Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Argentinian wines in polo link-up

Published: 16 January, 2012

Argentinian wine producers will be offered the chance to promote their wines to the masses at London's O2 arena during The Gaucho International Polo competition.

Cooler climate wines lead the way in Wines of Chile awards

Published: 16 January, 2012

Eleven of the 17 trophies awarded at last week's Chilean Wine Awards were from its cooler climate wine regions including Limari, Elqui, San Antonio, Casablanca and Bío Bío.

Bibendum to launch 23 wineries at annual tasting

Published: 16 January, 2012

Bibendum is launching 23 new wineries from eight different countries at its 'Just Add' annual tasting, in a bid to focus more on premium wines for 2012.

Emmanuel Charrier elected president of BIVC

Published: 16 January, 2012

Emmanuel Charrier has been elected the new president of the regional trade body for the AOP wines of the Centre Loire vineyard, the BIVC.

Olympics to bring £323m boost

Published: 16 January, 2012

The Olympics will inject £323 million into the London on-trade, according to new research carried out by Bibendum.

Burgundy lovers 'buzzing' for 'surprise' 2010 vintage

Published: 16 January, 2012

Yields were down as much as 40% on 2009, but Burgundy lovers are shelling out up to 10% more for the "surprisingly good" 2010 vintage.

Olympics to bring £323m boost

Published: 16 January, 2012

The Olympics will inject £323 million into the London on-trade, according to new research carried out by Bibendum.

China leapfrogs UK in world wine league

Published: 13 January, 2012

China has overtaken the UK to become the world's fifth biggest consumer of wine.

Craft beer centre stage at Bristol venue

Published: 13 January, 2012

A bar has opened in Bristol specialising in craft beer from around the world.

Judges warm to cool-climate Chilean wines

Published: 13 January, 2012

Cool climate wines were the stars of the show at the ninth annual Wines of Chile Awards.

Nielsen: Xmas off-trade sales 'lacklustre'

Published: 13 January, 2012

Festive sales in the off-trade were "lacklustre", with volumes slightly down across the board, but sparkling wine pulled off an "astounding" 17% increase, said Nielsen.

UK on-trade sees festive sales rise

Published: 13 January, 2012

The 1,600-strong Mitchells & Butlers group sold 300,000 more glasses of wine in the four weeks leading up to Christmas than in 2010, illustrating the on-trade had a good time overall.

Lower-alcohol wines for Blue Nun

Published: 13 January, 2012

Blue Nun has entered the lower alcohol wine market with the launch of a sub-brand called Delicate.

Retailers need to improve online offering, says Shopow

Published: 12 January, 2012

Retailers need to develop and improve their online offerings and to embrace the 'social shopping' phenomenon, according to retail search engine, Shopow.