Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

706,000 bonus for Morrisons chief

Published: 23 July, 2008

Marc Bolland, the Morrisons chief executive, pocketed a bonus of 706,000 last year, according to the company's annual report.

Whisky attraction gets revamp

Published: 23 July, 2008

The Scotch Whisky Experience, the visitor attraction situated on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, is to undergo a 2 million expansion.

Thousands of buy-one-get-one-free deals are being axed by Britain's leading supermarket chains as high street shoppers hit by the credit crunch tighten their belts and reduce their weekly grocery bills, a new report showed yesterday.

US fine wine industry to suffer slump in 2008

Published: 23 July, 2008

Despite a positive overall picture in the US wine industry, sales of fine wine are set to slump as we move into 2008.

Wine overtakes beer in German drinks market

Published: 23 July, 2008

Germany has traditionally been one of the world's biggest beer consumers but a new report has shown wine is now coming to the fore in the country's drinks market.

Australian wine exports drop again

Published: 23 July, 2008

The Australian wine industry has seen exports drop in volume and value for the second consecutive month.

Beam Global Spirits & Wine streamlines supply chain

Published: 23 July, 2008

Beam Global Spirits & Wine (BGSW) has selected logistics firm Paxonix to automate and streamline its global packaging processes.

Single malt sales up 34% at Bruichladdich

Published: 23 July, 2008

Independent Islay-based whisky producer Bruichladdich has reported strong figures for the year ending 2007.

Blues Brother wins award with icewine

Published: 23 July, 2008

Dan Aykroyd, the Canadian former Saturday Night Live comedian and Blues Brothers star, has won an award for his icewine.

Wine export revenues hit new high

Published: 23 July, 2008

New Zealand wine exports revenues reach a record high of NZ$766 million (300m) - up 16% on the year before.

New summer ad campaign for Bulmers cider

Published: 23 July, 2008

Bulmers Original, the 'served over ice' bottled cider, is launching new national TV advertising introducing the concept of "squeezing the most out of the great British summer".

Asian demand elevates Bordeaux 2005 prices

Published: 23 July, 2008

High demand from Asian markets has driven up prices for Bordeaux 2005.

Milard joins Newton Vineyard as winemaker

Published: 23 July, 2008

Chris Milard is the new winemaker at Newton Vineyard.

Scotch whisky exports grew 8% in 2007

Published: 23 July, 2008

Exports of Scotch whisky products grew by 8% last year, new figures show.

Pernod Ricard sales up despite muted third quarter

Published: 23 July, 2008

Net sales at drinks firm Pernod Ricard were up 3.9% for the first nine months of its 2007/08 financial year despite a third quarter slowdown.

Champagne Ambassador's Award approaches

Published: 23 July, 2008

The fourth annual Champagne Ambassador's Award has been launched by the Comit Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC).

European wine reform formally accepted

Published: 23 July, 2008

The Council of Ministers has formally adopted a wide-ranging reform of the Common Market Organisation for wine.

New Caribbean rum marque launches

Published: 23 July, 2008

The West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers' Association (WIRSPA) has unveiled a 'marque of provenance' to support and promote Authentic Caribbean Rum (ACR) brands.