Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Conversion Group adds Gracie Events to investment portfolio

Published: 30 January, 2019

The Conversion Group has added fine wine events specialists Gracie Events to its expanding portfolio of investments in luxury businesses.

Citrus best for Sauvignon Blanc say consumers

Published: 30 January, 2019

A citrusy Sauvignon Blanc is the UK’s favourite, according to a new report.

Scandinavian style: Climate change pushes wine to the fringes

Published: 30 January, 2019

For much of the winemaking world, it’s an inconvenient truth that climate change is changing how easily and successfully wine can be made.

Justerini & Brooks to distribute Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez in UK

Published: 29 January, 2019

Justerini & Brooks has added Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez to its portfolio.

Luvian’s St Andrews' Archie McDiarmid blogs from Sauvignon Blanc Celebration in Marlborough

Published: 29 January, 2019

Haere Mai, as they say in Marlborough, and welcome to Sauvignon 2019, the world’s biggest celebration of – arguably - the most popular and least well-understood grape variety around.

Neil Anderson's Key Trends for 2019

Published: 28 January, 2019

Kingsland Drinks’ marketing director Neil Anderson gives his view on eight trends that will impact the wine industry through the coming year

Hungary calls on on-trade for Furmint February

Published: 28 January, 2019

As part of the first Furmint February to be held in the UK, participating on-trade and independent retailers have the chance of winning a trip to Hungary.

UK still ‘litmus test’ as global benchmark for wine brands

Published: 28 January, 2019

The UK market continues to be the shop window for the world of wine, with the on-trade driving premium sales.

Malux to launch Vida at Hungarian tasting

Published: 25 January, 2019

Hungarian food-and-wine wine specialists Malux are gearing up to launch four wines from Szekszard estate Vida at their upcoming trade tasting – including a Kadarka from rare 100-year-old vines.

Joe Fattorini: The three days we all become millionaires

Published: 25 January, 2019

JOE FATTORINI IS HEAD OF LONDON SALES AT FIELDS, MORRIS & VERDIN

‘Perfect storm’ causes glass shortage and price hikes for UK wine industry

Published: 24 January, 2019

The UK wine industry is running out of glass, creating unprecedented price hikes for bottlers - and the situation is unlikely to be resolved before 2020.

Stannary St Wine Co appoints fine wine account manager

Published: 24 January, 2019

Stannary St Wine Co has expanded its team with the addition of Kim Suddens as fine wine account manager.

Hallgarten appoints new head of marketing

Published: 24 January, 2019

Hallgarten & Novum Wines has hired Colin Cameron in the newly created role of head of marketing.

Gerard Basset memoirs fully funded within days

Published: 23 January, 2019

The crowdfunding initiative to back the publication of the memoirs of Gerard Basset MS, MW, OBE seeks to set up a scholarship in his name as it reaches £14,000 target within days of launching.

WSET: from Bermondsey to Beijing

Published: 22 January, 2019

As the WSET hits 50, Andrew Catchpole talks to chief executive Ian Harris MBE about driving forward a great British export

Aussie backstop will safeguard Australian wine exports post-Brexit

Published: 22 January, 2019

Australia will continue to trade with the UK, its biggest export market by volume and third by value, on its current terms post-Brexit.

South Africa records export value growth but sliding volumes

Published: 22 January, 2019

The South African wine industry has recorded 4% growth in value exports to R9.06 billion in 2018, but volumes fell 6% due to the small size of recent vintages.

Australian wine exports up 10%

Published: 22 January, 2019

Exports of Australian wine increased 10% last year to $2.82 billion, according to Wine Australia.

WSET awards record number of Diploma graduates

Published: 22 January, 2019

The Wine and Spirit Education Trust’s annual Awards and Graduation Ceremony celebrated a record number of Diploma graduates at a packed Guildhall in London last night (21 January).

Words to the wise

Published: 21 January, 2019

Fun fact: the Oxford Word of the Year 2018 was “toxic”. Why toxic, you ask? Every year, the eminent Oxford University institution chooses a word or expression that is judged to “reflect the ethos, mood or preoccupations of the passing year” and have “lasting potential as a term of cultural significance”.