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Tesco moves five of Finest wine range to 1.5 litre bag-in-box

Published: 30 September, 2014

Tesco has moved five of its most popular bottled wines from its Finest range into 1.5 litre bag-in-box, after seeing growth in the format.

Tesco debt and credit ratings in question following accounting crisis

Published: 30 September, 2014

Tesco's senior unsecured long-term debt rating and its short-term credit rating was placed "on review for a downgrade" by credit rating agency Moody's Investor Service following the announcement that it had overstated its profits for the first six months by an estimated £250 million.

Buyers should beware of storm damage when sourcing New Zealand's 2014 wines

Published: 30 September, 2014

New Zealand's 2014 vintage resulted from "near perfect" conditions, but winemakers have warned buyers to take care as some Marlborough estates battled to harvest before Cyclone Ita hit.

Chance for "Harpers Rising Stars" to win a grant for Wine Vision

Published: 30 September, 2014

Harpers is giving talented, rising stars in the global wine industry the chance to take part in this November's Wine Vision conference by applying for a special Harpers grant.

Moët & Chandon joins Europe's celebrations at the Ryder Cup

Published: 29 September, 2014

Europe's victory in this weekend's Ryder Cup brought smiles not only to golf fans across the continent, but to the marketing team at Moët & Chandon whose sponsorship of the event resulted in priceless images of the winning team celebrating with its Champagne appearing in the international press around the world.

Aldi announces record 65% jump in profits as it attracts 1m new customers

Published: 29 September, 2014

Aldi, the German hard discount chain, has returned record sales in the UK with profits up 65% and the promise of even more price cuts that are acting as a wrecking ball through the figures of the major multiples.

Quintessential Brands appoints Francois Quarez as managing director of Essential Drinks

Published: 29 September, 2014

Quintessential Brands has appointed former senior PepsiCo executive Francios Quarez to head operations at its spirits supply firm Essential Drinks Company.

Campaign for Real Ale appoints Tim Page as new chief executive

Published: 29 September, 2014

The Campaign for Real Ale has appointed charity veteran Tim Page as its new chief executive.

Pernod Ricard releases host of gifting options to boost Christmas sales

Published: 29 September, 2014

Pernod Ricard is planning to plug the "multi-million pound wine and spirits Christmas sales gap" it has identified with one-off releases and gifting sets.

Wine auction site Grape Pip donates charitable proceeds to Benevolent

Published: 29 September, 2014

Grape Pip, an online wine auction website, has named drinks trade charity the Benevolent as the first recipient of its charity fundraising efforts.

International Wine Challenge 2015 open for entries

Published: 29 September, 2014

The International Wine Challenge 2015 is now accepting entries from the first tranche of applicants from now until October 30, 2014.

Treasury Wine Estates turns down private equity bids

Published: 29 September, 2014

Treasury Wine Estates has rejected two offers from private equity bidders in favour of continuing as a standalone company.

The Week That Was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 26 September, 2014

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, financial news for the drinks trade, Q&As, and opinion stories.

Glenmorangie releases first 'crowd-sourced' whisky

Published: 26 September, 2014

Glenmorangie is releasing its first 'crowd-sourced' whisky today, which is a limited 12,000 bottle production called Taghta.

Copestick Murray to be exclusive distributor of Lisa McGuigan Wines in European markets

Published: 26 September, 2014

Copestick Murray announced today they will be the exclusive distributor in European markets for Australian wine brands Lisa McGuigan Wines.

Shortlist for Harpers French Wine Awards announced

Published: 26 September, 2014

The shortlist for the 2014 Harpers French Wine Awards are released today with the likes of Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, The Sampler, Daniel Lambert, Tim Atkin MW and Gerrard Basset MW MS fighting it out for the main awards.

Northcote retains title of Sud de France Sommelier of the Year

Published: 26 September, 2014

Tamus Czinki, head sommelier of Michelin-starred restaurant, Northcote near Blackburn, Lancashire, has been named Sud de France Sommelier of the Year for 2014.

Jerry Lockspeiser: why we should celebrate £6 wines not denigrate them

Published: 26 September, 2014

Wine selling for £6 or less is shit. Not my words but those of advertising legend Sir John Hegarty at the Wine and Spirit Trade Association conference.