Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Domaines Paul Mas aims to remove sulphur by 2020

Published: 04 May, 2016

Over the past year, Domaines Paul Mas has succeeded in fermenting without using any SO2 until right at the end of the vinification process.

Sandeman: Port bottled with spirit attitude

Published: 04 May, 2016

Sandeman is showcasing its rebranded tawny port at the London Wine Fair - which has been bottled to resemble a whiskey bottle.

Q&A: Sunaina Sethi, JKS Restaurants

Published: 04 May, 2016

At just 29, Sethi has already developed the wine lists for London restaurants Trishna, Gymkhana and Hoppers. Jo Gilbert asks what it's like to jump ship.

LWF: Can wine be 'cool'? Selling Wines Craft Credentials

Published: 03 May, 2016

Harpers took to the stage at the LWF to ask a panel of experts what is the definition of 'craft' - and can it help to boost excitement in the wine industry?

LWF: Esoterica - A fair within a fair

Published: 03 May, 2016

The upper floor of the Kensington Olympia is buzzing this morning.

Gavin Quinney: The en primeur results and wrap-up

Published: 03 May, 2016

After a marathon tasting, our resident Bordeaux correspondent Gavin Quinney assesses 2015 quality and where to look for value

Insights: What lies ahead following En Primeur?

Published: 03 May, 2016

It has been nearly five years since the Bordeaux fine wine market, which had been riding an incredible high, came to a screeching halt and it has been on a downward spiral ever since - until now.

Analysis: Burgundy's best buys

Published: 29 April, 2016

With Burgundy prices edging ever upwards, supply short and demand on a high, Tim Atkin MW looks at canny buys.

Guy Woodward: Reflecting on those we lost in the wine trade this year

Published: 29 April, 2016

For David Bowie, Terry Wogan and Ronnie Corbett, read Louis Latour, Paul Pontallier and Etienne Hugel. Maybe not in that order. But either way, 2016 has been as cruel a year in the wine community as it has in the wider world.

JP Chenet expands into the on-trade with draught partnership

Published: 29 April, 2016

French winemaker JP Chenet is moving into the dispense on-trade market in partnership with Vimto Out Of Home.

LWF 2016: Highlights of next week events at this year's fair

Published: 29 April, 2016

As one of the biggest dates in the UK industry's calendar, expectations are high for the London Wine Fair at Kensington Olympia next week. H arpers.co.uk gives you gets the lowdown on this year's main event London Wine Fair 2016

LWF 2016: Technology savvy fair prepares for its 36th outing

Published: 29 April, 2016

The 36^th London Wine Fair is touting itself as the most technologically advanced wine event in the world.

Kleine Zalze marks 20 years with investment in the future

Published: 29 April, 2016

One of South Africa's major players is marking 20 years in the business with investment in a vineyard analysis programme and new grape varietals.

Revealed: The ten countries drinking two thirds of the world's wine

Published: 28 April, 2016

Italy, France and Spain continue to dominate in terms of production, but who is drinking the most wine?

Online retailer eBay launches wine specific site in the US

Published: 28 April, 2016

Online retailer and bidding platform eBay has launched a wine specific site in the US called eBay Wine.

Kingsland Drinks unveils "sparkle-up" carbonation line

Published: 28 April, 2016

Kingsland Drinks has unveiled its new carbonation line - a first for a bottler in the UK.

ICCWS 2016: What to expect from climate change

Published: 28 April, 2016

In recent weeks, much emphasis has been placed on the short-term benefits of global warming.

From an MW inside Parliament: What the wine trade needs to do to combat duty hikes

Published: 27 April, 2016

Conal Gregory, the only Master of Wine to have been elected to Parliament, warns that there is no hope for duties to be reduced or even frozen if there is no effective campaign fighting that battle. He gives tactical tips on what the trade could do better to combat future hikes.

Jascots Wine Merchants rolls out Sunday delivery services

Published: 27 April, 2016

Jascots Wine Merchants, specialist supplier to the on-trade and independent merchants, is rolling out seven day delivery services for its London customers. It is the first company to offer Sunday delivery services which it will be providing through its own delivery vans.