Published: 24 January, 2020
Harpers columnist Jerry Lockspeiser is the former chairman of Off Piste Wines. Lockspeiser left at the end of 2019 after ten years at the company, which he helped to grow from ‘acorn to oak tree’ after joining back in 2010. His departure follows an investment in Off Piste just before Christmas, which will take the company into a new phase of development. Lockspeiser was also involved in the founding and building of Bottle Green in 1990 and organic wine specialist Vinceremos Wines in 1985. Here, he takes a reflective look back on 15 years that changed the wine world.
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Published: 23 January, 2020
Mirabeau has expanded its team with three new directors to drive its expansion into new markets.
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Published: 23 January, 2020
2010-2020 delivered incredible change on both a domestic and an international level. The Harpers team peers back at some of the key stories that continue to shape today’s trade
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Published: 23 January, 2020
UK-based wine businessman and writer Mike Turner has added a new string to his bow for 2020. As well as running Please Bring Me My Wine, a wine industry focused digital media consultancy, and co-owning Primrose Hill restaurant La Ferme, where he oversees the wine list and wine training, he has launched a new online wine merchant.
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Published: 22 January, 2020
Majestic MD Josh Lincoln has left the business as part of a management reshuffle.
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Published: 22 January, 2020
Wine Australia has revealed that more than AUD $500m has been raised so far in charitable donations from across the globe in relation to the devastating bushfires.
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Published: 22 January, 2020
The USA’s threat of slapping 100% tariffs on US$2.4 billion worth of French imports including wine and Champagne seems to have been put on hold after the countries’ leaders announced a ceasefire on Twitter.
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Published: 22 January, 2020
Some of the trade’s biggest names turned out last night to celebrate the induction of a record-breaking number of diploma students into the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s (WSET) alumni hall of fame.
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Published: 22 January, 2020
Hallgarten Wines has added Lebanese producer Château Oumsiyat to its portfolio.
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Published: 21 January, 2020
The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has reiterated its call for a cut in duty.
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Published: 21 January, 2020
Yalumba unveiled its latest NPD at Australia Trade Tasting - a four-strong range of wine made with minimal intervention.
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Published: 21 January, 2020
Mannings Heath Golf and Wine Estate has proposed plans to build a winery, tasting room and restaurant on its 500-acre West Sussex site.
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Published: 21 January, 2020
Bibendum Wine has added a host of new producers to its on-trade portfolio.
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Published: 20 January, 2020
Hot and dry conditions have made for a tough growing season in many South Australian regions, according to the state’s Riverland where harvest has begun with early Chardonnay grapes picked for sparkling wine.
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Published: 20 January, 2020
The world’s wine drinkers are quickly becoming a population of confident connoisseurs thanks to widespread access to the internet and the ubiquity of smartphones. But are they any more knowledgeable offline?
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Published: 20 January, 2020
UK bound exports of wines from Washington State has jumped 37% in the past five years, according to new data from the Washington State Wine Commission.
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Published: 17 January, 2020
Off-Piste Wines has appointed former Waitrose and Co-op buyer Maria Elener as sourcing and supplier manager for Europe.
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Published: 17 January, 2020
The UK edition of the Ruinart Sommelier Challenge, now in its fifth year, has opened for entries.
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Published: 16 January, 2020
Maison Joseph Drouhin has joined forces with Enotria & Coe to heighten its visibility in the premium on-trade in a move it said reflected a "new approach to the UK".
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Published: 16 January, 2020
Rosé, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are among a slew of ‘alternative’ varieties and styles notching up a greater share of New Zealand’s collective wine exports, as “international appetite grows to expand the range”.
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