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Published:  04 May, 2012

Keep up to date with the latest goings on in the fast-growing independent wine retailers' sector by signing up to Harpers' Top Merchants' newsletter.

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Harpers Awards finalists revealed

Published:  04 May, 2012

The runners and riders for the inaugural Harpers Awards include leading players from the national and independent on and off-trade sectors, as well as major wine and spirits suppliers and distributors.

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Top Merchants blog

Published:  02 May, 2012

Hal Wilson, managing director of Cambridge Wine Merchants, shares his views on why independent retailers must work together.

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Top Merchants business advice; get your story across

Published:  02 May, 2012

Top three ways to ... get your story across, by Helen McGinn from Helen McGinn Associates (helenmcginnassociates.com)

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Indie merchants shortlisted for awards

Published:  02 May, 2012

Independent merchants from across the country are in the running to win a series of accolades at the inaugural Harpers Awards, taking place at London's Honourable Artillery Company on May 22.

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VIDEO: wine trade should listen to experts from outside industry

Published:  23 April, 2012

The wine trade will be healthier for listening to experts outside the industry on how to better engage with consumers online, that's according to one expert.

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Sign up and get involved in Harpers Get Engaged Facebook page

Published:  19 April, 2012

You can now keep up to date with Harpers Wine & Spirit's Get Engaged series and join the debate on how the wine industry can get closer to consumers and potential wine drinkers on our dedicated Facebook page.

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Sign up for Harpers' LIWF debate on understanding consumers

Published:  19 April, 2012

Understanding how consumers talkabout and want to engage with wine will be the topic of the Harpers Debate at the London International Wine Fair at ExCeL on May 23.

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Bordeaux 2011: Lafite price down on last year

Published:  16 April, 2012

News that Château Lafite has dropped the price of its 2011 vintage on last year will have little impact on what other chateaux choose to do, according to top merchants.

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Fine wine regulation sparks debate

Published:  12 April, 2012

Fine wine firms have questioned the need for enhanced regulation of the investment market, saying it would be too hard to police and that consumers should exercise common sense.

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Meet the buyers: Tesco

Published:  23 March, 2012
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Wine and spirits needs business leaders to defend action on responsible drinking

Published:  24 February, 2012

The wine and spirit industry lacks a Tim Martin or Sir Philip Green figure to argue its case in the media, it has been claimed.

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Trade needs to up the ante on responsible drinking

Published:  24 February, 2012

The drinks trade is caught in the eye of the storm right now ? as government and the health lobby crank up the pressure on 'binge drinking'. That's why it has become even more important than ever that the trade stands up and shouts about what it's doing to promote responsible drinking.

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Sir George Fistonich awards first Master Sommeliers Scholarship

Published:  14 February, 2012

Master sommelier Damien Detcheverry, is the first person to be awarded the Sir George Fistonich - Villa Maria Estate - Court of Master Sommeliers Scholarship.

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Merchants and sommeliers to have their say at Harpers Champagne Summit

Published:  01 February, 2012

Harpers Wine and Spirit is limbering up for its 2012 Champagne Summit, taking place on February 28 at London's Chiswell Street Dining Rooms.

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Harpers Awards 2012: how to enter

Published:  01 February, 2012

Anyone interested in taking part in the inaugural Harpers Awards 2012, which looks to reward the very best in the on and off-trades and wine and spirits industry, can do so now by entering relevant categories at the dedicated website

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De Bortoli latest big name to join Harpers Best Practice Guidelines for independents

Published:  30 January, 2012

De Bortoli Wines is the latest major supplier to sign up to the Harpers Best Practice Guidelines for independent wine merchants designed to bring greater channel transparency to the wine industry's fastest growing retail sector.

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Your chance to be a winner at first Harpers Awards 2012

Published:  17 January, 2012

The inaugural Harpers Awards 2012, which looks to reward the very best in the on and off-trades and wine and spirits industry, will announce the winners at a special awards night at London's Honourable Artillery Company on the Tuesday of the LIWF, May 22. Here's how you can get involved and make sure your company is there on the night:

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A 'Blueprint for Success' at SITT

Published:  12 January, 2012

Award-winning independent wine merchants and restaurateurs will share the secrets of their success to all those attending next February’s Specialist Importers Trade Tastings (SITT) being held in association with Harpers Wine & Spirit.

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Alliance Wines launches 'Gastronomica' for 2012 tastings

Published:  23 December, 2011

Alliance Wine are to link smell to memory in its 2012 portfolio tastings, under the header Gastronomica - 'Memorable Tales of Food & Wine'.

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