Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Champagne Occasions: Engaging the consumers

Published: 16 December, 2013

The second Harpers Champagne Occasions roadshow asked how on-trade buyers and operators can engage consumers and trade them up by linking Champagne with food.

?Pre-payment bar app Bar Pass given upfront investment for 2014

Published: 13 December, 2013

Digital innovation company The Bakery, and multinational brewing company AB InBev, have teamed up with bar pre-payment start-up company Bar Pass, to help roll its app out across the UK in 2014.

Hard hitting business facts and data to be at the heart of WSTA's Be Fair George campaign

Published: 13 December, 2013

The Wine & Spirits Trade Association is to use exclusive research and data to help spearhead its new "Be Fair George" campaign to persuade the government to scrap the duty escalator on wine and spirits in next year's budget.

Discovering the wonders of Lebanon: Looking to the future

Published: 13 December, 2013

Wine critic Natasha Hughes assesses the merits of Lebanese wine and looks at the potential opportunities it has in the UK market

?Discovering the wonders of Lebanon

Published: 13 December, 2013

Wine has been made in Lebanon for thousands of years, but for many it remains a great unknown. Richard Siddle, Natasha Hughes and Michael Karam draw back the veil on its glories

?Pride of London: Sipsmith has brought a unique bond to the modern spirits drinker

Published: 12 December, 2013

Before the arrival of artisan distillery Sipsmith in 2009, the last copper still to be licensed in the capital was in 1823, just under 200 years ago.

?Diageo to sponsor free travel on NYE

Published: 12 December, 2013

Diageo is to sponsor free travel on New Year's Eve in London for the third year running. The company will also partner Lothian Buses in Edinburgh for the second year.

More independent wine merchants are diversifying into cafes and bars

Published: 12 December, 2013

More independent wine merchants are diversifying into cafes and bars as a way of both growing revenue and generating interest in their wines.

The Macallan launches latest in Lalique Six Pillars series

Published: 12 December, 2013

The Macallan has launched the fifth and penultimate expression of The Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars Collection in time for the festive period.

Indie Wine Crew: How to run wine stores more effectively

Published: 12 December, 2013

Members of Harpers' new Independent Wine Crew are willing to put their competitive instincts to one side to find ways in which they can work together, share experiences and offer advice on how to run wine stores more effectively.

Over 100 producers head to French wine event

Published: 12 December, 2013

The 12th annual French Wine Discoveries Tasting will be held on Tuesday January 14, 2014 at Tobacco Dock near Tower Hill.

?WSTA to get consumers behind its 'Be Fair George' campaign

Published: 12 December, 2013

The Wine & Spirit Trade Association is to next week launch a high level national media and consumer campaign to persuade the government to scrap the final year of the duty escalator on wines and spirits in the next Budget.

South Africa establishes the Cape Vintners Classification system

Published: 11 December, 2013

Some the South African leading wine estates announced yesterday, December 10^th, the creation of the Cape Vintners Classification (CVC), which is an effort to ensure the quality of Cape wines and will operate within the structure of the Wine of Origin Scheme.

EU and US trade talks should help EU brewers

Published: 11 December, 2013

Trade talks which have been ongoing between the US and the EU since November could potentially be beneficial for European brewers by creating a more level playing field by reducing excise tax rate that EU brewers currently face in the US market that American brewers are exempt from.

Third bi-annual Sparkling wine symposium wraps up

Published: 11 December, 2013

The third bi-annual International Sparkling Wine Symposium (ISWS), which was held last week on December 3^rd and 4^th, had 150 attendees from 15 different countries at the Denbies Wine Estates in Surrey.

?Diageo fires bourbon Bulleit

Published: 11 December, 2013

Diageo has launched a stronger version of Bulleit Bourbon along with new product Bulleit Rye whiskey to the UK market.

?Rémy Cointreau moves distribution in-house

Published: 11 December, 2013

First Drinks Brands has announced the end of its distribution agreement with Rémy Cointreau from March 2014.

Adnams releases its first English whiskies

Published: 11 December, 2013

Adnams, the Suffolk-based brewer and distiller, has released its first selection of whiskies that have been spent several year maturing in French and American oak barrels.

Moreno Wines look to widen its range and offer more merchant exclusives

Published: 10 December, 2013

Moreno Wines, that has built its reputation on its Spanish wine portfolio, is looking to widen its appeal to the independent on and off-trades by sourcing more wines from other countries, particularly Italy.