Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Q&A: Sunaina Sethi, JKS Restaurants

Published: 04 May, 2016

At just 29, Sethi has already developed the wine lists for London restaurants Trishna, Gymkhana and Hoppers. Jo Gilbert asks what it's like to jump ship.

Inside Conviviality's acquisition of Bibendum PLB

Published: 03 May, 2016

On Sunday 1 May 2106, Conviviality Retail confirmed it would be acquiring Bibendum PLB for £60 million following shareholder approval. Diana Hunter, chief executive officer of Conviviality Retail and Bibendum PLB chief executive officer Michael Saunders talk with Harpers.co.uk about the deal.

Curious launch from Kingsland

Published: 03 May, 2016

A year on from the acquisition of Bottle Green, Kingsland Drinks is using the London Wine Fair as the platform to present both the channel specific structuring of the integrated company and to launch a new range of fruit fusion drinks under a new brand, Mr Gladstone's Curious Emporium.

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.

Think Indie: Drink Indie, 50 Best Indies Awards

Published: 03 May, 2016

July 12 sees the launch of Harpers' new independent merchants initiative Think Indie, Drink Indie, along with our 50 Best Indies Awards.

Profile: Neil Bruce, Fulller's Brewery

Published: 03 May, 2016

Fuller's Brewery has ambitious plans for its wine portfolio, unveiling some radical rethinking of how it's sold and Neil Bruce the head of wine is up for the challenge.

Gavin Quinney: The en primeur results and wrap-up

Published: 03 May, 2016

After a marathon tasting, our resident Bordeaux correspondent Gavin Quinney assesses 2015 quality and where to look for value

Insights: What lies ahead following En Primeur?

Published: 03 May, 2016

It has been nearly five years since the Bordeaux fine wine market, which had been riding an incredible high, came to a screeching halt and it has been on a downward spiral ever since - until now.

Conviviality to acquire Bibendum PLB for £60m

Published: 01 May, 2016

Conviviality Plc has announced its subsidiary Conviviality Brands Limited has conditionally agreed to acquire Bibendum PLB for an 'enterprise value' of £60 million.

Analysis: Burgundy's best buys

Published: 29 April, 2016

With Burgundy prices edging ever upwards, supply short and demand on a high, Tim Atkin MW looks at canny buys.

Guy Woodward: Reflecting on those we lost in the wine trade this year

Published: 29 April, 2016

For David Bowie, Terry Wogan and Ronnie Corbett, read Louis Latour, Paul Pontallier and Etienne Hugel. Maybe not in that order. But either way, 2016 has been as cruel a year in the wine community as it has in the wider world.

Insights: Suppliers are focusing on value-added services to the service industry

Published: 29 April, 2016

Today suppliers have to offer an array of services to help their customers sell on their wines and they are becoming increasingly more sophisticated in their repertoire.

The Smith Report: China comes good for wine for Chile and Australia

Published: 29 April, 2016

Chilean and Australian wines are on a roll in China where imports are on the up and currency fluctuations have boosted volume.

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

Tim Atkin MW: The health of wine on the UK high street

Published: 29 April, 2016

Failing the emergence of a last-minute saviour, BHS looks set to slide into administration this week, joining a list of major high street casualties that includes Comet, Woolworths and JJB Sports.

Online retailer eBay launches wine specific site in the US

Published: 28 April, 2016

Online retailer and bidding platform eBay has launched a wine specific site in the US called eBay Wine.

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.

Jerry Lockspeiser: Running Business

Published: 28 April, 2016

Jerry Lockspeiser has learned a lot of lessons through his training for marathons that are also applicable to running a successful business.

Q&A: Beltran Domecq, President of the Consejo Regulador de D.O. Jerez/Sherry

Published: 28 April, 2016

President of the governing body for Sherry, Beltran Domecq is fighting to make the category hip again.

From an MW inside Parliament: What the wine trade needs to do to combat duty hikes

Published: 27 April, 2016

Conal Gregory, the only Master of Wine to have been elected to Parliament, warns that there is no hope for duties to be reduced or even frozen if there is no effective campaign fighting that battle. He gives tactical tips on what the trade could do better to combat future hikes.