Q&A: Wine's of Argentina's Andrew Maidment on growth, customer profiles and plans

With sales of Argentinian wine up 20% in the off-trade, confidence is booming in the South American country. Wines of Argentina's Europea and Asia director Andrew Maidment tells harpers.co.uk what's driving growth, how its typical customers differ from the rest of the wine category and what's next.

Moët Hennessy's Jean-Guillaume Prats, estates and wine president, talks sparkling wine, UK trends and top global markets

Moët Hennessy is about to launch its latest sparkling wine brand, Chandon, in the UK. Harpers.co.uk caught up with the chief executive of the wine division, Jean-Guillaume Prats, on one of his recent whistle-stop tours of London.

Q&A with ?Paul Schaafsma, general manager UK, Ireland and AMESCA for Accolade Wines

Paul Schaafsma the general manager for UK, Ireland and AMESCA at Accolade Wines about a new working culture for the group and his UK wine strategy moving forward.

Katie Jones of Domaine Jones on the adventure of making her own wines in the Languedoc

Katie Jones, owner of Domaine Jones, tells Heather Dougherty about her journey from Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Fitou in Languedoc and from marketing other people's wines to making her own.

Q&A with James Marvin, winner of BBC's Michel Roux's Service programme, three years on

The BBC programme Michel Roux's Service focused on recruiting young people to consider the hospitality industry and in particular front-of-house as a career. It first screened in 2011, and has just been repeated on BBC Two. 

Beltrán Domecq, president of the Consejo Regulador, on sherry's changing image in the UK

Q&A with Nick Mantella, managing director Grupo Codorniu UK

Nick Mantella shares his views on how Cava can compete with the fast-growing Prosecco, its plans to expand its branded portfolio, and Spanish wines in the UK market.

Q&A with Origin Wine founder Bernard Fontannaz, who talks quality control and looking outside South Africa

Bernard Fontannaz, founder of Origin Wine on quality control, expanding its portfolio to include Old World wines and Fairtrade.

Q&A with Edward Robinson, Fairtrade wine buyer at the Co-operative

Edward Robinson talks about the commercial success of Fairtrade wines at the Co-operative, how the Fairtrade mark works and highlights the group's biggest project in Argentina.

Q&A: Bruce Perry, sales director, Eaux de Vie

Bruce Perry is in good spirits as he talks frankly to Douglas Blyde about Cognac's place in the spirits market

Q&A: Isabelle Kanaan and Sébastien du Boullay, Sud de France

The pair from Sud de France talk to Richard Siddle about how it hopes to use its Top 100 programme to highlight the very best wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon

Q&A: Agustin Trapero, head sommelier, Launceston Place

Harpers caught up with the head sommelier of Michelin-starred Launceston Place

Q&A: ?Nick Tatham MW wine development manager for Continental Wine and Food

Q&A: Agustin Trapero, head sommelier at Michelin-starred Launceston Place

Q&A: Bruce Perry, sales director, Eaux de Vie

Q&A: Scotland's Inverarity Morton talks Scottish business, new wine range and independence

Having sold its Scotch whisky business Loch Lomond Distillery Company earlier this week to private equity, the Bulloch family has retained its controlling interest in Scotland's biggest independent wine merchant - Inverarity Morton. At the company's first major trade tasting since buying Forth Wines in October, managing director Stephen Russell and commercial director Ian Cumming spoke exclusively to harpers.co.uk.

Q&A with Craig Duggan of Signature Wines on the potential of Macedonian wines in the UK

Craig Duggan, business development manager for Signature Wines, talks to Douglas Blyde about reviving Macedonia's ancient wine tradition with Stobi Wines.

Q&A with John Valentine, founder of Winetrust100, the online wine retailer

Set up in March 2013, Winetrust100 gathers experts to seek out the world's top 100 wines based on the price quality ratio. Founder John Valentine tells Dominic Weaver how it works.

Q&A with Ricardo Baettig, chief winemaker at Chile's Viña Morandé

Ricardo Baettig, chief winemaker at Viña Morandé in Chile, talks about the 2014 harvest, experimental techniques and new grape varieties coming to the fore, and how people perceive Chilean wine.

Q&A with PLB's managing director John Osborne as he looks to put his stamp on the business