Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Northern Restaurant & Bar to expand by 20% in 2014

Published: 10 December, 2013

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.

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 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.

Customs sets up wholesaler registration scheme in a bid to fight alcohol fraud

Published: 06 December, 2013

News that the government is to insist the drinks sector introduces a new registration scheme for wholesalers in a bid to curb alcohol fraud has been welcomed by trade leaders.

Trinity Hill moves distribution to Liberty Wines

Published: 06 December, 2013

New Zealand winery, Trinity Hill, is moving its distribution in the UK from Enotria to Liberty Wines from January 1, 2014.

Cost of Riedel Crystal in the UK to drop 20% with new distribution agreement

Published: 05 December, 2013

Riedel Crystal announced it will be bringing its UK distribution in-house instead of going through supplier Churchill China, which could result in an average price reduction of around 20% for customers from February 1, 2014.

Bibendum sells private client business to Simon Farr's new fine wine company

Published: 02 December, 2013

Bibendum is to sell its private client business to Cru London Ltd, a new fine wine business set up by Bibendum non-executive director, Simon Farr.

Treasury Wine Estates and Accolade sign further bottling agreement in California

Published: 22 November, 2013

Treasury Wine Estates has signed a further deal this week with Accolade Winesto provide packaging and production services for several brands based in California, including its Geyser Peak, Atlas Peak and XYZin brands.

Wine Vision Live News Blog: Tesco's Dan Jago vision of being a world class wine business

Published: 19 November, 2013

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Wine Vision's leader view: Don St Pierre Jr, ASC Fine Wines

Published: 19 November, 2013

"The US is number one at approximately 315 million cases. Of the 180 million cases consumed in China, 36 million are imported but the imported market has been growing approximately 55% a year since 2007."

Wine Vision's leader view: Simon McMurtrie, Direct Wines

Published: 19 November, 2013

"People focus more on enjoying life when they get older. Wine is part of that and if there are more people getting older, more people will be drinking wine"

Wine Vision Live News Blog: Paul Schaafsma's vision for wine brand building

Published: 18 November, 2013

6pm: The key to building successful wine brands comes down to understanding category data, consumer behaviour and empowering your staff to make decisions and work more effectivley with the with their key trade customers, according to the UK head of Accolade Wines, Paul Schaafsma, speaking at today's Wine Vision global wine conference.

Social media is not just marketing it is a way to do business hears Wine Vision

Published: 18 November, 2013

5pm: If wine brands are going to get anywhere near the consumer impact of a Nike or an Apple then they need to understand that being social is not just not about marketing it is the new way of doing business, according to advertising executive Stephen Woodord of Lexis agency at today's Wine Visionglobal wine conference in London.

Robin Copestick's Asian and Australian adventure. Week One...

Published: 18 November, 2013

In the first of a series of blogs from his travels around South East Asia, Australia and Sri Lanka over the next six weeks, exploring the wine markets and opportunities for his own wines, Robin Copestick, co-founder of Copestick Murray, reports in from Shanghai

Biercraft brings craft beers to independent on- and off-trade

Published: 15 November, 2013

Biercraft is a new drinks distributor that hopes to offer independent wine merchants and premium restaurants the same level of service they are used to receiving from specialist wine suppliers - but for the emerging craft-beer sector.

Stronger supplier relations are key to tackling global wine shortage says Virgin Wines

Published: 01 November, 2013

If the global wine market is to cope with the on-going issue of consumer demand outstripping wine supply it has to focus on building stronger trade relations between buyers and producers, according to Andrew Baker, head wine buyer for Virgin Wines, the major UK wine retailer, comments on the UK market.

EWGA announces double-digit distribution growth for Bodega Riojanas

Published: 28 October, 2013

Lancashire-based independent wholesaler EWGA, has announced a 40% increase in distribution for its brand Bodega Riojanas since it took over from Boutinot earlier in the year.

Invararity Morton sets sights on England in Forth Wines acquisition

Published: 24 October, 2013

Scotland's Invararity Morton has acquired Forth Wines for an undisclosed seven-figure sum and hopes to expand the business's reach south of the border.

Bon Coeur marks 20 years with portfolio expansion

Published: 22 October, 2013

North Yorkshire independent wholesaler Bon Coeur Fine Wines has launched its largest portfolio to date on the back of its 20-year trading anniversary.