Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Anti-aging gin is the "alcoholic equivalent of a facial"

Published: 25 April, 2016

A new gin which claims to reverse the aging process and keep the skin looking fresh even after a night of drinking has been released in North Wales.

English Wine Week comes to Cornwall

Published: 25 April, 2016

Carlyon Beach, on the south coast of Cornwall, will host the first in a series of wine tastings on Saturday June 4, 2016, coinciding with English Wine Week.

Copestick Murray and Aresti Chile Wine sign partnership in the UK

Published: 22 April, 2016

Copestick Murray is continuing its momentum of rapid growth by signing a UK agency and distribution agreement with a Chilean wine brand

Boutinot brings new off-trade ranges from Spain

Published: 22 April, 2016

Boutinot has unveiled two new additions to its Spanish portfolio.

English sparkling wine goes head to head with Champagne in Paris

Published: 22 April, 2016

The Wine and Spirits Trade Association put English sparkling wine up against Champagne in a blind tasting in Paris.

London's food and drink supply chains at "increasing risk of service failure"

Published: 22 April, 2016

A report for the food logistics industry has warned that the way food and drink is delivered to the capital is a ticking time bomb.

Port-inspired pub opens in collaboration with Symington Family Estates

Published: 22 April, 2016

The quintessential Portuguese drink has inspired a collaboration between Cheshire Cat Pubs and Bars and Symington Family Estates to open the Fitzherbert Arms, a traditional English pub stocking over 30 different Ports.

Skin Côntact's Steph Barlow of BBR confesses her go to artist after a few glasses of wine

Published: 21 April, 2016

For a second year in a row the wine trade supergroup Skin Côntact will be taking to the stage next month in an effort raise aid as part of Comic Relief.

OIV reveals China behind Spain as country with second biggest vineyard surface area

Published: 21 April, 2016

A major new report has found that the size of the global area under vines rose to 7534 kha in 2015, with consumption and production also on the up.

Rabobank: Global wine supply in flux as drinkers trade up

Published: 21 April, 2016

The global wine supply is in flux depending which end of the market producers play in, with wines on the premium end being considerably higher in demand compared to wines on the lower end of the market according to Rabobank's Wine Quarterly Q2 2016 report.

Dip in Q3 sales at Pernod Ricard

Published: 21 April, 2016

Growth for the third quarter of the fiscal year at Pernod Ricard is down 3% due to shrinking demand in China and an earlier Chinese New Year.

Maxxium UK launches Jim Beam Double Oak

Published: 21 April, 2016

Iconic US Bourbon Jim Beam has released the Jim Beam Double Oak, which is being launched into the UK later this month.

New premium packaging for Wood's Old Navy Rum

Published: 20 April, 2016

Wood's Old Navy Rum has undergone an identity overhaul to update its "dated" packaging.

Famed Sonoma Patz & Hall winery sells to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Published: 20 April, 2016

Sonoma Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producer Patz & Hall has been purchased by Washington wine company St. Michell Wine Estates for an undisclosed sum

Whisky Experience returns to Heathrow

Published: 20 April, 2016

Heathrow Airport is launching its month-long Whisky Experience to once again push one of its top-selling products.

Co-op remains tight-lipped on plans to sell off 300 stores

Published: 20 April, 2016

The Co-op has refused to deny rumours that it is planning to sell off 300 of its unwanted shops to manage debt and improve the rest of the chain.

Earliest Rioja vintage in history given official thumbs up

Published: 20 April, 2016

The D.O.Ca. Rioja Control Board has given the 2015 vintage an official Very Good rating.

ACS boss encourages c-stores to make their voices heard in public heath debate

Published: 20 April, 2016

Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) chief executive James Lowman has called on the convenience sector to engage with local decision makers in the wake of stricter alcohol laws and the so-called "sugar tax".

Poland row heats up as Stock Spirits urges shareholders to vote against Western Gate's recommendations

Published: 19 April, 2016

Stock Spirits is recommending that its shareholders vote against Western Gate Private Investment Ltd's recommendations, in an increasingly heated row over loss of market share in Poland.