Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

González Byass announces launch of Finos Palmas 2015 range

Published: 16 November, 2015

González Byass has announced the fifth annual release of its limited edition Finos Palmas wines.

Majestic H1 results: profits drop 50% as company launches turnaround plan

Published: 16 November, 2015

Majestic plc's first-half results show that profits dropped by 50% for the 26 weeks to September 28, 2015, with profits before tax sliding to £4.3m, down from £8.5m for the same period the year before.

We need to talk about old vines, Wine Australia says

Published: 13 November, 2015

Australia needs to talk more about its old vines, according to experts at a Wine Australia seminar yesterday.

International Sherry Week celebrates successful second year

Published: 13 November, 2015

International Sherry Week, which ran from November 2 to 8, saw over 1,500 events being held across 25 countries on five continents.

Rare new release from Ardmore

Published: 13 November, 2015

The Ardmore distillery has added a new expression to its portfolio.

Ron Zacapa launches limited edition Reserva Limitada 2015

Published: 13 November, 2015

Ultra-premium Guatemalan rum brand, Ron Zacapa has launched its third annual limited edition blend, Reserva Limitada 2015.

Durand takes helm at SAS Larsen

Published: 13 November, 2015

SAS Larsen, producer of Cognac brands, Larsen and Renault, has appointed Jérôme Durand as its new managing director.

Roots taps rum ambassador Burrell for Caribbean restaurant launch

Published: 12 November, 2015

Entrepreneur, chef and musician Levi Roots has partnered with global rum ambassador Ian Burrell for the launch of his first restaurant.

Bodegas Beronia offers festive Basque food-and-wine hampers

Published: 12 November, 2015

Rioja winery Bodegas Beronia has launched a range of food-and-wine hampers for the Christmas market in partnership with Basque food specialists San Sebastián Food.

Benromach takes home top prizes from Hong Kong competition

Published: 12 November, 2015

Moray-based Benromach distillery won several two prizes at the annual Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition last week.

Red Squirrel opens pop-up Christmas wine bar in Dalston

Published: 12 November, 2015

West London-based wine importer Red Squirrel Wine is to launch its first pop-up wine bar through the Christmas season.

Conviviality confirms taste for Peppermint, reveals latest figures

Published: 12 November, 2015

Conviviality is to buy London-based bar and events company Peppermint.

Rioja recognises six key figures at inaugural annual London awards

Published: 11 November, 2015

The work of six leading industry figures was recognized by the Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja at the inaugural Rioja Recognises awards ceremony in London last night.

Courvoisier launches Christmas campaign with major cinema ad buy

Published: 11 November, 2015

Courvoisier, the UK's best-selling brand of Cognac, has launched its 2015 Christmas campaign.

WSTA launches London's first gin-focused tourist tour

Published: 11 November, 2015

Gin has made it onto the London tourist map, thanks to a new tour launched by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association this week.

Tony Hammond, founder of Hammonds of Knutsford, dies

Published: 10 November, 2015

Tony Hammond, the well-known and much loved founder and chairman of Hammonds of Knutsford plc has died after 55 years in the hospitality sector. He was 79.

Vinadeis and Origin seal global strategic partnership

Published: 10 November, 2015

French wine producer Vinadeis and South Africa's Origin Wines have signed a formal strategic partnership.

UKTI takes 23 UK distilleries across the US on major gin-trade initiative

Published: 10 November, 2015

The Arbikie, Portobello Road and Cotswold distilleries were among 23 UK producers invited to showcase their gins in the US by the government's UK Trade & Investment department last month.