Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Rhythm & Vines still on after earthquake

Published: 23 July, 2008

NEW ZEALAND: Vineyard to hold the country's largest New Year's Eve music festival despite earthquake.

Covela accepted into biodynamics magic circle

Published: 23 July, 2008

Portuguese winery Quinta de Covela has been accepted into "La Renaissance des Appellations", an exclusive international group of organic and biodynamic wine producers.

Pernod Ricard wineries damaged in earthquake

Published: 23 July, 2008

NEW ZEALAND: An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit three wineries owned by Pernod Ricard New Zealand on Dec 20.

Christie's 2007 wine sales set record

Published: 23 July, 2008

It has been a record year for global wine sales for Christie's International Wine Department.

2008 industry predictions

Published: 23 July, 2008

Richard Bigg, owner, Camino

2008 industry predictions

Published: 23 July, 2008

Robbie Bargh, owner, Gorgeous Group

2008 industry predictions

Published: 23 July, 2008

Christine Parkinson, wine buyer, Hakkasan

2008 industry predictions

Published: 23 July, 2008

Bill Rolfe, owner, 10 International

Absolut Vodka goes on US marketing drive

Published: 23 July, 2008

V&S owned label Absolut Vodka has mounted a digital marketing drive in the US over the Christmas period.

S&N gets responsible at Scotland's Hogmanay celebrations

Published: 23 July, 2008

Scotland: Scottish & Newcastle - the official drinks suppliers to the city's Hogmanay celebrations - is to promote responsible drinking to party-goers in Edinburgh at the New Year.

Happy Christmas from Harpers

Published: 23 July, 2008

Wishing you all the best on Christmas day and looking forward to 2008.

The Harpers' Team

Louise Hill to leave Stratford's

Published: 23 July, 2008

Louise Hill, the face of Stratford's Wine Agencies, is quitting the company at the end of the month.

Lafite Rothschild most popular Liv-ex brand

Published: 23 July, 2008

Lafite Rothschild was the number one fine wine brand traded on Liv-ex over the last 12 months.

Cognac exports to China hit record levels

Published: 23 July, 2008

Exports shipped directly to China increased by 73.8% to 31,969 hectolitres in the last 12 months to November, Cognac trade body BNIC said.

A look ahead at the New Year's tasting

Published: 23 July, 2008

January might be a quiet time for wine sales but the trade has a busy month of annual tastings from New Zealand and Australia to Germany and Burgundy.

Amorim launches recycling scheme

Published: 23 July, 2008

Amorim Cork America has announced it is to launch a pilot program in Oregon to collect and recycle one ton - or 300,000 - natural wine corks over the next 12 months.

Hardys signals shift from cask wine

Published: 23 July, 2008

Peter Dawson, senior operations vice president at the Hardy Wine Company, has highlighted the company's plans to shift production away from sales of cask wine.