Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Counterfeit Champagne seizure a warning to industry, brand expert says

Published: 05 February, 2016

Italian police have seized some 9,000 bottles of counterfeit Moët & Chandon Champagne near Padova in northern Italy.

Ruinart highlights support of contemporary art with London exhibition

Published: 12 January, 2016

Champagne house Ruinart will be showcasing six recent artist collaborations at its inaugural Lighthouse exhibition next month.

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Published: 06 January, 2016

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Insight: Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de caves at Champagne Ruinart, explores the technical side of Ruinart's famous style

Published: 15 December, 2015

Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de caves at Champagne Ruinart, explores the history of how Champagne Ruinart's famous house style came to be and the decades it took to develop it.

Analysis: Champagne battles for the top spot

Published: 04 December, 2015

In an ultra-competitive market within the buoyant category of sparkling wine, the world's most established and classic fizz tenaciously holds on to its market share. Anne Krebiehl MW reports

Matthew Clark adds Champagne Doyard to Wines of Distinction

Published: 26 November, 2015

On-trade distributor Matthew Clark has added Champagne Doyard to its premium Wines of Distinction portfolio

Roberson culls Grand Marques from online list

Published: 20 November, 2015

Roberson Wine is to delist the major Champagnes brands from its website.

Nicolas Feuillatte wines Asda listing for Brut Rosé

Published: 16 November, 2015

Champagne house Nicolas Feuillatte has cemented its strong position in the UK off-trade with a listing for its Brut Rosé in Asda.

Rapeneau family deal brings first Champagne to Off Piste range

Published: 02 November, 2015

The Rapeneau family has appointed Cheltenham-based Off Piste Wines to distribute its Charles de Cazanove range of Champagnes in the UK off trade.

Analysis: Greatest Champagne vintage for 70 years?

Published: 30 October, 2015

Geoffery Dean gets the inside scoop on this year's harvest from some of the iconic Champagne houses

Lanson releases limited edition Noble Cuvée Blanc de Blancs 2000

Published: 29 October, 2015

House of Lanson is to make its award-winning Noble Cuvée Blanc de Blancs 2000 available in the UK.

Geoffrey Dean weighs in on Veuve Clicquot's latest release the La Grande Dame 2006

Published: 27 October, 2015

While the 2006 vintage of Veuve Clicquot's La Grande Dame does not sing quite like its much lauded 2002 counterpart, which had better structure and more depth, the latest release is another very impressive offering from the celebrated Champagne house

Veuve Clicquot's Demarville reveals 2006 vintage La Grande Dame

Published: 23 October, 2015

Yesterday saw the launch of the 2006 vintage of Veuve Clicquot's prestige cuvée, La Grande Dame 2006.

LMVH drinks division rebounds with major third-quarter growth

Published: 13 October, 2015

Strong quarterly growth in the wine and spirits division has helped push luxury goods group LVMH to revenues of €25.3 billion for the first nine months of the year, according to figures released today.

Gosset releases 2006 vintage through Louis Latour Agencies

Published: 08 October, 2015

Champagne Gosset has launched its latest vintage, Grand Millésime 2006.

Björk teams up with video artist for limited edition Dom Pérignon vintage pack design

Published: 01 October, 2015

Pop singer Björk and video artist Chris Cunningham have collaborated on a pack design for Dom Pérignon Champagne.

Prestige Champagne cuvée from Taittinger gets UK release

Published: 15 September, 2015

Taittinger is releasing its 2006 vintage Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut this month.

Sparkling wine continues to fizz with on-trade sales up by more than half in a year

Published: 15 September, 2015

Sparkling wine is the star performer in the drinks trade with the value of on-trade sales up by more than half in the year to July 7, according to Nielsen figures in the third quarter market report from the Wine & Spirit Trade Association.