In an unprecedented move Bordeaux wine producer Château Pontet-Canet broke ranks on Wednesday by releasing its trade price, of €60 per bottle for the 2013 vintage, ahead of next week's official tastings.
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Shortages of New Zealand's signature grape have led to imports of Sauvignon Blanc from Chile and South Africa to satisfy demand.
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Wines of Argentina's award-winning Cambalache Nights event is returning to London on April 30th and May 1st, with tickets going on sale tomorrow for £40 per person.
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Global alternative finance provider GE Capital has provided Accolade Wines with a US $300 million cross-border finance facility.
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Visitors to Dusseldorf's international wine fair ProWein have jumped 7% on last year to 48,000, with twice as many Chinese and Hong Kong visitors compared to last year.
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Prosecco cocktails which have become popular across Italy and Germany could be the next big drinking trend in the UK, according to Robin Copestick of wine agency, Copestick Murray.
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Thai restaurant group, Busaba Eathai, has launched its first bar - a cocktail lounge - inside its Old Street site in London.
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The USA, Canada and China are to remain top investment targets for importers for the next 20 years according to a report by Wine Intelligence.
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In order to boost growth of South Africa's more premium wines, producers and brands need to be prepared to invest, says WoSA chief.
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The Australian harvest looks to be smaller than 2013, with quality a "mixed bag", say experts.
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Spain has become its second-biggest category for Laithwaite's wine in the UK market, after sales rocketed by 10% since July 2013.
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Kingsland Wine & Spirits has appointed Guy Young as commercial director following Rob Page's move to Bavaria UK as managing director.
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Treasury Wine Estates wants to double the size of it travel retail business within five years as it steps its distribution with exclusive and premium wines to airports, cruise ships, ferries and other key travel wine sectors.
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As part of a major shake-up at director level within Ehrmanns, two senior executives are leaving the business and their replacements have already been found.
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Senior figures in the wine trade say steps to cut exorbitant charges for glass recycling could save some companies from going out of business.
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The official launch of the 2016 International Cool Climate Wine Symposium is set to place today at ProWein in Dusseldorf where details of the event, to be hosted in the UK for the first time, will be revealed.
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Accolade Wines' UK general manager says cultural changes at the company and a smaller team have made it more responsive to customers.
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Dusseldorf's international wine trade fair ProWein has got off to a strong start, with visitor numbers for day one slightly up on last year.
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Anand Virmani talks to Michael Degen, the executive director Messe Düsseldorf, and the man responsible for ProWein about what makes it successful after 20 years.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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