Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Ex-Tesco wine technical head Andy Gale joins Concha y Toro

Published: 01 October, 2014

Concha y Toro UK has appointed Tesco's former technical manager for wine, Andy Gale, to head up its new business and technical development.

Copestick Murray appoints Samantha Cross as I Heart Wines brand manager

Published: 01 October, 2014

Copestick Murray has appointed Samantha Cross as brand manager for its I Heart range of wines, following the departure of Rachel Archer, who moved to Off Piste Wines in June.

Treasury's Lindeman's wine brand gets new look

Published: 01 October, 2014

Treasury Wine Estates is overhauling its Lindeman's wine range to reflect the brand's 170 years of heritage.

WSTA chief slams new Sheffield study for ignoring already falling alcohol consumption

Published: 01 October, 2014

The WSTA chief has criticised a new report into minimum pricing which says the measure would be 50 times more effective than the below-cost selling ban, for "ignoring the reality" that alcohol consumption is already falling.

Tesco moves five of Finest wine range to 1.5 litre bag-in-box

Published: 30 September, 2014

Tesco has moved five of its most popular bottled wines from its Finest range into 1.5 litre bag-in-box, after seeing growth in the format.

Chance for "Harpers Rising Stars" to win a grant for Wine Vision

Published: 30 September, 2014

Harpers is giving talented, rising stars in the global wine industry the chance to take part in this November's Wine Vision conference by applying for a special Harpers grant.

Moët & Chandon joins Europe's celebrations at the Ryder Cup

Published: 29 September, 2014

Europe's victory in this weekend's Ryder Cup brought smiles not only to golf fans across the continent, but to the marketing team at Moët & Chandon whose sponsorship of the event resulted in priceless images of the winning team celebrating with its Champagne appearing in the international press around the world.

Pernod Ricard releases host of gifting options to boost Christmas sales

Published: 29 September, 2014

Pernod Ricard is planning to plug the "multi-million pound wine and spirits Christmas sales gap" it has identified with one-off releases and gifting sets.

Wine auction site Grape Pip donates charitable proceeds to Benevolent

Published: 29 September, 2014

Grape Pip, an online wine auction website, has named drinks trade charity the Benevolent as the first recipient of its charity fundraising efforts.

Treasury Wine Estates turns down private equity bids

Published: 29 September, 2014

Treasury Wine Estates has rejected two offers from private equity bidders in favour of continuing as a standalone company.

The Week That Was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 26 September, 2014

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, financial news for the drinks trade, Q&As, and opinion stories.

Diageo's Justerini & Brooks appoints Cellina Chan to head Hong Kong office

Published: 25 September, 2014

Justerini & Brooks has appointed Cellina Chan as its new head of sales in Hong Kong with a view to growing its international client base.

Hospitality industry to create 6,000 jobs for young people by Christmas

Published: 25 September, 2014

The British hospitality industry will create 6,000 new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds by the end of the year, says the industry's trade association.

Drinks firms face increased costs and red tape over new HMRC fraud rules

Published: 25 September, 2014

Drinks firms face increased red tape and administrative costs for carrying out due diligence as part of a HMRC crackdown on alcohol fraud.

Australian drinks design studio the Collective opens first European office

Published: 25 September, 2014

The Collective, a Sydney-based drinks design agency, has opened its first outpost outside Australia, in London.

Wine importer Red Squirrel sees wholesale business grow fivefold in three months

Published: 24 September, 2014

Chiswick wine importer Red Squirrel Wine has seen its wholesale business take off after it beefed up its portfolio and revamped its logo and website.

Argentina's Viñalba wine brand launches two new wines

Published: 24 September, 2014

Argentina's Viñalba brand has added two new wines to its portfolio - Parrilla by Viñalba and Reservado de la Familia.

Wine Vision 2014 turns spotlight onto the wine and consumers of the future

Published: 24 September, 2014

The future of wine, from emerging markets to evolving consumers, will be up for debate at this year's second Wine Vision event which takes place in November.

Matthew Clark appoints new wine buyer

Published: 24 September, 2014

On-trade wine supplier Matthew Clark has appointed Judith Nicholson as assistant wine buyer to help expand the group's wine portfolio.

Mike Paul's 7 steps to success with new product developement in wine

Published: 23 September, 2014

One comment on my recent piece on the importance of branding was that it is all very easy to argue that one should invest in branding but it would be rather more useful, at least to those already 'converted', to provide some insights into how best this might be achieved.