Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Carol Emmas: why I sometimes prefer cheap wine

Published: 21 November, 2013

I prefer cheap wine. There you go - I've said it. I feel like I should be standing in a confessional with my head hung low muttering the words in shame.

One alcohol free day a week makes no difference hears Wine Vision debate

Published: 21 November, 2013

Having one alcohol free day per week has no health benefits, according to a leading doctor.

Personalised marketing is key to future wine sales says Amazon at Wine Vision

Published: 21 November, 2013

Personalised marketing, customer reviews and product comparisons are key to successfully selling alcohol online, according to Amazon.

Q&A: Eva Minguez Lobato, marketing director of Regulatory Council for D.O RÍAS BAIXAS

Published: 21 November, 2013

Ahead of next week's Rias Baixas Mini Fair at London's Glaziers Hall on November 25 we talk to Eva Minguez Lobato about what plans the Spanish region has to build on its growing popularity in the UK.

Marks & Spencer to launch carbon neutral PET Beaujolais Nouveau

Published: 21 November, 2013

Marks & Spencer is set to launch what it claims is the first carbon neutral Beaujolais Nouveau. The 2013 vintage is to be bottled in PET and launched, in line with tradition, on the third Thursday of November (21).

Go direct and get ambassadors for your brand hears Wine Vision

Published: 21 November, 2013

Selling wine direct to the consumer is one of the best ways of creating brand ambassadors, according to the wine trade.

Wine Vision Live News Blog: Why wine is integral to Amazon's growth strategy

Published: 20 November, 2013

Amazon has its sights firmly set on the wine and alcoholic drinks sector as it sees the "consumables" sector as a vital part of its future growth strategy.

Black frost devastates South East Australian vines

Published: 20 November, 2013

Australia's 2014 vintage is likely to be significantly affected by a severe "black" frost that has caused devastating damage to a number of regions in the south east of the country.

Wine Vision Live News Blog: Tesco's Dan Jago vision of being a world class wine business

Published: 19 November, 2013

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Wine marketing is outdated and fails to connect with consumers

Published: 19 November, 2013

Wine is out of step with consumers and lags behind other industries, according to a top-level executives at a debate at Wine Vision.

Wine Vision Live News Blog: Direct Wines drives sales by ten fold increase in wine education

Published: 19 November, 2013

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M&S to engage wine customers "emotionally"

Published: 19 November, 2013

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Wine Vision Live News: China being held back by "profiteering" wine importers

Published: 19 November, 2013

11.30am: The Chinese wine market is being dangerously held back by "short term, profiteering" wine importers that are pushing vastly over priced wine in to the market and confusing consumers, according to leading Chinese players speaking at today's Wine Visionconference.

Wine Vision Live news: online wine is opening up mass Chinese wine market

Published: 19 November, 2013

11am: E-commerce and online wine sales is helping to democratise the Chinese wine market and open up the global world of wine to consumers in even the most remote parts of China, delegates heard at the second day of the Wine Visionconference in London.

We must make wine less intimidating say global leaders at Wine Vision

Published: 19 November, 2013

Industry leaders issued stark warnings about making wine less intimidating for consumers and moving the focus away from price at today's Wine Visionconference in London.

Wine Vision Live News Blog: Paul Schaafsma's vision for wine brand building

Published: 18 November, 2013

6pm: The key to building successful wine brands comes down to understanding category data, consumer behaviour and empowering your staff to make decisions and work more effectivley with the with their key trade customers, according to the UK head of Accolade Wines, Paul Schaafsma, speaking at today's Wine Vision global wine conference.

Social media is not just marketing it is a way to do business hears Wine Vision

Published: 18 November, 2013

5pm: If wine brands are going to get anywhere near the consumer impact of a Nike or an Apple then they need to understand that being social is not just not about marketing it is the new way of doing business, according to advertising executive Stephen Woodord of Lexis agency at today's Wine Visionglobal wine conference in London.

Wine Vision Live News Blog: Paul Henry sets out key challenges for industry

Published: 18 November, 2013

3.15pm:The wine industry can learn a great deal from how the restaurant and food sector has found ways to cut through to the masses by connecting with consumers by promoting artisan and authentic food styles and restaurant trends, according to wine consultant, Paul Henry, chair of Wine Vision, London's biggest ever wine conference which opened this afternoon.

London's biggest ever wine conference kicks off with launch of Wine Vision

Published: 18 November, 2013

The biggest international wine conference ever held in London kicks off this afternoon with the inaugural Wine Vision summit organised by William Reed Business Media, publishers of Harpers.co.uk.

Fetzer launches new Californian wine blends in to UK with Tesco

Published: 18 November, 2013

Concha y Toro's Fetzer winery in Mendocino, California has launched a red and a white blend into Tesco. The red blend is called Crimson and the white is called Quartz.