Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Reinventing modern wine co-ops

Published: 19 July, 2021

David Kermode charts the growth in flexibility and services offered by leading modern co-ops, and finds those opting for quality over quantity the most secure in their future.

CIVB unveils Hot 50

Published: 15 July, 2021

The CIVB (Bordeaux Wine Council) has revealed the 50 Wines chosen to make up its Hot 50 Bordeaux Selection for 2021.

France's great digital shift

Published: 14 July, 2021

A new breed of French digital-solution companies is helping the country’s producers embrace online. Jo Gilbert reports

Georgian UK wine exports soar 60%

Published: 14 July, 2021

Exports of Georgian wine to the UK soared 60% in volume in the last year, albeit from a small base.

Cambridge Wine launches inaugural Veni Vidi Bibi charity event

Published: 14 July, 2021

Cambridge Wine Merchants is organising a charity wine dinner in Cambridge at the beginning of September, loosely based on La Paulée, held annually in Burgundy and others places around the world.

PFV appoints new president as it opens 2022 prize applications

Published: 14 July, 2021

Primum Familiae Vini (PFV), an association of twelve European family wine producers, has appointed Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta of Tenuta San Guido as its new president.

Online BWS sales soar 52%

Published: 14 July, 2021

Online beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales soared the week commencing 27 June as England prepared to play Germany for a place in Euro 2020.

Football brings record English wine sales to Majestic

Published: 14 July, 2021

The last weekend of Euro 2020 saw record numbers of English wine bought at Majestic Wine, with the nation stocking up on homegrown bottles as the country geared up to the first major football final since 1966.

OIV elects new president

Published: 13 July, 2021

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has elected Luigi Moio as its new president.

Waitrose further supports SA wine industry

Published: 13 July, 2021

Waitrose has announced it is offering a one-off virtual tasting in order to further support the beleaguered South African wine industry.

Delaunay cousins shake up Chablis

Published: 13 July, 2021

Badet Clément president Laurent Delaunay has teamed up with another member of the long-standing negociant family to make a contemporary, international brand that focuses on ‘cool terroir’.

Moët Hennessy and Campari enter joint venture

Published: 13 July, 2021

Moët Hennessy and Campari Group have announced the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with the purpose of investing in wines and spirits ecommerce companies.

Treasury smashes into hard seltzers with 19 Crimes

Published: 12 July, 2021

Treasury Wine Estates’ (TWE) augmented reality wine brand, 19 Crimes, is moving into the hard seltzer category where the company is looking to broaden its appeal among a new generation of drinkers.

Oeno opens fine wine oasis in City of London

Published: 12 July, 2021

Fine wine investment company OenoGroup is opening a “multi-functional boutique” dedicated to wine in the heart of London’s financial district.

Wines of Portugal promo boosts independent sales

Published: 08 July, 2021

Wines of Portugal is reportting sales uplift of +286% in volume and +300% in value at participating retailers that were specially selected for June’s month-long promotion.

On-demand wine app spearhead's hybrid wine bar roll out across UK

Published: 08 July, 2021

An on-demand wine app offering one-hour delivery of artisan wines is to be rolled out across the UK, anchored by a planned 85 hybrid wine bar and retail stores operating as local delivery hubs.

Soapbox: Bordeaux’s cold war

Published: 08 July, 2021

Château Bauduc owner Gavin Quinney ponders an intractable issue for frost-impacted producers up against the strictures of Bordeaux

North South Wines secures ‘AA Grade’

Published: 07 July, 2021

North South Wines has been awarded an ‘AA Grade’ – the highest rating possible for an announced audit – after it was assessed against the BRCGS Global Standard for Agents and Brokers.

WSTA calls for return of ‘zero for zero' Bourbon tariffs while warning about wine duties

Published: 07 July, 2021

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has submitted a response to the government’s consultation on damaging US tariffs, calling for the swift removal of tariffs on US whiskies.