Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Wines of Argentina celebrates #WorldMalbecDay

Published: 17 April, 2015

Today marks the celebration of World Malbec Day and Wines of Argentina UK is rolling out a series of events to further engage with UK consumers and the trade.

CyT sales top over $1 billion for the first time

Published: 15 April, 2015

Concha y Toro announced sales grew 22.6% overall and increased 16.9% in the UK for its financial year-end 2014.

Chief of the Week: Martin Perez Cambet, Casarena Winery

Published: 10 April, 2015

Working on this side of the fence you sometimes wander who is actually reading all (or any) of the news and copy that we diligently write every day - and where in the world they are if they do.

Wines of Argentina launches a series of events ahead of Malbec World Day

Published: 25 March, 2015

Wines of Argentina UK will be hosting a series of events and running focused marketing campaigns across the trade, in the run-up to Malbec World Day.

Argentine wine entering a "new era", says legend of the industry Jose Zuccardi

Published: 24 March, 2015

A new generation of winemakers is helping Argentina enter a phase of "premiumisation" that concentrates of terroir-specific wines, a leading Mendoza winery has said.

ProWein 2015: Huge potential to build super brands around the world says Concha y Toro

Published: 19 March, 2015

Building strong brands in the key £8 to £10 price sector has become increasingly the key battleground for the truly global wine producers operating in the main markets around the world, according to Thomas Domeyko, Concha y Toro's export director for Europe, USA and Africa.

Argentina must look beyond Malbec, leading Argentinian winemaker says

Published: 17 March, 2015

Argentina needs to look beyond Malbec in order to take avoid commoditising its flagship grape, the former president of Wines of Argentina has said.

Argentina's bulk wine production has a 'structural problem', says governor of Mendoza

Published: 13 March, 2015

Argentina's bulk wine producers are facing "structural problems" that are causing unwanted low quality wine to stockpile, the governor of Mendoza has claimed.

Spain and Argentina are the two big winners in the UK on-trade says new report

Published: 09 March, 2015

Spain and Argentina were the two big winners in the UK on-trade last year, according to the latest Wine On-Premise report from Wine Business Solutions.

M Restaurants to celebrate World Malbec Day with mini vineyard in the City of London

Published: 04 March, 2015

M Restaurants, set up by former Gaucho managing director, Martin Williams, at the end of last year, is to celebrate World Malbec Day next month by creating a mini Malbec vineyard outside its venue in the City of London.

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

Published: 20 February, 2015

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

'Painful moment' for Argentina's wine exporters, says Rabobank

Published: 17 February, 2015

Argentina's wine exporters are having a "painful moment" as fast-rising inflation rates make it unprofitable to ship goods, says Rabobank.

Concha y Toro beefs up push across six core wine brands

Published: 29 January, 2015

Concha y Toro UK is planning a renewed push across six of its core wine brands for 2015, as well as aiming to boost convenience sales.

Trivento extends its sponsorship of Premiership Rugby by a further three years

Published: 29 January, 2015

Trivento, the Argentinean wine brand, is to extend its sponsorship of Premiership Rugby for a further three years following the success of its initial link up.

Former ITN and CNN correspondents in Wine Enthusiast's top 5

Published: 22 January, 2015

David Smith, the former ITN news correspondent turned winemaker, has received a massive vote of confidence for his Argentinian wine, SonVida, that only had its first vintage in 2007, by being named number four in the prestigious Wine Enthusiast Top100 wines of the year.

Buckingham Schenk to ramp up on-trade focus with Argentinian wine brand

Published: 22 January, 2015

Buckingham Schenk is planning to ramp up its foothold on the on-trade with new Argentinian wine brand Phebus, sister brand of its star off-trade performer Vinalba.

On-trade supplier Matthew Clark toasts bumper December as sales top £100m

Published: 20 January, 2015

On-trade drinks supplier Matthew Clark says December was its most successful month ever as sales broke the £100 million mark, as customers plumped for top-end wines and Champagnes.

Wines from Argentina putting in 'serious effort' to drive UK growth

Published: 11 December, 2014

Wines from Argentina are enjoying a "unique time" in the UK market, and the country is putting in serious effort to drive growth, says the generic body's European head.

Spanish wines fastest growing in UK bars and restaurants

Published: 01 December, 2014

Spanish wines are the fastest growing in the UK on-trade - listings are up 25% in the last year - at the expense of French wines, whose listings have fallen by 11%.

Waitrose predicts healthy future for South American and lighter style wines and spirits

Published: 24 October, 2014

South American wines and more left field grape varieties like an Austrian Grüner Veltliner or a Spanish Albarino are going to become far more trendy in the months ahead, according to the new Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2014.