Key global wine trends and winnners and losers in 2013-2014

Erin Smith takes a look at the overall trends influencing the wine industry and looks ahead to who are the likely winners and losers from a changing global economic picture.

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Exclusive: Domaine Bargylus reveals what life is like as Syria's only winery

"It makes me very sad that I can't go there," says French oenologist consultant Stephane Derenoncourt speaking from Beirut yesterday. "You have no idea what is like to make wines by [looking at] photographs, and emails and receiving grapes [samples] by taxi. This is not how it is supposed to be done, but this is our baby. We started from scratch and now we are working with exciting terroir that will one day be famous all over the world. I know these wines can age and I want to be able to taste the war vintage in 15 years."

Morrisons appoints wine sourcing manager

Morrisons has appointed former Waitrose wine buyer Katie Mollet to the role of wine sourcing manager.

Conviviality Retail buys Wine Rack for £1.65m

Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail has purchased Wine Rack for £1.65 million.

Henkell & Co Group takes a 60% stake in Copestick Murray

Sparkling wine giant, Henkell & Co Group, has acquired a 60% stake in UK wine impoorter and distributor Copestick Murray which will help take the company to the next stage of its growth and dramatically strengthen its postion in international markets.

WSTA's Miles Beale urges trade to do more following minimum pricing success

Miles Beale, the chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Asssociation, sets out a series of fresh challenges to the drinks industry on today's Harpers.co.uk following the success of its campaign to prevent the introduction of minimum unit pricing on alcohol.

Vast majority of alcoholic drinks comply with Portman Group Code, says audit body

The drinks industry has been given a boost today with an independent audit report that states the vast majority of alcohol products conform to Portman Group responsibility standards.

Katherine Canfield: how wholesaling can tie merchants and restaurants together

In her second column looking at her new life as an independent merchant helping to run Hangingditch wine merchants in Manchester, Katherine Canfield looks at the complexities of also offering a wholesale service

Nyetimber signs export deal to Denmark

Nyetimber continues to expand overseas with a new contract to supply its English wines to Denmark.

Naked Wines secures additional £6.4m for expansion abroad

Norwich-based Naked Wines has announced it has secured a third round of funding of £6.4 million from German WIV Wein International AG, a founding shareholder in the company, bringing the total amount invested by WIV in the online retailer to £15.4 million.

Matthew Clark to offer digital drinks list app

Drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark has partnered with iRiS Software Systems to offer customers digital wine and drinks lists.

EWGA announces warehouse expansion plans

Lancashire-based independent retailer EWGA has announced expansion plans to extend its bonded warehouse facility in order to satisfy growing demand.

Corks Out innovates with launch of Taste wine bar

Cheshire-based independent retailer Corks Out has launched a new-concept wine bar, Taste at Corks Out, in a bid to innovate on the back of crippling rent and rates on high street stores.

Restaurant review: Pruno, Liverpool

Sheila Benson and Sean Millar could be considered stalwarts of the Liverpool restaurant scene having been in the business for over 20 years and built up a steady quality reputation.

The Earl of Derby to open in Kilburn

The Earl of Derby - "a proper pub serving honest food" - is due to open in Kilburn, north London, next month.

Independent Wine Crew: All for one! One for all!

To help provide professional, first-hand advice for independent retailers, Harpers has extended its Top Merchants programme to bring leading, award-winning multi-site operators together. Here's how its new initiative, the Independent Wine Crew, hopes to help the independent trade as a whole

Stephen Moss appointed chairman of Bibendum

Stephen Moss CBE is to replace Peter Espenhahn as chairman of Bibendum.

Trade must move with the times, says Cochrane

Traditional wine intermediaries and distributors risk going out of business if they do not adapt and move with the changing face of the industry, according to Richard Cochrane, head of Spanish producer, Félix Solís, in the UK.