Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Vallée de Vin said to be in talks with India's Grover Vineyards

Published: 20 May, 2011

The owners of Vallée de Vin are said to be in talks to buy a significant stake in India's Grover Vineyards.

Numbers up at LIWF

Published: 20 May, 2011

Despite tough trading conditions, attendance numbers for London's International Wine Fair have shown a slight increase, organisers Brintex have reported.

Online wine world creates new brand at LIWF

Published: 20 May, 2011

Wine's social media world got together at LIWF to create a new pan-European blend from scratch, design a label and launch it to market before the fair closed its doors.

Euromonitor: biggest growth in rosé, sparkling, New World and private label wines

Published: 20 May, 2011

The big opportunities for the Western European wine market are in rosé, sparkling wine, New World wines and private label, according to Euromonitor.

On-trade: putting up wine prices good for business

Published: 20 May, 2011

There's a simple way to make more profit in the on-trade ? a Wine Intelligence experiment showed putting up prices can add £46,000 more annual profit.

Michele Caggianese wins AFWS 'Restaurant Manager of the Year'

Published: 20 May, 2011

Michele Caggianese, restaurant and bar manager of London's Jumeirah Carlton Tower has been awarded the Academy of Food and Wine Service's AFWS, UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2011.

Kingsland Wines and Spirits announces Rickety Bridge partnership

Published: 20 May, 2011

Kingsland Wines and Spirits has announced a new partnership with South African winery, Rickety Bridge, based in Franschhoek.

Sterling gains after UK sales data beats expectations

Published: 20 May, 2011

Sterling gained against the euro and US dollar yesterday after UK retail sales data beat expectations.

Fine Aussie wines applauded in 100 Best list

Published: 19 May, 2011

This year's 100 Best Australian Wines includes 12 producers who have been included in every single list since its inception in 2004.

A further 29 Oddbins stores go on sale

Published: 19 May, 2011

The joint administrators of Oddbins have put a further 29 stores across the country on sale, with the deadline for offers before 5pm of May 27.

On-trade must explain natural wines to diners

Published: 19 May, 2011

Restaurants that fail to explain the concept of natural wines to diners are hindering consumer acceptance of the category, according to sommelier Romaine Henry from Hibiscus.

Harpers debate: industry leaders slam big brands

Published: 18 May, 2011

Big brand wines were slammed for being over-priced, poor quality and lacking in self-confidence by industry leaders at Harpers debate.

11 million UK regular wine drinkers go online for wine info

Published: 17 May, 2011

Almost 40% of regular wine drinkers in the UK , or 11 million people, search for wine information online - that's according to Wine Intelligence.

Bottling in green glass could reduce CO2 emissions by 20%

Published: 17 May, 2011

Businesses could reduce their CO2 emissions by 20% by bottling in green glass according to the Waste & Resources Action Programme, WRAP.

Freixenet claims Mia is biggest still wine launch of the year

Published: 17 May, 2011

Freixenet has launched a new mainstream Spanish wine brand aimed at attracting more women to the Spanish wine category.

Consumer buying habits revealed

Published: 17 May, 2011

The simplicity of a label, the wine's colour and price are factors which most sway people to buy a certain a bottle.

English wines celebrate IWC gold medal wins

Published: 17 May, 2011

The only rosé in the world to win a gold medal at this year's International Wine Challenge is from England.

Online wine firms encouraged to flout rules

Published: 16 May, 2011

'There are no rules online - that's the beauty of it,' say wine business owners who are finding new ways of working the digital marketplace.

31st LIWF prepares to open its doors

Published: 16 May, 2011

The 31st London International Wine Fair and Distil is preparing to open to the trade for three days of tastings, events and debate, from tomorrow May 17, at ExCeL.

Waverley TBS wine director slams 'nonsense' on-trade wine margins

Published: 16 May, 2011

One of the country's biggest on-trade suppliers has called on pubs and restaurants to use cash margins on wine sales, dismissing current mark-ups as "nonsense".