Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Buyer’s Spotlight: New perspectives on Rioja

Published: 19 December, 2024

Jason Millar gets a new take on how the region can balance out its affordable offerings with more premium expressions.

Producer Q&A: Cyril Brun, Ferrari Trento

Published: 22 October, 2024

Jason Millar catches up with native Champenois winemaker Cyril Brun to assess his impact on the sparkling wines of Trentodoc’s market-leading Ferrari Trento.

Buyer’s Spotlight: Beyond Barolo

Published: 19 September, 2024

Jason Millar tastes his way through the varieties of Barolo to find great strength in the obscure.

Buyer’s Spotlight: Fine rosé

Published: 16 July, 2024

Jason Millar gets serious about the upper end of a popular category.

Buyer’s Spotlight: The field blend

Published: 20 June, 2024

Jason Millar flags the joy of the unknown in a post-varietal world.

Buyer’s Spotlight with Jason Millar: Cirò

Published: 21 May, 2024

Jason Millar focuses on the Calabrian DOC, highlighting the recent Cirò Revolution tasting in London.

Buyer’s Spotlight with Jason Millar: Bolgheri beyond Sassicaia and Ornellaia

Published: 19 March, 2024

Jason Millar takes stock of Bolgheri, which offers so much more than its starriest names.

Buyer’s Spotlight with Jason Millar: Burgundy 2022

Published: 15 February, 2024

Dipping into the Burgundy tasting season, Jason Millar says there is value to be found.

Buyer’s Spotlight with Jason Millar: Campania

Published: 23 January, 2024

Jason Millar makes the case for an under-represented Italian region, the wines of which he says rival those of Sicily.

Millar moves on from Theatre of Wine

Published: 28 September, 2023

Jason Millar has relinquished his role as company director at Theatre of Wine, which he had held since 2018.

Indies: Weighing up the options

Published: 24 February, 2023

With merchants facing unprecedented upward price pressures, Andrew Catchpole assesses what can be done.

Theatre of Wine celebrates hitting 20

Published: 28 September, 2022

London’s Theatre of Wine has turned 20, marking two decades since founder Daniel Illsley founded the merchant in Greenwich following the new wave of wine interest created by Oddbins and Majestic.

Harnessing Pays d’Oc IGP

Published: 22 March, 2022

Inviting a panel to taste and talk, Andrew Catchpole prompted a far-reaching exploration of the potential for southern France’s most versatile designation, in partnership with Pays d’Oc IGP.