Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

New pastures for Lidl boss and Barwell & Jones MD

Published: 14 September, 2016

Two new departures have been announced since the end of last week.

WSTA in talks with non-EU countries on post-Brexit free-trade agreements

Published: 13 September, 2016

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has begun talks with its Australian and New Zealand counterparts about how to ensure the UK remains the beating heart of global drinks industry.

Miquel Hudin receives 2016 Geoffrey Roberts Award for book on Georgian Wine

Published: 13 September, 2016

Wine journalist Miquel Hudin has received a bursary award to allow him to complete a new book about Georgian wine.

SITT returns for Autumn indie tasting

Published: 13 September, 2016

The trade tasting which is aimed exclusivity at independents in the on and off-trade returns to England and Manchester next week.

How young Bordeaux winemakers are leading the charge for accessibility and affordability

Published: 12 September, 2016

Organic Bordeaux producer and educator Laetitia Ouspointour is one of a generation young, dynamic winemakers who have made it their mission to debunk some of the most persistent Bordeaux myths.

Pernod Ricard UK pushes NZ via virtual reality tasting and label reboot

Published: 12 September, 2016

Pernod Rocard UK is hoping to accelerate growth in the New Zealand category with new packaging and a multisensory consumer experience for its flagship New Zealand brand.

Mercado Chileno returns to London

Published: 12 September, 2016

A taste of all things Chile returns to London tomorrow (Tuesday, September 12) this time at The Old Truman Brewery.

Santa Rita to launch on China's biggest e-commerce platform

Published: 09 September, 2016

Chilean winery Santa Rita is set to launch an online flagship store on Tmall, China's popular online retail platform - part of the Alibaba e-commerce empire.

The week that was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 09 September, 2016

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.

Food and drinks sector "bouncing back" after Brexit

Published: 07 September, 2016

Food and drink companies in England and Wales have raised their growth forecasts and plan to create more than 75,000 new jobs over the next five years, despite uncertainty created by the EU Referendum vote.

Speakers announced for WSTA Annual Conference

Published: 07 September, 2016

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has announced the business brains which will take part in the panel discussion at next week's conference.

Institute announces 13 new MWs

Published: 06 September, 2016

Thirteen new members have been inducted into the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) - including four from the UK.

Wine café chain to donate all profits to Italian earthquake fund

Published: 06 September, 2016

Veeno, the Italian Wine Café is donating all of its profits from one day of trading to aid those affected by the recent Italian earthquake disaster.

Scottish Licensed Trade Association launches online training

Published: 06 September, 2016

Scottish bar managers and bar staff will soon be able to gain the qualifications they need to serve alcohol in Scotland through a new digital initiative from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA).

Wine to be hit hard by worst case Brexit scenario, says Euromonitor

Published: 06 September, 2016

Sales of wine and RTDs could be the worst affected categories if trade agreements collapse following a UK exit from the EU.

Dalmore whisky legend marks 50 years with global tour

Published: 05 September, 2016

Richard 'The Nose' Paterson is celebrating five decades in the industry with a whirlwind whisky tour.

Campari UK goes wild for new-look bourbon

Published: 05 September, 2016

Wild Turkey has launched its refreshed packaging into the UK.

Wines of Argentina goes it alone to "disrupt" wine tasting format

Published: 05 September, 2016

Wines of Argentina have broken away from Chile to run their own trade tasting this year, with a focus on innovation and breaking the trade tasting mould.

Chilean winery teams up with WSET to offer education promotion

Published: 05 September, 2016

Marques de Casa Concha and the Wines and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) have partnered to offer consumers the chance to win a place on a wine course via a neck collar promotion.