Published: 20 December, 2019
About twenty years ago I tried to sell a sparkling wine from Italy that was almost unknown in the UK market. We were a significant supplier to the major retailers and worked closely with them on new product development ideas, from lesser known grape varieties, regions and countries, to new styles and packaging for better-known wines. My Italian sparkling wine was from a medium sized organic producer whose wines we had won listings for, but the buyers felt that it was not well known enough in our market and wouldn’t sell. It was, of course, Prosecco.
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Published: 19 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Published: 18 December, 2019
Harpers hosted a round table in association with La Région Occitanie to assess the scope for encouraging UK consumers to trade up in this diverse corner of France
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Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers looks back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers looks back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Published: 11 December, 2019
The ten-strong shortlist for the WSET’s Educator of the Year has been announced.
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Published: 11 December, 2019
Organic wine consumption worldwide is set to hit around a billion bottles a year by 2023, a new report from organic wine fair Millésime Bio suggests.
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Published: 11 December, 2019
The number of British pubs has increased for the first time in a decade, analysis from hospitality sector software start-up Stampede has revealed.
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Published: 11 December, 2019
US tariffs on wine and whisky are driving the market in Cognac, a leading UK supplier has revealed.
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Published: 10 December, 2019
Sales of UK spirits to China are up 35.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2019, a new report from the Food and Drink Federation has revealed.
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Published: 10 December, 2019
A complete 65-bottle run of Penfold’s Grange is predicted to sell for at least £180,000 when it goes under the hammer this week.
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Published: 09 December, 2019
Aldi has chosen the Dorset-based Lyme Bay Winery to produce an English sparkling wine for its premium ‘Exquisite Collection’.
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Published: 09 December, 2019
Accolade Wines has appointed Caroline Thompson-Hill to the role of European marketing director.
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Published: 09 December, 2019
Drinks sales in Britain’s pubs helped the on-trade stay in growth in November, latest monthly food-and-drink data from the Coffer Peach Tracker has shown.
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Published: 06 December, 2019
The new Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers could cause chaos for products bound for differing parts of the UK, an industry body has warned.
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Published: 03 December, 2019
Diageo has acquired pre-mix cocktail specialist Tipplesworth for an undisclosed sum.
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Published: 02 December, 2019
Premium Australian wine brand Tempus Two, which is part of the Australian Vintage portfolio, has added a Sauvignon Blanc to its Quartz series.
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Published: 02 December, 2019
Over three-quarters of UK grocery buyers have made buying decisions based on a brand’s environmental policies in the last year, new research from data insights consultancy Kantar has revealed.
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Published: 29 November, 2019
Five UK bartenders have made it through to the finals of the Bacardí Legacy international cocktail competition.
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