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Curious Vines opens applications for Education Support Awards 2026

Published:  24 November, 2025

Curious Vines has opened the applications for its annual education awards, continuing its mission to empower women+ people in the wine industry.

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Inter Rhône releases Rhône Valley Harvest 2025 update

Published:  24 November, 2025

Inter Rhône, the professional association for the Rhône Valley, has released an update on the 2025 vintage.

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Bewes to step down from Hallgarten

Published:  24 November, 2025

Hallgarten & Novum Wines MD Andrew Bewes is to step down from his role at the end of March 2026.

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Jobs saved as Eden Mill Distillery acquired from administration

Published:  24 November, 2025

The St Andrews-based Eden Mill Distillery has been acquired from administration, saving the jobs of all 42 staff.

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Friday Read: Perrier-Jouët on preserving heritage amid our changing climate

Published:  21 November, 2025

At Lucky Cat restaurant at 22 Bishopsgate, Perrier-Jouët chef de cave, Séverine Frerson (pictured), guided Harpers through a tasting which demonstrated how Champagne viticulture could adapt to our ever-changing climate.

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Re-imagined Calvados sets Gen Z in its sights

Published:  21 November, 2025

Mention Calvados to a twenty-something in the UK, and there’s a vanishing slim chance that they will have heard of the spirit, let alone tried it. It’s a category whose image is more one of a past era, when the sight of elderly French workmen chugging down a tot with their Gauloises represented a romantic notion of France.

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Luma Monteiro appointed head of marketing at Davy’s

Published:  21 November, 2025

Davy’s Wine Merchants & Wine Bars has announced the appointment of respected wine judge, buyer and communicator Luma Monteiro as its new head of marketing.

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Kir-Yianni acquires Domaine Sigalas

Published:  20 November, 2025

Kir-Yianni, the family-run Greek winemaking estate, has acquired Domaine Sigalas, the Santorini winery, from a company owned by Greek shipowner Thanassis Martinos.

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First vineyard in England certified regenerative by AGW

Published:  20 November, 2025

At the 2025 Vineyard & Winery Show in Kent, Penn Croft Vineyards was announced as the first vineyard in England to receive the Certified Regenerative credential from A Greener World (AGW), a nonprofit certifer. 

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Hospitality insolvencies flatlining as industry awaits upcoming Budget

Published:  19 November, 2025

New figures from The Insolvency Service show that company failures in the hospitality sector were essentially unchanged in September 2025 – and only slightly higher year-on-year – as operators await next week's Budget.

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Younger collectors getting smart about fine-wine spending

Published:  19 November, 2025

New data from CultX, the digital fine wine marketplace, shows that tech-savvy 20-39-year-olds are rethinking how they drink, buy and invest, tending to explore new regions and make more deliberate, high-value choices.

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Trade bodies warn of significant job losses without urgent Budget support

Published:  19 November, 2025

More than half of UK hospitality businesses are anticipating further layoffs and/or price rises if the upcoming Budget fails to deliver urgent support, according to a new joint survey.

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WSTA hires M&S drinks lead as new chair

Published:  19 November, 2025

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has appointed Caroline Thompson-Hill (pictured), head of BWS at Marks & Spencer, as the new chair of the executive board.

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South American specialist Condor Wines launches New Zealand range

Published:  18 November, 2025

Condor Wines, the specialist South American importer has launched a New Zealand wine range – Flight of the Condor – in celebration of its fifteenth anniversary next year.

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Vagabond launches new DTC platform

Published:  18 November, 2025

Vagabond Wines has launched a new direct to consumer (DTC) platform, aimed at bringing its self-pour model “into homes across the UK”.

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Report: Gen Z drives UK cocktail growth

Published:  17 November, 2025

According to the seventh annual Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report, Gen Z is driving cocktail culture in the UK.

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Luigi Bosca affirms commitment to UK market at London event

Published:  17 November, 2025

On 11 November, Harpers attended a dinner at UNA, a single-table restaurant in St Pancras Clocktower, hosted by Argentinian wine producer Luigi Bosca and Bancroft Wines.

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HMRC ‘sin taxes’ revenues down by 35% over last decade

Published:  17 November, 2025

HMRC take from the so-called ‘sin taxes’, comprising alcohol, tobacco and gambling, have continued on a downward trajectory, having fallen 35% in the last decade, according to research by leading accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young.

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Record participants drive strong 165th Hospice de Beaune Auction

Published:  17 November, 2025

Sotheby’s has reported a record number of registrants for the 165th Hospice de Beaune Auction, with the final hammer coming down yesterday (16 November) to deliver a total of €18,754,670 raised by the historic charity auction.

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Great Wines Direct acquired by global commerce platform

Published:  17 November, 2025

Global commerce and distribution platform Komerz Ltd has announced its acquisition of Great Wines Direct (GWD), the UK online wine retailer.

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