Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

What to expect from this year's London Wine Fair

Published: 01 June, 2022

Back with a bang, the UK’s premier wine event has evolved into an exciting hybrid hub for the trade.

Street food specialists launches Kerb Counter

Published: 16 March, 2022

Kerb Counter

Beefed up buying power clinches Gérard Bertrand exclusivity at Bibendum

Published: 04 March, 2022

Bibendum Wines has won the exclusive rights to distribute the wines of Southern French pioneer Gérard Bertrand in the UK, Harpers can reveal.

Juvé & Camps joins Bibendum

Published: 15 February, 2022

Ultra-premium Cava, Juvé & Camps, has appointed Bibendum Wine as their exclusive distributor in the UK. Juvé & Camps joins Bibendum’s portfolio of sparkling wines from around the world, with the supplier to distribute Juvé & Camps in the on-trade and to independent merchants via Walker & Wodehouse.

Bibendum expands portfolio with 'inspirational' South African wine brand

Published: 08 February, 2022

South African wine brand, Kumusha Wines, has appointed Bibendum as its exclusive distributor in the UK.

Bibendum launches e-commerce site

Published: 28 January, 2022

Leading on-trade distributor Bibendum has unveiled its inaugural e-commerce channel, allowing customers to place all their wine and spirit orders quickly and conveniently online.

Chile tasting postponed as other physical January trade events hang in the balance

Published: 05 January, 2022

Wines of Chile has postponed its 13 January showcase tasting in London, with several other organisers of tastings this month also understood to be considering whether to still go ahead.

Bibendum’s Bordeaux Project grows with new estates

Published: 04 November, 2021

Bibendum Wine has announced that another three top Bordeaux estates have joined its Bordeaux fine wine project, which was launched in partnership with négociant, Compagnie Medocaine, in 2020.

Three new Bordeaux estates join Bibendum Bordeaux project

Published: 20 September, 2021

Bibendum Wine has announced that three new top Bordeaux estates have joined its Bordeaux fine wine project, which was launched in partnership with négociant, Compagnie Medocaine, last year.

Bibendum adds Lenz Moser project and six more to portfolio

Published: 15 September, 2021

UK premium wine and spirits distributor Bibendum Wine has added seven new producers to its on-trade portfolio, spanning an English Charmat to Portuguese trailblazers and a team-up between Austrian icons Lenz Moser and Markus Huber.

C&C Group appoints Harriet Kininmonth as wine trading director

Published: 09 August, 2021

C&C Group has appointed Harriet Kininmonth to the newly created position of wine trading director.

Ara Wines claims UK first with alcohol-removed Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Published: 30 June, 2021

Kiwi wine brand Ara Wines has introduced what it claims to be the first alcohol-removed Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in the UK.

Domaine Lafage unveils sparkling rosé fermented with beer yeast

Published: 09 June, 2021

Roussillon producer Domaine Lafage has launched a sparkling rosé in the UK, marking the first such wine to emerge from the French region, according to the producer.

Shaw starts as M&S head of BWS

Published: 04 May, 2021

Andrew Shaw has officially started his new role as head of beers, wines and spirits (BWS) for M&S, a move first announced in November last year.

Walker & Wodehouse unveils virtual tastings

Published: 16 March, 2021

Bibendum’s Walker & Wodehouse has unveiled a series of virtual tastings for customers.

Bibendum bolsters ‘luxury’ portfolio with Mission Hill

Published: 16 February, 2021

Bibendum has bolstered its ‘luxury’ portfolio with British Columbia’s Mission Hill Family Estate.

A duty to industry

Published: 15 February, 2021

Will the chancellor address the continuing controversy over punishing duty rates in the wine and spirits sectors in the 3 March Budget? Lisa Riley reports.

Balfour partners with Bibendum and Matthew Clark

Published: 14 December, 2020

Bibendum, Matthew Clark, and Walker & Wodehouse has signed a deal as the exclusive distributors for English wine producer Balfour Wines.

25 million keen to visit on-trade this month

Published: 01 December, 2020

A total of 25 million customers want to visit the on-trade this month, according to new research by C&C-owned data and insights company Proof Insight

Chateau de Berne joins Bibendum

Published: 16 November, 2020

Bibendum Wine has become the exclusive UK distributor for Chateau de Berne, also taking on the other three wines in the Provence-driven MDCV portfolio.