Published: 10 December, 2014
Seventy percent of all wines are traded at least once in bulk, says leading broker Daniel Murphy, who believes the UK trade needs to wake up to the reality of trading in bulk.
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Published: 09 December, 2014
Independent London wine merchant Philglas & Swiggot has been bought over by Justin Knock MW and business partner Damien Jackman, backed by a consortium of investors from across the trade.
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Published: 09 December, 2014
New Zealand's Yealands Wine Group is looking at funding options in order to fast-track expansion plans and increase its vineyard holdings.
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Published: 09 December, 2014
Tesco has issued a warning flagging full-year trading profit will not exceed £1.4 billion - 20% lower than analysts' expectations.
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Published: 08 December, 2014
Nyetimber is on a roll this year after its Classic Cuvée 2009 won two trophies at this year's International Wine Challenge. Harpers.co.uk caught up with head winemaker Cherie Spriggs to ask what drew her towards the iconic label and where she plans to take it next.
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Published: 08 December, 2014
High profile restaurateur Marlon Abela has taken a majority ownership interest in wine merchant OW Loeb.
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Published: 08 December, 2014
US wine app Drync has launched a new feature that allows customers to buy online and have their wine shipped to a local wine retailer for pickup - a move it claims turns local shops into the world's largest wine store.
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Published: 08 December, 2014
Celebrating 10 years of South Africa's Pebbles Project, Harpers.co.uk finds out what the charity has done to help children in the winelands and what more the trade can do to help.
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Published: 08 December, 2014
Wales is following hot on the heels of Northern Ireland last week, with moves to support a minimum price for alcohol.
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Published: 05 December, 2014
The small size of most Italian wineries means they are struggling to take advantage of wine tourism and professionalise - both of which are required in order to secure the industry's future, a new report says.
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Published: 05 December, 2014
The top 30 wine distributors in the UK are responsible for supplying 89% of all on-trade wine lists in the UK, according to new research released this week from Wine Business Solutions.
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Published: 05 December, 2014
Fine wine and spirits merchant AWC has appointed David Murphy, formerly of Wine Networks and Liberty Wines, operations manager, as its business grows.
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Published: 05 December, 2014
When it comes to celebrating in the Champagne category it pays to have a story, to be different and to stand out from the competition.
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Published: 05 December, 2014
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, financial news for the drinks trade, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Published: 05 December, 2014
Naked Wines is the most popular specialist online wine retailer in the UK, according to a new Harpers report published today that examines the online shopping habits of British consumers.
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Published: 05 December, 2014
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Published: 05 December, 2014
The wine and spirits industry is to unite under a combined campaign and consider calling for a 2% cut in alcohol duty in the 2015 Budget.
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Published: 05 December, 2014
Independent merchant Borough Wines has opened its sixth London shop, this time in Clerkenwell.
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Published: 04 December, 2014
Kent wine merchant Taurus has sexed up its image with the arrival of a new (actually it is an antique) Citroen HY van as a key member of its delivery fleet.
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Published: 04 December, 2014
Start-ups have exploded onto the wine sector, particularly those with a digital focus, as 1,400 apps alone launched by 2014.
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