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Walker & Wodehouse expands South Australian portfolio with "punk" wine listing

Published: 31 August, 2016

Wine merchants Walker & Wodehouse has added SOME YOUNG PUNKS from the Clare Valley to its portfolio.

Part 2: The boom-and-bust cycle of tequila

Published: 31 August, 2016

With mezcal and tequila taking off in the UK, harpers.co.uk looks at what is driving the trend in a three part series.

Paul Schaafsma to step down as CEO of Accolade Wines in coming months

Published: 30 August, 2016

Paul Schaafsma is set to step down as the chief executive officer of Accolade Wines in the coming months, but may stay on through the company's initial public offering which is set for next year, according to sources.

The week that was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 26 August, 2016

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

Part 1: Popularity for tequilas and mezcals in the on-trade rises

Published: 26 August, 2016

With mezcal and tequila taking off in the UK, harpers.co.uk looks at what is driving the trend in a three part series.

Bibendum launches 'Mode' a new tool to identify on-trade trends as they emerge

Published: 25 August, 2016

Bibendum's insights team has launched a new data tool called 'Mode' to help identify on-trade trends as they develop rather than relying on sales data that is often not captured until after a trend has already begun.

Second annual London Greek Wine Festival to be hosted in October

Published: 24 August, 2016

The second annual London Greek Wine festival is set to be hosted on 8th and 9th of October 2016 and will showcase over 130 wines from a wide selection of producers.

Boutique RumFest and RumFest unveil programme for October events

Published: 24 August, 2016

RumFest, which celebrates its tenth year this year, and the Boutique RemFest, which is a trade only event, will be hosted in London at the end of October.

Breaking News: Conviviality announces new group buying structure

Published: 24 August, 2016

Conviviality PLC have today advised suppliers of fundamental changes to the group's wine buying structure.

Greek wines make headway in the UK

Published: 24 August, 2016

Hellenic winemaking techniques have helped make Greek wine slowly make headway in the UK and helps brighten the country's prospects for the future

Kantar Worldpanel: Weather turns heat up on grocery sales

Published: 23 August, 2016

According to Kantar Worldpanel figures out this week, the good weather helped UK consumers increase their spend with grocers, with market growth hitting 0.3%.

Post-Brexit casual dining figures show mixed results across the UK

Published: 22 August, 2016

According to the most recent figures from Coffer Peach Business Tracker the resilience of consumer spending in causal on-trade outlets seems to be mixed across the UK.