Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Postal charges: how to cut your costs

Published: 12 July, 2013

In April 2012 Royal Mail raised a few eyebrows by increasing its postal charges by 30%. Royal Mail said it was necessary to keep the organisation afloat...

Q&A: Tatiana Fokina, chief executive, Hedonism Wines

Published: 06 June, 2013

The head of Hedonism Wines tells Elinor Zuke why the London retail operation aspires to be the finest wine shop in the world

Universal appeal at the Wine Tasting Shop, London

Published: 05 June, 2013

Offering nips of wine for as little as 50p, the Wine Tasting Shop in south west London is approachable to all, as Ed Robertson reports

What does the future hold for independents?

Published: 22 May, 2013

We reveal the results of phase two of Harpers' Indies Uncovered project ? the most comprehensive survey of independent merchants to date.

Q&A: Mimi Avery, brand ambassador, Avery's

Published: 17 May, 2013

Newly appointed to the family business, Avery talks through the portfolio and tells Anne Krebiehl how she plans to...

Retailing, but not as we know it, at the New Street Wine Shop

Published: 05 April, 2013

The line between the wine shop and the wine bar is becoming increasingly blurred, as D&D London's new retail outlet illustrates. Matt Walls reports from the New Street Wine Shop

My Choice: Greg Sherwood MW, Handford Wines

Published: 05 April, 2013

Seeing as I do 95% of the cooking at home, and I have recently developed a craving for risottos of all types, I've found that a lightly chilled bottle of Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gravonia Crianza Rioja Blanco 2003 goes down like a homesick mole.

Red & White keeps it local

Published: 15 March, 2013

For West Country wine business Red & White, location is absolutely key, as Ed Robertson reports

Indie comment: extolling the virtues of independents

Published: 12 March, 2013

Convincing people of the benefits of shopping locally is a tricky business, but independent retailer Dafydd Morris, director of Cheers Wine Merchants in Swansea, shows he's up to the job.

Liberty Wines latest agent to skip LIWF

Published: 01 March, 2013

Liberty Wines has confirmed it will not be exhibiting at the London International Wine Fair for the first time in the company's history.

Independents flock to Manchester, London and Singapore SITT tastings

Published: 28 February, 2013

Large numbers of independent on and off-trade buyers attended this week's SITT tastings in Manchester, London and Singapore.

Le Bon Vin takes on distribution for VinoServ

Published: 14 February, 2013

Sheffield-based independent wine merchant Le Bon Vin has become distributor for the VinoServ wine preservation system.

Liberty Wines wins Northern Rhône producers

Published: 11 February, 2013

Northern Rhône producer Maison Nicolas Perrin has appointed Liberty Wines as its agent in the UK and Ireland.

Liberty Wines lists its first Tasmanian producer

Published: 05 February, 2013

Liberty Wines has been appointed as the exclusive agent in the UK and Ireland for Dawson & James from Southern Tasmania.

Converting consumers to premium Rioja wines

Published: 01 February, 2013

Last year saw a host of independent merchants compete for the coveted title of Wines from Rioja's Retailer of the Year, run in association with Harpers. Carol Emmas catches up with those who put in the hard graft and saw increased sales

PLB strengthens on trade and independent division

Published: 31 January, 2013

PLB has made five appointments to its specialist division focused on the UK on-trade and independent sectors.

Liberty Wines moves into £5m London site

Published: 15 January, 2013

Liberty Wines moved into its new £5-million London premises that boasts an extended warehouse and tasting rooms.

Wines from Rioja names Retailer of the Year

Published: 18 December, 2012

Wines from Rioja has announced the winners of its Retailer of the Year Competition 2012 as Cambridge Wine Merchants, with the Longship, Orkney, as runner-up.

Mike Matthews on the intriguing story behind Red Squirrel Wine Club

Published: 28 November, 2012

Red Squirrel Wine was brought to my attention via a story I read in my local paper. As a wine guy, and someone who lives in South West London, the notion of commercial wine being produced on my doorstep I found rather intriguing, more to the fact, I had no idea Richmond had any vines.

Douglas Blyde takes part in Vinoteca's wine dinner exploring the wines of Argentina

Published: 05 November, 2012

Charlie Young, co-founder with Brett Woonton of London's Vinoteca micro-chain, took 19 guests, including his father and the former translator of Mikhail Gorbachev, on a culinary tour of Argentina as part of a new series of wine dinners it is hosting.