Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Great Western Wine proves the pick of the south west

Published: 12 December, 2013

Meet the team behind bath-based Great Western Wine and hear how it's tailoring its offer for an ever-evolving market

?Q&A with Denis O'Flynn, UK managing director Pernod Ricard

Published: 12 December, 2013

As the trade braces itself for the most important time of the year, Helen Arnold looks back on 2013 with one of the biggest names in the industry

?Diageo to sponsor free travel on NYE

Published: 12 December, 2013

Diageo is to sponsor free travel on New Year's Eve in London for the third year running. The company will also partner Lothian Buses in Edinburgh for the second year.

More independent wine merchants are diversifying into cafes and bars

Published: 12 December, 2013

More independent wine merchants are diversifying into cafes and bars as a way of both growing revenue and generating interest in their wines.

Indie Wine Crew: How to run wine stores more effectively

Published: 12 December, 2013

Members of Harpers' new Independent Wine Crew are willing to put their competitive instincts to one side to find ways in which they can work together, share experiences and offer advice on how to run wine stores more effectively.

Over 100 producers head to French wine event

Published: 12 December, 2013

The 12th annual French Wine Discoveries Tasting will be held on Tuesday January 14, 2014 at Tobacco Dock near Tower Hill.

?WSTA to get consumers behind its 'Be Fair George' campaign

Published: 12 December, 2013

The Wine & Spirit Trade Association is to next week launch a high level national media and consumer campaign to persuade the government to scrap the final year of the duty escalator on wines and spirits in the next Budget.

EU and US trade talks should help EU brewers

Published: 11 December, 2013

Trade talks which have been ongoing between the US and the EU since November could potentially be beneficial for European brewers by creating a more level playing field by reducing excise tax rate that EU brewers currently face in the US market that American brewers are exempt from.

?Rémy Cointreau moves distribution in-house

Published: 11 December, 2013

First Drinks Brands has announced the end of its distribution agreement with Rémy Cointreau from March 2014.

Pernod Ricard teams up with the AA for annual Christmas anti-drinking driving campaign

Published: 10 December, 2013

Pernod Ricard UK has once again teamed up with the AA, the national breakdown service, to launch an anti-drink driving campaign for the festive period with a particular focus on raising awareness about the dangers of driving the morning after drinking.

Scotch Whisky Association sets up £500,000 to help alcohol-related harm

Published: 10 December, 2013

The Scotch Whisky Association has launched a £500,000 action fund to tackle alcohol-related harm.

Alcohol consumption in Scotland falls by nearly 10%

Published: 10 December, 2013

Alcohol consumption in Scotland has fallen by 8% since 2009 with 18 to 24 year-olds young people increasingly looking to drink less, according to a new report.

Accolade Wines takes on John Ratcliffe as its new chief executive

Published: 10 December, 2013

Accolade Wines has appointed former Seagrams and Oddbins chief, John Ratcliffe, as its new chief executive.

Moreno Wines look to widen its range and offer more merchant exclusives

Published: 10 December, 2013

Moreno Wines, that has built its reputation on its Spanish wine portfolio, is looking to widen its appeal to the independent on and off-trades by sourcing more wines from other countries, particularly Italy.

The UK on-trade: debunking myths and legends

Published: 10 December, 2013

As 2013 draws to a close Harpers links up with Wine Business Solutions to assess what is going on in the UK on-trade and lay to rest some of the myths that exist.

Global bulk wine prices for December released by Murphy Wine Company

Published: 10 December, 2013

Here is your one stop guide to the latest global bulk wine prices produced by bulk wine broker, Murphy Wine Company.

Wine Vision chairman, Paul Henry, gives his personal view of global wine challenges

Published: 10 December, 2013

I like words, but I think that numbers do a better job at setting and managing expectation. So when an event entitled, 'Wine Vision', appears, and there is an opportunity to be involved, I guess you have to think pretty carefully about the risk and reward quotient - clearly, at some point, there should be a requirement to be 'visionary'.

Croatian wines start to make serious inroads in to the UK

Published: 09 December, 2013

High-end and with bags of niche appeal, Croatia is turning heads among sommeliers and independents. Andrew Catchpole reports on the opportunities for Croatian wine in the UK.

Wine Business Solutions: UK On Premise Report 2013

Published: 09 December, 2013

Harpers.co.uk has linked up with the Wine Business Solutions to give you the chance to buy its 2013 report analysing the UK on-trade at a specially discounted rate of £299. Click on this link follow the details and a hard copy of the report will be sent to you by Express Post.

The Symingtons purchase highly coveted Quinta da Sarbordela

Published: 09 December, 2013

Symington Family Estates has bought the much coveted 30 hectare Quinta da Sabordela vineyard in the Douro valley which will now be incorporated in to the neighbouring Quinta do