Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Beaujolais exports boom boosted by entry-level

Published: 12 April, 2018

Exports of Beaujolais boomed in the past year boosted by the entry-level category.

Swiss Lausanne achieves Great Wine Capital status

Published: 11 April, 2018

Lausanne, centre of the vineyards of the Swiss canton of Vaud, has been named as the latest member of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network.

Crown Cellars adds 23 new wines to portfolio

Published: 11 April, 2018

Crown Cellars, Carlsberg’s wine division, has unveiled its 2018 portfolio and announced it’s separating its spirits offering from the arm.

Casillero del Diablo unveils premium tier

Published: 11 April, 2018

Casillero del Diablo has added a premium tier to its wine range to champion less well known Chilean regions.

'Corpinnat', yet one more classification for Cava wines

Published: 11 April, 2018

Cava, Spain's sparkling wine Denomination of Origin based almost entirely in Penedès, Catalonia now has another potential classification to add labels.

Oregon: On pushing Pinot Noir

Published: 10 April, 2018

Oregon has become the Pinot Noir capital of the Pacific Northwest. Jo Gilbert traces its evolution to the modern winemakers now redefining the grape

Lea & Sandeman talks renewed wholesaling focus

Published: 10 April, 2018

Quality London retailer and wholesaler Lea & Sandeman is putting renewed focus into re-building its on-trade wholesale arm, following the tragic death of founding member Patrick Sandeman in 2012.

Rioja unveils new global brand identity as part of €11m push

Published: 10 April, 2018

Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja has unveiled a new brand identity introducing a ‘Saber quién eres' global brand message for the region.

Comité Champagne signs up as WSET Corporate Patron

Published: 10 April, 2018

Comité Champagne has signed up as a bronze level Corporate Patron of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).

Flint Wines brings Californian cult winery Mail Road to the UK

Published: 10 April, 2018

Flint Wines has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor of Santa Barbara County cult winery Mail Road.

Champagnes and Châteaux adds l’Aventure Winery to portfolio

Published: 10 April, 2018

Champagnes and Châteaux has added Paso Robles agency l’Aventure Winery to its stable.

First UK tasting for CEVI

Published: 09 April, 2018

The European Confederation of Independent Wine Growers (CEVI) has announced it will hold its first UK tasting in May this year.

Chapel Down reveals first beer NPD following appointment of previous Brewdog MD

Published: 09 April, 2018

Chapel Down has via its beer arm, Curious Brewery, launched a series of small batch beers – the first NPD from the producer since it appointed previous Brewdog MD Gareth Bath as its ‘MD of beer’ in October last year.

Symington hails 2016 Vintage Port year

Published: 09 April, 2018

The Symington Family has declared 2016 a Vintage Port year, marking only the fourth Vintage declaration of all the family’s Port companies since 2000.

Borough Wines partners with Liam Steevenson MW to launch wines and events

Published: 09 April, 2018

Borough Wines has joined forces with Liam Steevenson MW to launch a collaborative own-label wine range alongside a series of events.

Trivento TV partnership with Discovery Channel

Published: 06 April, 2018

Argentine wine brand Trivento has announced a new media partnership with Discovery Channel, to run from 6 April through December across four of the network’s outlets.

Meet the buyer: Rachael Leach, director of private client sales, Swig

Published: 06 April, 2018

I got into the trade by accident, after finding out about WSET from an article for a level 2 course that came with (the real attraction) an accompanying daily lunch at José Pizarro’s restaurant. That love of wine and need to get involved was fostered by the blind-tasting team at university, and then a stint at Bancroft in the marketing department.