Famille Helfrich tasting moves to London and Manchester

The Famille Helfrich portfolio tasting, which normally takes place in Birmingham, will this year move to Manchester and London in a bid to increase awareness in those areas.

C&C looks to Alto Adige and Sicily for new additions

London-based wine importer and wholesaler Carson & Carnevale Wines (C&C) has been appointed the UK agent for Alto Adige’s Kellerei St Pauls coop and Sicily’s Assuli winery, as it continues to push beyond the channel-orientated struggles of the past 18 months.

Neumann joins Fells

Stefan Neumann MS has joined John E Fells in the role of wine consultant, to work alongside the London and regional wine teams.

Harpers upcoming webinar: The Diversity of Argentina

How up to speed are you with Argentina’s ever evolving vinous diversity?

Rathfinny joins Liberty portfolio

Sussex-based producer Rathfinny has appointed Liberty Wines as its sole agent in the UK and Ireland.

Vega Sicilia signs distribution deal with Berkmann Wine Cellars

Legendary Ribera del Duero winery Tempos Vega Sicilia (TVS) has recruited Berkmann Wine Cellars (BWC) to take on the exclusive distribution of its portfolio to Great Britain and the Channel Islands. 

Liberty adds fizz to portfolio

Liberty Wines has added family-owned Pierre Péters to its Champagne portfolio.

FMV restructure focuses on premium off-trade and private customers

Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR) has announced that the restructure of trade arm FMV is complete, leaving almost 100 producers in its trimmed portfolio, with traditional strength Burgundy at its core.

Delibo expands list with three new agencies

Wine importer Delibo has added three new producers to its portfolio.

Araex brings on first sherry

Araex, Spain’s premiere fine wine group, has added a three-tiered range of sherries to its pan-Spanish portfolio alongside a number of new Spanish wines.

Bancroft bolsters Beaujolais with three new estates

Bancroft Wines has added Domaine Chignard, Alexandre Burgaud and Domaine de la Rocaillère to its portfolio.

Vinexpo and Comexposium unveil new joint venture

Vinexpo and Comexposium have unveiled details of their new joint venture, named Vinexposium, which was first announced in January.

Accolade Europe achieves carbon neutrality for UK core portfolio

Accolade Wines has achieved a major milestone in its journey to reduce its carbon footprint to net zero across the company.

Sales at Pernod Ricard slump post-Covid

Organic sales at Pernod Ricard fell 9.5% as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, the company has reported, with revenues for the year to 30 June reaching €8.5bn.

Graft bolsters Australia and South African portfolios as it gears up for digital tasting

Graft Wine, last year’s merger of Red Squirrel and The Knotted Vine, is gearing up for a bumper month of activity in September, with two Southern Hemisphere additions joining the company as it takes its autumn tasting online.

Armit keeps up on-trade momentum with Liber Pater listing

Armit Wines is forging ahead with its plans to strengthen its position in the on-trade with a new addition to its supplier portfolio.

Gonzalez Byass launches new UK Manzanilla

Gonzalez Byass is to release a new Domecq Manzanilla in the UK made at Delgado Zuleta in Andalucia’s Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Accolade appoints new European marketing director

Accolade Wines has appointed Caroline Thompson-Hill to the role of European marketing director.

Birse-Stewart joins Berkmann’s Scottish team

Distributor Berkmann Wine Cellars has appointed Billy Birse-Stewart as consultant director.

Hallgarten invests in European portfolio with 40 new wines