Fast-growing wine merchant Cru Wine celebrates 10th anniversary
London wine merchant and marketplace Cru Wine will commemorate its 10th vintage this month after a decade of impressive growth.
Read more...London wine merchant and marketplace Cru Wine will commemorate its 10th vintage this month after a decade of impressive growth.
Read more...Majestic has relaunched its ‘Lock It In’ subscription model, offering customers cheaper prices on more than 100 best-selling wines.
Read more...The saying goes ‘When one door closes another one opens’, and in the case of top merchant and wholesaler Lea & Sandeman, the Champagne shortage has presented an opportunity.
Read more...Harpers’ 50 Best Indie Merchant Lea & Sandeman has appointed Anton Kuts as its new trade sales representative for the Southwest, covering Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.
Read more...The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has welcomed Majestic’s COO, Rob Cooke, to its board this month.
Read more...Majestic has made its biggest-ever investment in colleague pay to recognise the “expertise and experience” of store teams and shield its people from the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
Read more...Davy's continues to grow its portfolio of small family-owned producers, with the addition of Phelps Creek Vineyards.
Read more...The UK’s number one wine retailer, Majestic, has won the race to supply Roseblood rosé by Chateau d’Estoublon to the British off-trade.
Read more...The Wine Society's much-loved portfolio of Society wines is being given a makeover, focusing on both aesthetics and the sustainability of the range.
Read more...Once billed as bricks-and-mortar retail’s salvation, an on-trade element has become a trickier proposition. James Lawrence reports.
Read more...Majestic, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, has revealed a new small store concept in Harpenden as it trials new ways of expanding its bricks-and-mortar presence.
Read more...London-based Russian entrepreneur, Evgeny Chichvarkin, has financed more than £4.5 million worth of medical purchases for the Ukrainian people subjected to Vladimir Putin’s illegal war.
Read more...This week, the fine wine and whisky merchants Justerini & Brooks welcomed the trade to its Spring/Summer portfolio tasting at Quo Vadis on Dean Street, Soho.
Read more...Majestic, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, has announced the appointment of Jane Masters MW to its buying team.
Read more...Majestic, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, has announced its second-biggest Christmas trading performance in history.
Read more...The Jeroboams Group has announced the appointment of two new positions within the business.
Read more...Billed as the '30th Anniversary Tasting’, The Oxford Wine Company (OWC) will host its largest-ever portfolio tasting next month featuring 18 wineries, some of which have been on OWC's books for three decades.
Read more...In a recent supplier survey carried out by Jascots Wine Merchants, 40% of their producer partners confirmed they are certified organic, up from 25% last year. A further 16% are in conversion, with more saying they would consider it in the future.
Read more...With the first half of 2022 already history, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities.
Read more...According to a 2021 report from Business Insider, fake wine accounts for 20% of wine sold worldwide. If this is true, and many credible sources seem to agree, then the chances are you have drunk from a bottle containing fraudulent wine. The report referred to numerous cases of wine crime in recent history, including the seizure of 4,000 bottles of the counterfeit ‘super-Tuscan’ Bolgheri Sassicaia, which fetches up to £320 a bottle.
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