Harpers and California Wine Institute hosted an insightful and far-reaching seminar at London’s Design Museum, delivering the core message that the wine world is well-placed to better engage consumers in supporting the true costs of advancing sustainability. Andrew Catchpole reports
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Wine has beaten beer and spirits to become the favoured tipple of UK drinkers, according to a new survey of 2,000 consumers from Yougov.
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Soave is making a comeback thanks to a new Summer of Soave campaign.
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As the first half of 2019 draws to a close, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities
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Working together with Wines Direct, Harpers brings you the results of a huge survey into Britain’s wine-buying habits. Lisa Riley reports
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“Phew. What A Scorcher!” I’m old enough to remember June 1976, when we had 15 consecutive days above 32°C. The Sun’s headline captured some of the excitement I felt as a teenager. In those days British summers were frequently cool, overcast affairs and all of a sudden Kent felt like the Costa Brava. What was scorching then seems almost temperate now. Last week Cambridge sweated through the second hottest day ever at 38.1°C, just behind Faversham’s UK record of 38.5°C in August 2003.
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The 11 finalists due to compete in the Wines of South Africa Sommelier Cup competition have been unveiled.
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The sale of Majestic Wine to US private equity firm Fortress has been confirmed.
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Scotch whisky must retain its current protected status if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, Fergus Ewing, the Scottish government’s secretary for the rural economy, has said.
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Bacardi and Brown-Forman are to end their UK collaboration, the companies have revealed.
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Despite falling wine import volumes, China continues to mature as a market, according to the latest country report from Wine Intelligence.
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The apertivo movement continued to spread across Europe and the rest of the world in the first half of 2019, according to Campari’s latest results.
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A new initiative created with the aim of supporting UK growers and winemakers in their efforts to produce sustainable wines has been given an official name.
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Sales of gin continue to boost spirits sales at Diageo, as Tanqueray and Gordon’s clock yet another year of double digit growth.
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JF Hillebrand is currently celebrating nearly two centuries of connecting wine and spirits with consumers, from its humble beginnings in Germany to one of the world’s largest logistics providers.
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Sales of Australian wine in the UK have declined in the past year – partly due to brand-hesitancy surrounding Brexit.
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Renewed investor interest is improving the health of a malnourished high street – driven mostly by wet-led venues, a group of suppliers and industry leaders were told this morning.
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Pernod Ricard UK is embracing the no and low trend with a premium alcohol-free dark spirit.
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A new members association is underway to highlight the unique terroir of up and coming wine region Leyda and its surrounding vineyards as a destination for premium coastal climate wines.
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Amathus Drinks is to hold its first wines and spirits portfolio tasting event this autumn.
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