Wine suppliers need to completely rethink the way they organise trade tastings to keep them relevant to the changing demands of wine buyers, according to Simon Jerrome, wine purchasing director at Matthew Clark.
Read more...Quinn Glass and Cobevco have rebranded as a single entity - Encirc - and now offers glass manufacturing, filling, warehousing and logistics.
Read more...The next French Vinexpo exhibition will be held in Bordeaux, from June 14 to 18, 2015.
Read more...Wine sales at on-trade wholesaler Matthew Clark have jumped by 7% in the last year, outperforming the on-trade as a whole where sales fell 13%, according to CGA.
Read more...Cava producers must push diversity, says the president of the sparkling wine body, as the industry prepares to launch a new premium classification.
Read more...In case you missed some of the headlines this week (and a bit of last week due to the long weekend) on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
Read more...The 12 semi-finalists of the Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2014, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service, have been announced who will now battle it out to go through to the grand final.
Read more...Wines of South Africa has appointed Michael Jordaan, former chief executive of the country's First National Bank, as its new chairman.
Read more...Visitors to last week's two night Cambalacheevent, that looked to re-create a night out in Buenos Aires in the east of London, could see street art comes to life in front of their eyes.
Read more...How major brands and retailers are succeeding in making their customers their biggest business assets through peer to peer recommendations, social media, online clubs and communities will be the focus of the Harpers Debate at this year's London Wine Fair.
Read more...US consumers no longer need reading glasses or language dictionaries to decipher wine labels; but they do need a taste for colour.
Read more...English vineyards are celebrating a bumper 2013 harvest as new plantings nudge figures to 33,384 hectolitres or almost 4.5 million bottles, helping alleviate depleted stocks after poor harvests in the past two years.
Read more...South Africa is on course for an average sized, good quality harvest despite heavy rains, says the body representing 3,600 of the country's producers.
Read more...English sparkling wine producer Hambledon Vineyard has taken its first steps towards building sales to one million bottles per year by signing an exclusive distribution agreement with Fields, Morris & Verdin in the UK.
Read more...Hallgarten Druitt's decision to outsource its warehousing and bonding to LCB will allow it to concentrate on providing a far more insights driven business for its customers, according to managing director Andrew Bewes.
Read more...Oddbins is to launch its own range of craft beers as it looks to build its brand and capitalise on the growing craft beer movement.
Read more...Waitrose plans to grow its online wine share with the launch of a specialist site Waitrose Cellar.
Read more...German wine brand Black Tower is getting behind British summer romantic comedy Walking on Sunshine.
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