Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Pernod Ricard adds Graffigna Malbec to portfolio

Published: 20 August, 2013

Pernod Ricard UK is to add Argentinian wine Graffigna Centenario Malbec to its portfolio to capitalise on the growing popularity of wines from Argentina.

EWGA announces warehouse expansion plans

Published: 20 August, 2013

Lancashire-based independent retailer EWGA has announced expansion plans to extend its bonded warehouse facility in order to satisfy growing demand.

Whisky Show 2013 looks to extreme food pairings

Published: 20 August, 2013

Extreme food pairings and sonic tastings are on the cards for this year's Whisky Exchange Whisky Show.

Croatia looks to build presence in UK

Published: 20 August, 2013

Vina Croatia has said it plans to harness its country's entry into the European Union to build a stronger presence in the UK.

Making the right moves

Published: 20 August, 2013

Choosing the right logistics company is a vital decision. Get it right and you can improve efficiency, cut costs and, most importantly, serve your customers better. Get it wrong and products may not be available when they should be, and you could end up working in an atmosphere of mistrust with your contractor.

The biggest and best alcohol brands of 2013

Published: 20 August, 2013

So what were the best-performing wine and spirits brands over the past year? Here Erin Smith presents the movers and shakers in wine and spirits taken from The Grocer's Britain's 100 Biggest Alcohol Brands 2013

It's time to take duty fraud seriously

Published: 20 August, 2013

Trade estimates put the level of losses due to wine duty fraud as high as £300 million a year, but how much is really being done within the industry to tackle a problem that is spiralling out of control? asks Carol Emmas

Diageo launches Smirnoff Gold vodka with £4.5m campaign

Published: 19 August, 2013

Diageo is adding a bit of affordable bling to the UK vodka category with the launch of Smirnoff Gold, backed by a £4.5-million marketing campaign.

Corks Out innovates with launch of Taste wine bar

Published: 19 August, 2013

Cheshire-based independent retailer Corks Out has launched a new-concept wine bar, Taste at Corks Out, in a bid to innovate on the back of crippling rent and rates on high street stores.

Nyetimber to release single vineyard sparkling wine

Published: 19 August, 2013

English wine producer Nyetimber has announced the release of a single vineyard sparkling wine.

Bottle Green appointed agent for Casa Silva's Doña Dominga

Published: 19 August, 2013

Chilean wine producer Casa Silva has appointed Bottle Green as the new agent for its wine brand Doña Dominga in the UK.

Restaurant review: Pruno, Liverpool

Published: 16 August, 2013

Sheila Benson and Sean Millar could be considered stalwarts of the Liverpool restaurant scene having been in the business for over 20 years and built up a steady quality reputation.

The Earl of Derby to open in Kilburn

Published: 16 August, 2013

The Earl of Derby - "a proper pub serving honest food" - is due to open in Kilburn, north London, next month.

Independent Wine Crew: All for one! One for all!

Published: 16 August, 2013

To help provide professional, first-hand advice for independent retailers, Harpers has extended its Top Merchants programme to bring leading, award-winning multi-site operators together. Here's how its new initiative, the Independent Wine Crew, hopes to help the independent trade as a whole

Trade speaks out on lower-alcohol wines

Published: 16 August, 2013

The trade has hit back at the government's renewed efforts to encourage producers to manufacture lower-alcohol alternatives in a bid to reduce alcohol abuse among the middle-classes.

Pernod Ricard launches Jameson City Editions

Published: 16 August, 2013

Pernod Ricard-owned Irish Distillers is targeting international jet setters with a new-look range of Jameson whiskey.

Consumers more brand loyal in recession, finds report

Published: 16 August, 2013

Retailers and leading grocery and drinks brands are ideally placed to win consumer loyalty, according to advertising agency JWT's latest Austerity Index report.

Q&A: Charles Sichel, export director, Maison Sichel

Published: 16 August, 2013

With customers tiring of high prices on the Bordeaux marketplace, Katherine Canfield talks to Charles Sichel at Maison Sichel about
how the company remains competitive in the global wine trade

LIVE NEWS BLOG: Trade split over government's low-alcohol plans

Published: 16 August, 2013

3.30pm, Friday, August 16 The wine and spirits trade is split over the government's renewed efforts to encourage producers to manufacture lower-alcohol alternatives in a bid to reduce alcohol abuse among the middle-classes.