Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Champagne Castelnau appoints marketing and communications director

Published: 18 January, 2019

Champagne Castelnau has strengthened its marketing team with the appointment Olivier Legrand.

Amathus takes on Org de Rac

Published: 18 January, 2019

Amathus Drinks has signed a deal as the UK distributor of organically certified South African wine producer Org de Rac.

Q&A: Dr Jamie Goode, wine critic, judge and author

Published: 18 January, 2019

Andrew Catchpole catches up with the Goode doctor to discover what makes his critical faculties tick

Jerry Lockspeiser: 2019 - The year 'better' wine died

Published: 17 January, 2019

For the last few years one of my nieces has been developing her clothes retail business. She now has four outlets, three in London and one in Barcelona. She sells vintage clothes, along with a smattering of modern stuff and some accessories.

There may be trouble ahead…

Published: 17 January, 2019

The number of leaders with confidence in the future of their own company within the eating and drinking-out market took a knock in the three months to November 2018, according to the latest CGA Business Confidence Survey.

The Aussie-Anglo Alliance

Published: 17 January, 2019

It’s well reported that Australian wine sales into mainland China have been booming, driven by a compelling mix of favourable trade deals, attractiveness of style to Chinese consumers and a firm commitment by the Australian industry to push into that market. Moreover, as with many other territories around the world, the US included, such buyers are prepared to pay a good price for the pleasure of listing the wines.

Lea & Sandeman expands on-trade team

Published: 17 January, 2019

Lea & Sandeman has expanded its on-trade team with the addition of Sophie Picheta.

NZ 200th anniversary focus turns to regionality after bumper UK year

Published: 17 January, 2019

The annual New Zealand trade tasting pushed a new focus on regionality at this year’s London event on 16 January, with the aim of furthering understanding of the country’s diversity of wine styles with restaurants and independent merchants.

Hallgarten expands Lismore portfolio

Published: 17 January, 2019

Hallgarten & Novum Wines has expanded its line of wines from South Africa's Lismore Estate with the addition of the producer's Reserve trio.

Back to business

Published: 16 January, 2019

Bibendum PLB is reasserting itself as a major premium player on the UK wine scene. Andrew Catchpole meets chief executive Michael Saunders to discover what’s in store

Naked Wines awards Plumpton student £9,000 bursary

Published: 16 January, 2019

Naked Wines has announced it will award a Plumpton College wine student a £9,000 bursary as part of its 10th birthday celebrations.

Festive period provides cheer for on-trade

Published: 15 January, 2019

Managed pubs and restaurants saw a 4.1% collective like-for-like sales increase across the festive season compared to the same period the prevous year.

Distell names new premium wine company

Published: 15 January, 2019

South African juggernaut Distell has officially announced the launch of its new premium wine division which will go by the name Libertas Vineyards and Estates.

Greencroft on target to become largest UK bottling operation

Published: 14 January, 2019

Major investment by Lanchester Wine Cellars in its bottling subsidiary Greencroft is to see production boosted from 100 million litres in 2018 to a capacity of between 3-400 million litres by early 2020.

That was the year that was

Published: 14 January, 2019

As we eagerly await the Christmas trading results, Lisa Riley looks back at 2018 and the ups and downs across the drinks categories

31Dover director Jay Swanborough resigns

Published: 14 January, 2019

Jay Swanborough, director of ecommerce, operations and marketing for 31Dover, has resigned.

Babydoll gears up for UK push

Published: 14 January, 2019

Babydoll wines from New Zealand, part of Yealands Estate, is gearing up to increase its UK presence with a new campaign and its first appearance at the annual ‘Flavours of New Zealand’ tasting taking place this week.

WSTA calls for wine tariffs suspension to avoid ‘no deal’ price hikes

Published: 11 January, 2019

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has called on the government to temporarily suspend wine tariffs to prevent prices rocketing in the event of a ‘no deal' Brexit .

New Zealand's evolving vinous landscape

Published: 10 January, 2019

New Zealand’s wine scene has come a long way since its inception in the 1970s. Jamie Goode meets the personalities driving change in leading region Marlborough