

Q&A: John Lodge of rock band The Moody Blues talks about his love of wine and his own label Krisemma

Musician John Lodge is best known as the bass player of rock band The Moody Blues, but the Birmingham native also has his own wine brand. He talks about how his love of wine started and where it has taken him.

Rosie Davenport: Less space, but room for all?

Simon Cairns of The Co-operative on the growing importance of convenience retailing for the company

Simon Cairns, BWS category trading manager at The Co-operative explains to Angela Mount the supermarket's strategy, its supplier relationships and how it needs to "focus totally on convenience retailing, working within 2,000- to 4,000-square-foot shop formats."

The Co-op looks to defend its market share in the convenience retail channel

In an exclusive interview with Angela Mount for this month's print edition of Harpers, which is out today, Simon Cairns the BWS category manager for The Co-operative explains how critical the convenience retail channel is becoming for the company.

Field Morris & Verdin launch new Italian fine wine division, headed by former Berry Bros buyer

Field Morris & Verdin, the agency and wholesale division of Berry Bros. & Rudd Ltd, is launching a new Italian fine wine division, DBGitalia. 

Guy Woodward: A parallel between the election results and Harpers most over- and under-rated wine countries survey

The outcome of - and the polls leading up to - this year's general election provided yet further evidence, were it required, of the vagaries of the Great British public  and, indeed, of opinion polls themselves.

Tim Atkin MW: The hard work for Priorat wine pioneers

The village of Bellmunt del Priorat has its very own mining museum, a tribute to a time when lead was more important than grapes to the economy of this wild and isolated corner of Catalonia.