Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Wine trade concerned over alcohol statistics

Published: 31 May, 2012

Alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware has warned that having a few glasses of wine can be classed as binge drinking.

Laura Heywood blog: taking green to the extreme

Published: 31 May, 2012

When someone tells you they're playing music to their vines to encourage growth you'd be forgiven for thinking that they've gone a bit doolally. Could this be one step too far in the pursuit of vinous perfection?

CIVB launches Dine with Bordeaux 2012

Published: 31 May, 2012

The Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) is looking for independent wine retailers and restaurants to team up and host a Dine with Bordeaux consumer event.

Peter Gago: natural methods shouldn't govern winemaking

Published: 31 May, 2012

Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago has a lot of respect for natural winemaking, but believes it shouldn't govern the process of making a good wine.

Sainsbury's announces regional winners of Great British Beer Hunt

Published: 31 May, 2012

Sainsbury's has announced the regional winners of its 2012 Great British Beer Hunt.

Wines from Spain launches consumer awards

Published: 31 May, 2012

Wines from Spain is cashing in on the "buzz" around Spanish food and culture with a new set of consumer-focused wine awards.

Sterling continues slide against dollar and yen

Published: 31 May, 2012

Sterling continued to weaken off to a four month low against the US dollar and a three month low against the Japanese yen.

Oddbins hunts for Britain's best amateur wine taster

Published: 30 May, 2012

Independent wine merchant Oddbins has launched The Palate, a competition to find the country's best amateur wine taster.

Bordeaux Wines to sponsor Film4 Summer Screen

Published: 30 May, 2012

Bordeaux Wines is to be the official wine sponsor for the Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House alongside American Express.

London Cocktail Week announces new partnership for 2012

Published: 30 May, 2012

London Cocktail Week is to partner Covent Garden's Seven Dials, which will become the official hub for the event in its third year.

Sainsbury's winemaker Lucy Clements moves to Cornerstone

Published: 30 May, 2012

Sainsbury's winemaker Lucy Clements is leaving the supermarket to go to a Californian wine business.

China Tang's Lazareth wins Absolut cocktail competition

Published: 30 May, 2012

Yoann Lazareth from China Tang has been crowned the winner of the Absolut Elyx Cocktail Competition, which coincides with the launch of the super-premium vodka.

Mateus Rosé unveils new look

Published: 30 May, 2012

First Drinks-owned Mateus Rosé Original has moved to a screwcap enclosure and redesigned its packaging to celebrate its 70-year anniversary.

Sterling weakens against dollar and yen

Published: 30 May, 2012

Sterling weakened against the US dollar and Japanese yen dropping to a ten and fourteen week low respectively.

Guy Anderson Wines launches Piggy Bank

Published: 29 May, 2012

Guy Anderson Wines has unveiled Piggy Bank, a range of wines that aims to engage wine drinkers through social media while raising money for good causes.

O Fournier offers shares in vineyards

Published: 29 May, 2012

Argentinian producer, O Fournier is to offer 84 investors the chance to buy vineyards plots at its Santa Sofia Estate.

Number of wine importers to China skyrockets

Published: 29 May, 2012

Vinexpo Asia-Pacific to is to give centre stage to the Chinese wine market after a Rabobank report revealed the number of importers has grown by around 73% in one year.