Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Lebanese winery Ixsir, appoints Enotria as UK agent

Published: 11 January, 2012

Enotria has been appointed UK agent for Lebanese winery Ixsir.

Sainsbury's in sensible drinking push

Published: 06 January, 2012

Sainsbury's has teamed up with Drinkaware, Diageo and Heineken to push a new responsible drinking campaign in-store.

'Green' wines less popular with consumers, says Berry Bros

Published: 03 January, 2012

Top merchant Berry Bros & Rudd says environmentally-friendly wines are proving less popular with consumers - biodynamic wine sales fell 54% in 2011 and organic wine sales dropped 63% on 2010.

Penfolds gets its own managing director

Published: 07 December, 2011

Iconic wine brand Penfolds has appointed Gary Burnand as its managing director.

Ukraine looks to raise winemaking standards

Published: 06 December, 2011

The emerging Ukrainian wine industry is looking to raise winemaking standards to European levels - by working with foreign consultants and setting up a professional wine body.

Blog: Anne Krebiehl on natural wine book launch

Published: 01 December, 2011

Last night, some of the UK's finest winos braved the November cold to come to Artisan & Vine in Clapham where Kathryn O'Mara welcomed them to the official launch of "Authentic Wine - Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking", a new and inquiring book by Dr Jamie Goode and Sam Harrop MW.

The George of Stamford wins Champagne Taittinger wine list award

Published: 09 November, 2011

Condé Nast Johansens has announced The George of Stamford, Lincolnshire as the overall winner of the 30th Champagne Taittinger Wine List Award, 2012.

Blog: Behind the scenes at Jancis Robinson MW Wine Future tasting

Published: 09 November, 2011

Wine styles and varieties that "deserve more attention" were the focus of the 15 wines chosen by Jancis Robinson MW for her major tasting at Wine Future in Hong Kong

VIDEO: Channel Island enjoys its first grape harvest

Published: 04 November, 2011

A tiny island in the English Channel, which is without cars or streetlights and is home to just 600 people, has become the world's newest wine region.

German Pinot Noir put to the test

Published: 24 October, 2011

Some of the world's top Pinot Noirs will be pitted against the best from Germany at a blind tasting at the end of this month.

Torrontés trumps consumer's favourite white wines, says study

Published: 13 October, 2011

Torrontés, the white grape variety unique to Argentina, has trumped consumer's favourite white wines in a study by Wine Intelligence.

First chance to taste new Kiwi releases

Published: 01 September, 2011

On September 21 the trade will have a chance to taste their way through the first UK showing of New Zealand's 2011 vintage white wines and 2010 red wines, together with newly released wines from past vintages.

BWT blog: why you can't afford to miss it

Published: 26 August, 2011

Showcasing top-quality, limited-volume wines is the Boutique Wineries Tasting on September 20 at The Business Design Centre in Islington, London.

New weights and measures legislation allows for licensee 'innovation'

Published: 26 August, 2011

Samples of wine can now be sold under 75ml, according to new legislation from the National Measurement Office (NMO).

Treasury Wine Estates posts net profit of AUS$64m

Published: 22 August, 2011

Treasury Wine Estates, which owns Penfolds, Lindeman's and Wolf Blass, has posted net profits of AUS$64.1 million as the volume of wine sales fell by 6.6%.

Bordeaux faces New World challenge

Published: 19 August, 2011

New World wines have the potential to challenge Bordeaux's dominance of the fine wine market, according to one leading merchant.

Brandia International announces Vinho Verde campaign

Published: 28 June, 2011

Brandia International has developed a €5-million international promotional campaign for Vinho Verde, following a boom in global exports.

50 Great Portuguese Wines unveiled

Published: 08 June, 2011

This year's selection of 50 Great Portuguese Wines, selected by Tom Cannavan has been unveiled.

UK first for Penfolds fortified wine

Published: 26 May, 2011

Penfolds is bringing its collection of fortified wines to the UK for the first time.

Lisa Senior: blog from Femmes et Vins du Monde (Women and Wines of the World) event in Monte Carlo, April 29

Published: 04 May, 2011

Aside from its rising skyline of hotels and apartment blocks that seem to bump into one another, on the verge of tumbling into the Mediterranean, I noticed the sinuous streets of Monte Carlo were also facing stacks of wide black tyres in preparation for the annual Grand Prix that would take place in three weeks time.