Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Revamp for Mouton Cadet

Published: 27 March, 2017

After 15 years of deliberation and development, Mouton Cadet has unveiled a new look to mark an upgrading of quality and repositioning of Bordeaux's most prominent volume brand

Aldi wine sales lead the way as retailer growth continues

Published: 24 March, 2017

Aldi has shown the fastest year-on-year growth of all retailers according to latest Kantar Worldpanel figures

Roberson boost California range with natural Vinca Minor wines

Published: 24 March, 2017

London merchant Roberson Wine has added the natural wines of Vinca Minor to its extensive California portfolio

Survey reveals rising costs top on-trade concerns but drinks offer often underplayed

Published: 24 March, 2017

Cost pressures including rising business rates, food inflation and staff costs the major challenges faced by industry according to CGA Peach's 2017 Business Leaders Survey

Interview: Warren Gibson, chief winemaker Trinity Hill

Published: 24 March, 2017

Trinity Hill winemaker Warren Gibson muses on the future of New Zealand's wine industry

Millennials: sorting the facts from the fiction

Published: 22 March, 2017

A Wine Intelligence presentation at Prowein sought to debunk much of the common notion that Millennials are a fundamentally different consumer group with a clearly cohesive mindset, with implications for those creating targeted new brands

Trapiche unveils Argentinian coastal wines

Published: 22 March, 2017

Grupo Penaflor has opened a new frontier for Argentinian wines with the launch of its Trapiche Costa & Pampa range from Chapadmalal on the Atlantic coast.

Why this isn't the time for the trade to seek a cut in duty

Published: 06 March, 2017

Being a passive observer, rather than an active member, of the wine trade can bring into focus how slow it is to change

Rioja wine export volumes to UK fell in 2016, also dipping globally

Published: 02 March, 2017

For the first time in 20 years, Rioja wine export volumes to the UK have slumped, according to the most recent export figures for 2016

Graham Norton's Convivial deal

Published: 28 February, 2017

Super-supplier Conviviality has taken over the distribution of Graham Norton Wines made by New Zealand producer Invivo, to expand the celebrity-backed wine's reach to the UK

Judgement of Nyetimber finds against leading English fizz producer

Published: 22 February, 2017

Nyetimber's former head of sales, James Mason, wins his legal case against the English sparkling wine producer

Navarra continues to push diversity as its USP

Published: 20 February, 2017

Best known for its Rosado wines, Navarra is increasingly looking to promote understanding of the breadth of styles and varieties in the region, tapping into a mix of up-and-coming producers, re-invigorated vineyards and its white wines

Bordeaux and Champagne double-digit drop in UK delivers global dip for French exports

Published: 14 February, 2017

Loire, Burgundy and Rhone exports rose, but Champagne and Bordeaux slump fueled a 10% value drop in French wine exports to the UK in 2016

Billecart-Salmon invests in terroir

Published: 10 February, 2017

Ahead of its 200^th anniversary next year, Champagne Billecart-Salmon has outlined ambitious plans to double its vineyard ownership in the next 10 to 20 years

Tejo's research-based export approach sees launch of new UK campaign

Published: 08 February, 2017

Portuguese regional body Wines of Tejo ramped up its UK focus on 8 February with the official launch of a UK campaign unveiled at London's 67 Pall Mall

Vinisud grows pan-Mediterranean reach

Published: 06 February, 2017

Vinisud 2017 revealed a fair that is evolving from being dedicated to the wines of southern France into an event encompassing wines from around the Mediterranean

Tim Loughton MP, All Party Parliamentary Wine and Spirits Group chair, urges the trade to speak up

Published: 02 February, 2017

With the Budget just around the corner and Brexit going full steam ahead, there has never been a more important time for your voice to be heard in Parliament, writes Tim Loughton MP

Prime Minister's US gift highlights Scotch

Published: 27 January, 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May's presentation of a quaich to new US President Donald Trump at the White House today (27 January) is hoped to deliver a further boost to growing value of Scotch whisky exports to US

'Sussex Fizz' latest in regional approach shaping English and Welsh wine industry

Published: 27 January, 2017

The emergence of the Sussex PDO and the forthcoming 'Vineyards of Hampshire' tasting in London in February, highlight a growing regional focus in the English and Wine Industry, as it continues the search for collective national names for both sparkling and still wines.

Alternative varieties and affordable luxury among key trends revealed in Jascots on-trade report

Published: 27 January, 2017

Jascots new On-trade Trends Insights Briefing hinted at 'peak SB', while revealing the rise of alternative varieties by-the-glass and opportunities for premium sparkling beyond Prosecco