Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Coravin opens first pop-up wine bar and retail outlet

Published: 14 October, 2021

Coravin, the wine preservation system, is to open its very first pop-up wine bar and retail outlet in London.

London Cocktail Week prepares to welcome guest bartenders from all over Europe

Published: 30 September, 2021

London Cocktail Week is kicking off tomorrow (1 October) for another extended month-long celebration of the city’s top bars, with an emphasis on bar takeovers and bartenders flying in from all over Europe.

Cave Cuvée goes live in Bethnal Green

Published: 30 September, 2021

Shop Cuvée and Cave Cuvée

Charles Beaini, Kerridge’s Bar & Grill and Corinthia London

Published: 28 September, 2021

Charles Beaini, wine executive for Kerridge’s Bar & Grill and Corinthia London, talks to Andrew Catchpole about opening up the world of wine and improving approachability across drinks categories in hospitality.

UK pub and bars predicted to recover fully by 2024

Published: 23 September, 2021

The UK pub and bar market is set to recover to 64% of its pre-pandemic value in 2021 to £14.8bn, Lumina Intelligence has revealed, with full recovery to follow by 2024, possibly exceeding 2019.

Idris Elba to open wine bar in King's Cross

Published: 16 September, 2021

The star of Hollywood blockbuster Pacific Rim and HBO series The Wire has announced plans to open a new restaurant and wine bar in London – Porte Noire.

Callooh Callay to break hearts with The Duchess of Dalston

Published: 23 August, 2021

The Duchess of Dalston

Maxim Schulte backs bottled cocktails

Published: 18 August, 2021

Top bartender Maxim Schulte has become the latest star in the quality bar and restaurant firmament to back pre-bottled cocktails, via a new partnership with LAIBA Beverages.

'Experience-first' reopening: How hospitality came back with a bang

Published: 17 August, 2021

Since July’s fuller reopening of the on-trade, UK venues are determined to come back with a bang in order to coax punters away from well-stocked home bars. Jo Gilbert takes flight into the new world of ‘experience first’ hospitality

Hawksmoor floats into Canary Wharf

Published: 17 August, 2021

Hawksmoor Wood Wharf

Q&A: Tom Jones, Whalley Wine Shop and Whalley Wine Bar

Published: 17 August, 2021

Deciding to open a wine bar next to Whalley Wine Shop during a pandemic seemed like the obvious move for owner Tom Jones, founder and MD, who fills Andrew Catchpole in on why he’s made this leap of faith.

Bordeaux Wines brings white wine pop-up to London

Published: 12 August, 2021

Bordeaux Wines UK will be bringing its Bordeaux White Wine Bar to London’s Flat Iron Square from 1 to 5 September as part of its continued strategy to promote the region's white wine styles to UK consumers.

Bar trend for cocktails spills into nightclubs

Published: 10 August, 2021

Nightclub visitors have, in line with trends seen after the restart of restaurants, pubs and bars from April, been celebrating reopening of the sector with cocktails, according to CGA research.

Bar Convent Berlin returns following Global Bar Week digital team-up

Published: 28 July, 2021

Bar Convent Berlin (BCB) is set once again to be a standalone, in-person event when it returns to Germany’s capital this year in its brand new home.

Shannon Tebay takes the top job at the American Bar

Published: 22 July, 2021

Shannon Tebay has been appointed as the head bartender at the American Bar at The Savoy, also taking on the role of senior mixologist at the hotel.

On-demand wine app spearhead's hybrid wine bar roll out across UK

Published: 08 July, 2021

An on-demand wine app offering one-hour delivery of artisan wines is to be rolled out across the UK, anchored by a planned 85 hybrid wine bar and retail stores operating as local delivery hubs.

Rousset and Pineau return with Nocturne

Published: 06 July, 2021

Nocturne

Branded hospitality closures stabilise following steep decline

Published: 05 July, 2021

Newly released data has revealed a slowdown in outlet closures for some of the sector’s biggest companies, with the numbers levelling off versus the “steep declines” of 2018 and 2019.