Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Tom Platt: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 29 August, 2025

Liberty Wines CEO Tom Platt continues our summer Q&A series with a measured take on the challenges to the trade.

Klearhos Kanellakis: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 26 August, 2025

Ekstedt at The Yard’s head sommelier and wine buyer Klearhos Kanellakis adds to our summer series with an honest appraisal of how tough the on-trade has become.

Kim Wilson: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 22 August, 2025

Kim Wilson, MD of North South Wines, is next up to bat for our Summer Q&A series, charting the year so far for her company and how the trade could be better supported by the Government amid industry turbulence.

Frances Bentley: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 15 August, 2025

Frances Bentley, the dynamic wine buyer for LWC Drinks, adds her insights to our summer Q&A series.

Dermot Sugrue: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 12 August, 2025

Talented winemaker Dermot Sugrue of Sugrue South Downs continues our summer Q&A series, musing on the importance of the English wine sector, the success of Bonkers and ‘the elephant in the room’.

Bence Karpatfalvi: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 11 August, 2025

Bence Karpatfalvi, head sommelier at the recently awarded three Michelin-starred Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms, talks challenges and triumphs for our summer series of Q&As.

Doug Wregg: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 08 August, 2025

For the next edition of our Summer Q&A series Doug Wregg, director of sales and marketing at Les Caves de Pyrene, contemplates what has been a challenging year for the wine trade.

Hal Wilson: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 06 August, 2025

Cambridge Wine Merchants' Hal Wilson steps up to provide the next contribution to our Summer Q&A series.

Sam Thackeray: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 04 August, 2025

CEO of Amber Beverage UK, Sam Thackeray is next up in our Summer Q&A series, reflecting on business so far this year and the state of play in the drinks trade.

Matteo Furlan: 'Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 01 August, 2025

Matteo Furlan, head of wines at The Dorchester, adds to our summer Q&A series of drinks industry insights.

Dawn Davies: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 30 July, 2025

Dawn Davies, buying director at Speciality Drinks, the latest contributor to our summer Q&A series, ponders recent events in the ever-dynamic world of spirits.