New Zealand wineries award first scholarship to UK MW student

A group of artisan wine producers in New Zealand have awarded their first MW scholarship to a UK-based wine writer.

Reka Haros, Sfriso Winery: five key steps to take when selling direct to consumers

Reka Haros, who runs the Sfriso family winery in Italy, offers more advice on how wineries, producers and wine businesses can successfully go direct to their customers.

Matthew Clark brings in 30 new producers to meet market and customer demands

England and New Zealand sparkling wines go head to head in a "Battle of the Bubbles"

Competition between English and New Zealand sparkling wine came to a head last week as the two countries tied in a blind-tasting organised to coincide with the Cricket World Cup.

SITT tastings for independents come to Manchester and London

Independent wine merchants are flocking to Manchester's Old Trafford today for the start of the Specialist Independent Trade Tasting (SITT).

Wine industry needs to rethink the way it uses video hears Google social media seminar

Wine businesses need to rethink use of online video to engage with consumers, a leading wine academic has said.

All female-panel selects the winners in the 2015 Argentina Wine Awards

An all-female line up of international judges have voted for the winners in the 2015 Argentina wine awards.

One week to go to enter the Harpers Awards 2015

The clock is ticking but there is still time to get your entries in for the Harpers Awards 2015.

Wine and spirits companies urged to tweet out their support for a Drop in Duty

Today Harpers is repeating its call to all wine and spirits producers around the globe that are frustrated by the high alcohol duty levels in the UK to put their name and voice behind the industry's Drop the Duty campaign and raise the issue with the Chancellor, George Osborne.

Australian Vintage pulls back from bulk to focus on branded wine in UK

Australian Vintage is pulling back from bulk wine sales in the UK to focus on its core branded range as prices sink.

Chile's Cono Sur extends Tour de France partnership

Concha y Toro's Cono Sur brand has signed up as official wine of the cycling race the Tour de France for the next three years.

South Africa brings in earliest wine harvest in over 20 years

South Africa is reporting its earliest harvest of the millennium, with leading Swartland producer, Adi Badenhorst, having finished picking all his fruit by Valentine's Day.

Cape Wine 2015 auction raises over R10.5m

The 2015 AfrAsia Bank Cape Wine Auction raised R10.565 million for education in the Cape Winelands, up 50% on last year.

Yealands relaunches Hawke's Bay Crossroads with Enotria

Yealands Wine Group is moving is its Hawke's Bay Crossroads wines to Enotria from Mentzendorff to streamline UK distribution.

French wine exports to the UK fall 10% by value in 2014

France's wine exports to the UK have fallen 10% by value in 2014, although British consumers still take in 12.2% of their neighbour's wines, making it the second biggest export market for France.

Calling on wine and spirits producers around the world to back Drop the Duty campaign

Today Harpers is calling on wine and spirits producers around the world concerned about the high alcohol duty levels in the UK to get involved in the Drop the Duty campaign and have their voice heard by the Chancellor, George Osborne.

H1 results for Pernod Ricard show stability as Alexandre Ricard steps up as CEO

Sales growth for the first half of the financial year for Pernod Ricard was minimal, but stable, ahead of the announcement of leadership changes at the drinks giant.

England and New Zealand's sparkling wines clash ahead of Cricket World Cup

The doyens of the English and New Zealand sparkling wine industry are ratcheting up the competition ahead of the Cricket World Cup with a blind taste off.

California's 2014 grape crush shows 'healthy decline' but won't stop bulk prices sliding

California's grape crush for 2014 hit 3.91 million tonnes, showing a "healthy decline" of 340,000 tonnes on the previous year, however the "ample inventories" of 2012 and 2013 means finding buyers for wine will be a challenge.

Stevens Garnier rebrands to Sogrape and ups on-trade focus

Wine supplier Stevens Garnier is ditching its old name in favour of Sogrape, that of its Portuguese parent company, and has vowed to hone in on the UK's on-trade in 2015.