Champagne - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Roberson culls Grand Marques from online list

Published: 20 November, 2015

Roberson Wine is to delist the major Champagnes brands from its website.

Nicolas Feuillatte wines Asda listing for Brut Rosé

Published: 16 November, 2015

Champagne house Nicolas Feuillatte has cemented its strong position in the UK off-trade with a listing for its Brut Rosé in Asda.

Rapeneau family deal brings first Champagne to Off Piste range

Published: 02 November, 2015

The Rapeneau family has appointed Cheltenham-based Off Piste Wines to distribute its Charles de Cazanove range of Champagnes in the UK off trade.

Analysis: Greatest Champagne vintage for 70 years?

Published: 30 October, 2015

Geoffery Dean gets the inside scoop on this year's harvest from some of the iconic Champagne houses

Lanson releases limited edition Noble Cuvée Blanc de Blancs 2000

Published: 29 October, 2015

House of Lanson is to make its award-winning Noble Cuvée Blanc de Blancs 2000 available in the UK.

Geoffrey Dean weighs in on Veuve Clicquot's latest release the La Grande Dame 2006

Published: 27 October, 2015

While the 2006 vintage of Veuve Clicquot's La Grande Dame does not sing quite like its much lauded 2002 counterpart, which had better structure and more depth, the latest release is another very impressive offering from the celebrated Champagne house

Veuve Clicquot's Demarville reveals 2006 vintage La Grande Dame

Published: 23 October, 2015

Yesterday saw the launch of the 2006 vintage of Veuve Clicquot's prestige cuvée, La Grande Dame 2006.

LMVH drinks division rebounds with major third-quarter growth

Published: 13 October, 2015

Strong quarterly growth in the wine and spirits division has helped push luxury goods group LVMH to revenues of €25.3 billion for the first nine months of the year, according to figures released today.

Gosset releases 2006 vintage through Louis Latour Agencies

Published: 08 October, 2015

Champagne Gosset has launched its latest vintage, Grand Millésime 2006.

Björk teams up with video artist for limited edition Dom Pérignon vintage pack design

Published: 01 October, 2015

Pop singer Björk and video artist Chris Cunningham have collaborated on a pack design for Dom Pérignon Champagne.

Prestige Champagne cuvée from Taittinger gets UK release

Published: 15 September, 2015

Taittinger is releasing its 2006 vintage Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut this month.

Sparkling wine continues to fizz with on-trade sales up by more than half in a year

Published: 15 September, 2015

Sparkling wine is the star performer in the drinks trade with the value of on-trade sales up by more than half in the year to July 7, according to Nielsen figures in the third quarter market report from the Wine & Spirit Trade Association.

Gonzalez Byass wraps up three prestige Deutz Champagnes in gift pack

Published: 07 September, 2015

Gonzalez Byass UK has launched a Champagne Deutz gift pack featuring three fizzes from the 2008 vintage.

Luxury cuvée matured in steel, wood and glass released by Möet

Published: 07 September, 2015

Moët & Chandon is to release a prestige cuvée called MCIII in October.

Counterfeit alcohol worth £30k seized at Notting Hill Carnival

Published: 02 September, 2015

The Metropolitan Police says officers seized counterfeit and "overproof" alcohol with a street value of around £30,000 at this year's Notting Hill Carnival in west London.

Spar adds to wine range and changes to EDLP model for exclusive Champagne

Published: 02 September, 2015

Spar is to move its Marquis Belrive Champagne to an everyday low pricing model.

Hedonism to offer collection of rare Dom Pérignon vintages

Published: 28 August, 2015

Luxury London retailer Hedonism Wines is to open a cellar devoted to rare vintages of Dom Pérignon Champagne.

Champagne provides some fizz for Pernod Ricard as annual sales nudge ahead by 2%

Published: 27 August, 2015

Champagne and Irish whiskey were among the main drivers of global growth for Pernod Ricard in 2014/15, though the spirits giant turned in only a modest overall sales increase of 2%. The company described the performance as "solid".