Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Barwell & Jones adds Argentinian wine

Published: 14 August, 2013

UK wine agency Barwell & Jones is to distribute Argentina's Zorzal wines.

Fabre Montmayou releases UK on-trade exclusive

Published: 19 July, 2013

Fabre Montmayou is releasing Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, produced in Mendoza, Argentina, exclusively to the UK on-trade.

The Beautiful South tasting signs up 280 exhibitors

Published: 02 July, 2013

'The Beautiful South', a new tasting featuring wines from South Africa, Chile and Argentina, in September has already signed up 280 exhibitors.

Argentina: on-trade promotion in restaurants and pubs

Published: 17 May, 2013

To help assess Argentina's appeal across leading restaurants and food-led pubs, Harpers teamed up with a number of producers to trial their wines in the on-trade. Andrew Catchpole reports

Wines of Argentina's Cambalache event shows way ahead for consumer wine tastings

Published: 18 April, 2013

Wines of Argentina claims this week's sell out consumer event, Cambalache, which is bringing together Argentinian wine, food, dance, music and culture over two nights in Dalston, east London, could show the way for how consumer events are held in the future.

Argentina: how premium sales are pushing sales

Published: 15 March, 2013

Argentina's focus on the high ground has lifted both its sales and consumer appeal, as Andrew Catchpole reports

Wines of Argentina's new urban-style consumer event sells out within 24 hours

Published: 01 March, 2013

A new type of wine event organised by Wines of Argentina and aimed at urban professionals sold out within hours after being featured by an online London guide.

Chile, Argentina and South Africa join forces for annual wine tasting

Published: 21 November, 2012

Three of the UK's most important generic bodies have ditched their individual tastings and instead have joined forces to offer a larger event in September 2013.

Southern hemisphere generic bodies team of for tasting

Published: 21 November, 2012

Generic bodies Wines of Argentina, Wines of Chile and Wines of South Africa have teamed up to launch a collaborative generic tasting for September 2013, The Beautiful South.

Douglas Blyde takes part in Vinoteca's wine dinner exploring the wines of Argentina

Published: 05 November, 2012

Charlie Young, co-founder with Brett Woonton of London's Vinoteca micro-chain, took 19 guests, including his father and the former translator of Mikhail Gorbachev, on a culinary tour of Argentina as part of a new series of wine dinners it is hosting.

Argentina's Catena family launches new wines in UK through Enotria

Published: 24 October, 2012

Argentinian wine dynasty Catena has launched wines from its new winery Bodega Cuarto Dominio in the UK through Enotria.

New Argentinian wine importer Cupari launches

Published: 18 October, 2012

Bucking the trend of closing wine agencies, Cupari, a new importer focused on boutique wines from family estates in Argentina, has launched.

Douglas Blyde travels to Holland to discover South American wines with Salentein

Published: 03 October, 2012

En-route to the sixteenth century Salentein castle in Nijkerk, wind-farms replace windmills. Once crunching the gravel drive, I glimpse decorators painting window frames. The structure has evolved from mud house to mansion and children's home. For the past 30 years it served as headquarters of Pon Holdings, established by entrepreneur-tycoon, Mijndert Pon, also founder behind the Argentinian wine brand, Salentein.

La Riojana launches Raza Signature Series

Published: 28 September, 2012

Shown for the first time at the Wines of Argentina Annual Trade Tasting is La Riojana's newly created Raza Signature Series.

WineStars Twist selects Argentinian wineries

Published: 20 September, 2012

Eleven Argentinian wineries looking for UK distribution have been shortlisted in a competition to gain listings with independent and multiple retailers in the UK on and off-trade.

Mike Matthews on Argentina's WineStars competition

Published: 20 September, 2012

Following on from the success of May's inaugural WineStars competition at the London International Wine Fair, competition founder Catherine Monahan brought her unique event - this time WineStars Twist - to Lord's for the Wines of Argentina tasting.

Bibendum confirms sale of Argento

Published: 17 September, 2012

Bibendum Wine has confirmed it has sold the Argento Wine Company to the Argentine group, Inversora Agroindustrial Sudamerican.

At Your Service events - September and October

Published: 06 September, 2012

Find out more about all the latest on-trade events for September and October.

Additions to SITT Autumn

Published: 06 September, 2012

Independent on and off-trade buyers on the lookout for wines seeking UK distribution or something new to revive their ranges should head to SITT Autumn on September 24.

WineStars initiative returns with a Twist

Published: 03 September, 2012

WineStars, the initiative launched at the LIWF that helped unrepresented producers showcase their wines in front of a panel of judges, is to return to the Wines of Argentina Annual Trade Tasting.