ABS appoint new national account manager

Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies (ABS), a leading UK-based wine importer, has announced the appointment of Gary Janes as its new national account manager – effective Monday 20 November.

Online drinks sales growth cools, but remains far above pre-pandemic levels

Online sales of alcoholic drinks fell -18.5% YoY in the UK in February 2022, though nudged up 9.4% against those in the typically slow first month of January.

Berry Bros. & Rudd releases Christmas trading results

Berry Bros. & Rudd (BBR) has unveiled its fourth quarter financial data for 2021, showing a notable surge in online sales and a burgeoning consumer demand for sparkling wine brands.

Fine wine market hits new highs

The global secondary fine wine market has hit new heights in 2021, surpassing previous records and growing in variety. Andrew Catchpole dips in.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Matt Tipping, CEO, Jeroboams

Matt Tipping reflects on keeping the wheels turning through 2021 and how valuable new custom should bring cheer into the new year, despite the looming additional tax burden on wine.

Bouncing Back Q&A: David Gates, CEO, Laithwaites

Continuing our seasonal Bouncing Back Q&A series, David Gates, CEO, Laithwaites takes stock of the challenges and lessons of 2021 and considers the path ahead for the trade.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Sam Thackeray, MD, Enotria & Coe

Continuing our seasonal Bouncing Back Q&A series, Sam Thackery of Enotria & Coe takes stock of the challenges and lessons of 2021 and considers the path ahead for the trade.

One week left to enter Harpers Design Awards

The race is on with just one week left to enter Harpers Design Awards 2021.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Jay Wright, Virgin Wines

Bouncing Back Q&A: Des Gunewardena, D&D London

Wine GB unveils 2021 award winners

Wine GB has unveiled the the winners of this year’s awards for which there was a record number of entries and first-time entrants from all over England and Wales.

New Zealand vintage 'exceptional' but down 19%

The quality of the 2021 vintage has been described as "exceptional" throughout New Zealand’s wine regions, although the harvest was smaller than hoped for, according to New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW).

Atkin: 'Best line-up of Chilean wines I’ve ever tasted'

Tim Atkin MW, Harpers columnist and leading UK wine writer, has launched his 2021 Chile report.

New Horizons Q&A: Ted Sandbach, Oxford Wine Company

With an end game to the coronavirus in sight sometime in 2021 as vaccine rollouts begin and up-to-the-wire Brexit uncertainties play out across an extraordinarily tough year, Harpers has been canvassing drinks businesses as to their predictions for trade deep into the new year.

New Horizons Q&A: Ben McKellar, Gingerman Restaurants Group

With an end game to the coronavirus in sight sometime in 2021 as vaccine rollouts begin and up-to-the-wire Brexit uncertainties playing out an extraordinarily tough year, Harpers has been canvassing drinks businesses as to their predictions for trade deep into the new year.

New Horizons Q&A: Archie McDiarmid, Luvians

With an end game to the coronavirus in sight sometime in 2021 as vaccine rollouts begin and up-to-the-wire Brexit uncertainties playing out an extraordinarily tough year, Harpers has been canvassing drinks businesses as to their predictions for trade deep into the new year.

Millésime Bio confirms January event

SudVinBio has confirmed that its Millésime Bio event will go ahead in Montpellier between 25 and 27 January 2021.

Christmas to bring scant cheer for trade under tougher restrictions

The UK drinks trade will have little to toast this Christmas trading period if restrictions on socialising become more onerous, with a fall in off-trade sales compounded by a further dramatic down-turn in the on-trade.