Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Tom Fahey: ‘Looking Back, Forging Ahead’

Published: 02 September, 2026

Another on-trade innovator features in our annual summer Q&A series. Tom Fahey, sommelier and chef patron at The Terrace Rooms & Wine, details the success of his new wholesale arm, the challenges of negotiating the Isle of Wight’s quiet off-season and why he is listing dark rosés as chilled reds.

Hospitality: Harnessing the power of winter

Published: 07 January, 2026

The December-January period for many in the on-trade often charts a feast followed by famine trajectory. Last year’s data showed a similar pattern. According to the CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker – which assesses the performance of Britain’s leading restaurant, pub and bar groups – total sales for December 2024 were up 3.2% year on year. Contrast this to January which, by the same metric, saw a fall in sales of 1.3%.