News - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Morrisons name new man at the top

Published: 23 July, 2008

Supermarket group Wm Morrison has named a successor to its 75-year old chairman Sir Ken Morrison, ending a 12 month search.

Carlsberg moves into wine

Published: 23 July, 2008

Beer giant Carlsberg develops new range of wines.

Yields down but English winemakers stay positive

Published: 23 July, 2008

Yields may be down considerably on last year thanks to the cold summer and deluge of rain, but England's vintners remain optimistic at the prospects of the 2007 vintage.

Tesco joins WSTA board

Published: 23 July, 2008

Dan Jago has joined the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) executive board.

Sales of cheap booze stump pub sales

Published: 23 July, 2008

A new report by Market & Business Development (MBD) projects that the pub industry turnover will grow by just 2% this year, due to the growing sale of cheap alcohol on the off-trade.

Mildew ravages Bordeaux vineyards

Published: 23 July, 2008

Vine mildew threatens to ruin Bordeaux's wine harvest, following 60 days of constant rain.

McLaren Vale bottling line

Published: 23 July, 2008

Torresan Estate in South Australia's McLaren Vale is opening the region's first fully automated, environmentally friendly contract bottling facility.

Court warns Rodenstock to cooperate

Published: 23 July, 2008

Hardy Rodenstock, the German wine collector accused of selling counterfeit wine, may have a default judgement entered against him if he does not cooperate.

Drinks trade hits back at Tory plans

Published: 23 July, 2008

The drinks trade has called Tory plans to raise 400 million from higher taxes on alcohol "flawed and nave".

Whole Foods denies last orders for in-store pub

Published: 23 July, 2008

Happy hours and drinks deals at The Bramley, the in-store pub at the upmarket Whole Foods Market in London's Kensington, is not in response to poor trade, harper.co.uk was told.

Magners strike threat

Published: 23 July, 2008

Industrial action at the Magners cider factory could disrupt supplies to the UK.

Whisky demand spurs extra ferry crossings

Published: 23 July, 2008

Record global demand for Islay whisky has forced Caledonian MacBrayne to add extra ferry sailings in winter between the famed peat island and the Scottish mainland.

Kwik Save signs 18m deal

Published: 23 July, 2008

KPMG, the administrators of supermarket chain Kwik Save, say they have sold 56 of the firm's stores for 18m, saving about 600 jobs.

WTO will still investigate India's import duty

Published: 23 July, 2008

The World Trade Organisation will continue its case against India - despite the country slashing its high import duty

EU scheme to fast track through custom controls

Published: 23 July, 2008

New European Union scheme aims to simplify exporting and importing for businesses working within the 27 member states.

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