Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

LWF 2016: Updated Live Blog

Published: 03 May, 2016

As the annual London Wine Fair returns to London's Olympia, Harpers.co.uk catches up with leading figures in the industry for a quick snapshot of the UK wine and spirit trade.

LWF: Esoterica - A fair within a fair

Published: 03 May, 2016

The upper floor of the Kensington Olympia is buzzing this morning.

LWF 2016: Highlights of next week events at this year's fair

Published: 29 April, 2016

As one of the biggest dates in the UK industry's calendar, expectations are high for the London Wine Fair at Kensington Olympia next week. H arpers.co.uk gives you gets the lowdown on this year's main event London Wine Fair 2016

LWF 2016: Technology savvy fair prepares for its 36th outing

Published: 29 April, 2016

The 36^th London Wine Fair is touting itself as the most technologically advanced wine event in the world.

Leah de Felice Renton prepares to take the stage for Skin Côntact LIVE

Published: 28 April, 2016

Leah de Felice Renton tells who her muscial heroes are and her one muscial regret.

Thirst for Sherry drives Sherry Festival 2016

Published: 26 April, 2016

Sherry is no longer purely a "London phenomenon" - and merchants across the UK should take advantage of its growing popularity.

English Wine Week comes to Cornwall

Published: 25 April, 2016

Carlyon Beach, on the south coast of Cornwall, will host the first in a series of wine tastings on Saturday June 4, 2016, coinciding with English Wine Week.

Skin Côntact's Steph Barlow of BBR confesses her go to artist after a few glasses of wine

Published: 21 April, 2016

For a second year in a row the wine trade supergroup Skin Côntact will be taking to the stage next month in an effort raise aid as part of Comic Relief.

Analysis: Are organic and biodynamic wines going mainstream?

Published: 19 April, 2016

Following the positive response over the past two days at the fifth annual Real Wine Fair, Doug Wregg, co-organiser of the event, confidently believes that natural and biodynamic wines are no longer niche products but are increasingly becoming more mainstream.

Tristan Darby of the Bristol Wine School takes the stage with other legends of the trade for Skin Côntact

Published: 19 April, 2016

For a second year in a row the wine trade supergroup Skin Côntact will be taking to the stage next month in an effort raise aid as part of Comic Relief.

Q&A: Stevie Kim, Vinitaly International's managing director

Published: 19 April, 2016

In case you didn't make it to Verona this year for Italy's biggest wine fair, we caught up with the Vinitaly International's managing director, Stevie Kim, to see how the show has changed as it celebrates its 50th year.

IWC 2016: On the judging trail with this year's 400 judges

Published: 15 April, 2016

The International Wine Challenge 2016 opened the innings of Tranche two, at the Kia Oval, in South London on Tuesday, which will now be home to the IWC organisers, hard-working crew and judges for the next two weeks. With over 15,000 wines to assess across Tranche one, Tranche two, and the Sake Challenge, by more than 400 judges, in panels of up to 5, it's a feat of gargantuan proportions, requiring meticulous planning, and organization on a military scale.

IWC 2016: On the judging trail with this year's 400 judges

Published: 15 April, 2016

Wines from Spain: Up close and personal

Published: 15 April, 2016

One thing that stuck out from the 27^thWines from Spain fair yesterday was the level of diversity of wines coming out of regions across the country.

Anne Serres, a winner of the 'Sing With Skin Côntact' competition, talks rock legends before her big break

Published: 15 April, 2016

Anne Serres is a Paris-born wine journalist and educator with a penchant for all things rock, who lists Dave Grohl, Linda Ronstadt, Freddie Mercury and Florence Welch among her musical heroes.

Vinitaly 2016: Vinitaly celebrates 50 years and change is in the air

Published: 13 April, 2016

While Vinitaly celebrates 50 years since its first fair was hosted in Verona, both exhibitors and organisers have focused on making changes in order to keep people returning year over year.

Vinitaly 2016: Abruzzo region invests in global markets in order to expand

Published: 12 April, 2016

At Vinitaly 2016, being held from 10-13 April in Verona, the Abruzzo regional body announced that it will continue to invest in the UK despite it being an increasingly competitive one as well as other international markets.

Harpers' columnist Guy Woodward set to take the stage at this year's Skin Côntact concert

Published: 12 April, 2016

For a second year in a row the wine trade supergroup Skin Côntact will be taking to the stage next month in an effort raise aid as part of Comic Relief.

Vinitaly 2016: Lower ABV wine is a way to stand out for Italian producer La Contessa

Published: 12 April, 2016

Wine producer La Contessa is looking to stand out from other Italian producers by focusing on producing a high-quality, lower alcohol red wine and is looking to export to the UK market.

Vinitaly 2016: Sicilian producers focus on UK as a main export market

Published: 11 April, 2016

Sicilian producers are looking to develop a stronger regional identity in the UK for wines and other agricultural products such as olive oil, in an effort to further drive growth.