Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

New Chinese and Australia free trade agreement could benefit the wine trade

Published: 19 June, 2015

A landmark trade could help to increase exports of Australian wine to China.

MMD adds to Italian range with Tuscans from Mazzei-owned estates

Published: 18 June, 2015

Importer Maisons Marques & Domaines has strengthened its links with Italy's Mazzei family by taking on two of its Tuscan estates.

Majestic asking investors for 'a lot of faith' - City analyst

Published: 16 June, 2015

A city analyst has said yesterday's year-end profits announcement by Majestic Wine has left investors being asked to "display a lot of faith" as the company looks to get back on track.

London to get smaller format Majestics as Gormley tests ways to get chain back on track

Published: 15 June, 2015

New Majestic Wine boss Rowan Gormley has spelled out his vision for the future of the company in a bid to return the company to profit growth.

Campari disposes of Enrico Serafino Italian wine operation

Published: 11 June, 2015

Italian drinks giant Gruppo Campari has sold off its Piedmont-based Enrico Serafino wine operation.

Moody's warns of more margin and market share misery for multiples

Published: 11 June, 2015

A warning that supermarket margins face more pressure from price deflation in the months ahead has been made by a leading credit rating agency.

Villa Maria hands top winemaking role to Picone

Published: 10 June, 2015

New Zealand wine producer Villa Maria has promoted Nick Picone to the role of group chief winemaker.

Vinexpo opens with a new look expecting 48,000 visitors to attend

Published: 10 June, 2015

Vinexpo 2015 is set to begin this weekend in Bordeaux with a new look and is expecting to attract an estimated 48,000 visitors to the bi-annual show in France.

Hospitality sector visitors up 16% at London Wine Fair

Published: 10 June, 2015

London Wine Fair organiser Brintex has reported a 16% increase in visitors from the hospitality sector to this year's exhibition.

The modern wine list is not 'dead', just evolving

Published: 09 June, 2015

Despite going through a significant evolution over the past 20-something years, the modern-day wine list is not 'dead' as some say, simply different.

Analysis: French brands are now adopting sophisticated day brand building plans

Published: 09 June, 2015

France is often seen as the most traditional of the world's wine regions but, as Erin Smith discovers, things are often far more modern than meets the eye.

Insights: Independents Italian outlets are gaining traction through education and experimentation

Published: 09 June, 2015

Independent Italian outlets are upping the appeal of lesser-known, over-£10 wines by educating consumers and letting them experiment.

Australia grape growers embark on long term pest management for vineyards

Published: 09 June, 2015

Australia's grape growers have signed deals for two consultancy projects to improve pest management in the country's vineyards.

Analysis: Italian indigenous varietals set to boom

Published: 08 June, 2015

Italy has some of the largest choice of indigenous varietals that produce a dizzying range of wine styles and consumers are increasingly embracing them.

Origin Wine opens office in the US

Published: 08 June, 2015

Fairtrade and South African wine specialist Origin Wine has opened a new sales office to cover the North American market in a bid to establish what the company called "a global sourcing footprint".

Possible New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc shortage following 2015 harvest

Published: 08 June, 2015

Buyers could be faced with a shortage of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from the 2015 vintage.

Q&A: John Lodge of rock band The Moody Blues talks about his love of wine and his own label Krisemma

Published: 08 June, 2015

Musician John Lodge is best known as the bass player of rock band The Moody Blues, but the Birmingham native also has his own wine brand. He talks about how his love of wine started and where it has taken him.

Fenavin wine fair has positioned itself as a gateway to Spanish diversity

Published: 08 June, 2015

Having emerged as Spain's pre-eminent wine fair, Fenavin has positioned itself as a gateway to Spanish diversity as well as value.

Simon Cairns of The Co-operative on the growing importance of convenience retailing for the company

Published: 05 June, 2015

Simon Cairns, BWS category trading manager at The Co-operative explains to Angela Mount the supermarket's strategy, its supplier relationships and how it needs to "focus totally on convenience retailing, working within 2,000- to 4,000-square-foot shop formats."