Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Multiples: The rise of low-intervention wine

Published: 17 July, 2023

Interest in organic and natural wine is growing. James Bayley asks why more can’t be found in supermarkets.

‘Minimal’ approach majors at Deep Down Under

Published: 24 May, 2023

A panoply of minimal intervention styles, from the 100% natural to a range of ‘hands-off’ products, put the spotlight on the very sharpest examples of Australia’s cutting-edge winemaking at Monday’s (22 May) Deep Down Under tasting.

Soapbox: Natural wine – a murderous funk?

Published: 16 March, 2023

Amphora Cambridge owner Cong Cong Bo takes a low intervention swipe at the faddish addiction to the word ‘natural’ in wine.

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Published: 13 March, 2023

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Hastings poised to launch natural wine festival

Published: 10 August, 2022

An eight day celebration of minimum-intervention winemaking is due to take place in Hastings this September, organised by restaurant owners Ben and Kate Norum.

Virtual festival dedicated to ‘low-intervention’ wine launches this weekend

Published: 29 November, 2021

France’s only female Master of Wine has launched a new virtual wine festival Alive!, due to take place on 5 and 6 December.

Natural wine experts launch wine school

Published: 04 August, 2021

Provisions, the north London natural wine experts and cheese specialist, is launching its own wine school.

Lockdown heroes: Top Cuvée

Published: 07 January, 2021

Top Cuvée’s story is like many others in 2020. A restaurant forced to close, hard decisions to be made, while leaning into other parts of the business in order to bump through furlough and intermittent lockdowns. However, like so many, there’s another story beneath. For Top Cuvée, 2020 has been an exercise in pure agility, with its co-founders having to pedal – quite literally, in some instances – from one new venture to the next in a bid to keep the lights on.

Soapbox: Doug Wregg talks natural beauty

Published: 19 May, 2020

Doug Wregg considers prejudice, provenance and ideology in a spoofy wine world.

Georgian UK wine exports continue to surge

Published: 21 April, 2020

Georgian wine exports to the UK surged, albeit from a small platform, in the first quarter of this year boosted by a quartet of new importers.

Langham winemaker leaves to establish sustainable winery

Published: 07 February, 2020

The head winemaker at Dorset winery Langham Estate has branched out on his own to embark on a sustainable winemaking venture.

Looking ahead: Doug Wregg, Les Cave de Pyrene

Published: 04 September, 2019

As the first half of 2019 draws to a close, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities

‘Real’ Wine: the tide has turned says natural wine fair co-founder

Published: 15 May, 2019

The co-founder of the Real Wine Fair says the revolution is over, and that new generation of drinkers have got behind natural wine – although the trade’s elite still needs some convincing.

Raw Wine reveals line up for new ‘Speakers Corner’

Published: 26 February, 2019

Raw Wine London has “partnered with some of the UK’s top low-intervention organic, biodynamic and natural wine importers” for its new ‘Speakers Corner’ tasting and talks area.

Pure Wines takes on host of new natural wines

Published: 19 February, 2019

London-based online natural wines importer and retailer, Pure Wines, has taken on more than 20 new wines from France, Spain and Italy, which it said, highlighted the growing thirst for natural wines in Britain.

Aldi unveils seasonal range as market share grows

Published: 06 September, 2018

Aldi has unveiled its 2018 seasonal range alongside new vintages of its core offering.

Hype over biodynamics reaching ludicrous levels, says viticulturist

Published: 06 September, 2018

The furore surrounding organic and biodynamic viticulture has reached “ludicrous levels,” according to leading consultant Dr Richard Smart.

Mousiness: What's the deal?

Published: 23 July, 2018

Mousiness is on the rise, and there’s confusion over the problem.

Cuvée 3000 turnover soars boosted by thirst for natural wines

Published: 16 April, 2018

Cuvée 3000 - Spain’s leading natural wine distributor, has announced a 20% rise in annual turnover with growth triggered by a ‘double effect’ in demand: growth in wine consumption (especially for local wines), coupled with an “explosion in demand” for natural wines.