Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Roots taps rum ambassador Burrell for Caribbean restaurant launch

Published: 12 November, 2015

Entrepreneur, chef and musician Levi Roots has partnered with global rum ambassador Ian Burrell for the launch of his first restaurant.

Bodegas Beronia offers festive Basque food-and-wine hampers

Published: 12 November, 2015

Rioja winery Bodegas Beronia has launched a range of food-and-wine hampers for the Christmas market in partnership with Basque food specialists San Sebastián Food.

Benromach takes home top prizes from Hong Kong competition

Published: 12 November, 2015

Moray-based Benromach distillery won several two prizes at the annual Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition last week.

Red Squirrel opens pop-up Christmas wine bar in Dalston

Published: 12 November, 2015

West London-based wine importer Red Squirrel Wine is to launch its first pop-up wine bar through the Christmas season.

Conviviality confirms taste for Peppermint, reveals latest figures

Published: 12 November, 2015

Conviviality is to buy London-based bar and events company Peppermint.

Rioja recognises six key figures at inaugural annual London awards

Published: 11 November, 2015

The work of six leading industry figures was recognized by the Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja at the inaugural Rioja Recognises awards ceremony in London last night.

Courvoisier launches Christmas campaign with major cinema ad buy

Published: 11 November, 2015

Courvoisier, the UK's best-selling brand of Cognac, has launched its 2015 Christmas campaign.

WSTA launches London's first gin-focused tourist tour

Published: 11 November, 2015

Gin has made it onto the London tourist map, thanks to a new tour launched by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association this week.

Tony Hammond, founder of Hammonds of Knutsford, dies

Published: 10 November, 2015

Tony Hammond, the well-known and much loved founder and chairman of Hammonds of Knutsford plc has died after 55 years in the hospitality sector. He was 79.

Vinadeis and Origin seal global strategic partnership

Published: 10 November, 2015

French wine producer Vinadeis and South Africa's Origin Wines have signed a formal strategic partnership.

UKTI takes 23 UK distilleries across the US on major gin-trade initiative

Published: 10 November, 2015

The Arbikie, Portobello Road and Cotswold distilleries were among 23 UK producers invited to showcase their gins in the US by the government's UK Trade & Investment department last month.

Glenturret steps into limelight with new single malt range

Published: 10 November, 2015

The Crieff-based Glenturret Distillery has launched a new range of single malts to mark the 240th anniversary of distilling on its site.

Matthew Clark racks up slew of new account signings

Published: 10 November, 2015

Leading on-trade distributor, Matthew Clark, has won seven new premium accounts.

Oddbins announces quirky #WhatTheFox Christmas campaign

Published: 10 November, 2015

Oddbins, the award-winning high-street drinks chain, has launched its Christmas campaign.

Lakeland Distillery partners with Cumbrian Wildlife Trust on juniper

Published: 09 November, 2015

Lakeland Distillery has partnered with the Cumbrian Wildlife Trust to source local juniper for its award-winning Lakes Gin.

Big rise in number of consumers trading up on wine, survey shows

Published: 09 November, 2015

UK consumers are spending more on wine, and younger wine drinkers are becoming a key influence in shaping the marketplace, according to the UK Wine Market Landscapes Report 2015 from Wine Intelligence.