Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Mount Athos: Greece’s holy wines

Published: 07 October, 2026

That Greek wine has taken off in the UK is possibly no surprise. The country’s collective portfolio is bursting with the kind of indigenous varieties and typically smaller producers that tick all of the ‘authenticity’ and ‘discovery’ boxes that drinkers are increasingly seeking out. Quality is on a high too. Add to this some 5 million British tourist visits a year, helping propel a hugely positive image of the country as a whole, and you can almost wonder why this vinous upswing took so long.

Maltby & Greek launches Three Bowls wine range

Published: 12 January, 2026

Leading UK importer of Greek and Cypriot wines, Maltby & Greek, have introduced Three Bowls, a new wine range developed in-house through a collaboration with a group of Greek winemakers.

Multiples: Co-op’s balancing act pays off

Published: 10 October, 2024

James Bayley finds the Co-op’s new wine range delivers across the board with traditional favourites and new finds.

Friday Read: The Languedoc’s new varieties

Published: 26 July, 2024

From the offset, there were moans and groans about the weather from our hosts in the Languedoc. Yet excessive heat and sunstroke (for once) were not the subjects of their ire.

Greek Odyssey

Published: 25 June, 2024

Greece is fast morphing from interesting addition to must list. Andrew Catchpole charts its progress in the UK.

Santorini harvests tiny yield following ‘difficult’ vintage

Published: 27 September, 2023

Santorini's wine industry is forecasting a very small production in 2023, after picking a crop that barely managed to reach 30% of the annual average.

Amathus announces plans for two new stores

Published: 18 September, 2023

Top merchant Amathus Drinks, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this month, has revealed plans to open two new stores at the start of 2024, expanding its brick-and-mortar offering to 11.

Wines of Greece tastings mark record exports

Published: 22 August, 2023

Following the success of the June tastings in London and Edinburgh, Wines of Greece is back with a series of ‘Highlight Tastings’ in Manchester (11 September) and London (25 & 26 September).

Amathus boosts booming Greek portfolio

Published: 18 August, 2023

Amathus Drinks has added 14 new Greek producers to its portfolio in response to strong growth in the category.

Santorini: Rising to the challenge

Published: 18 August, 2023

In Santorini, Jo Gilbert discovers a volcanic wonderland producing premium whites. However, winemakers face keen challenges as the price of grapes edge towards Champagne.

Santorini prices edge towards Champagne

Published: 19 July, 2023

Santorini, the land of very old vines, is facing new challenges, with skyrocketing price-per-kilo costs putting them on par with some of the world’s most expensive.

Greece: The land of unbroken tradition

Published: 21 June, 2023

Justin Keay picks out the rising gems from Greece’s sprawling archipelago, as the UK market looks to build on its love of Santorini and Assyrtiko.

Greek wines edge towards greater representation

Published: 20 May, 2022

Prices for top Santorini wines have dramatically risen to the same heights as Chablis says Mary Pateras, director of Eclectic Wines, a specialist wholesaler established 20 years ago, and which now imports about half of the Greek wines sold in Britain.