Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Supreme Court rules

Published: 23 July, 2008

The US Supreme Court has ruled that wine can be sold directly to consumers across US state lines.

Maersk on course for P&O

Published: 23 July, 2008

Some 1,500 jobs are expected to be lost if AP Moeller-Maersk's planned takeover of P&O Nedlloyd goes through.

Adamson lands top job at New Zealand generic

Published: 23 July, 2008

Warren Adamson, Villa Maria's European wine manager, has clinched the new higher-profile UK marketing manager job for New Zealand Winegrowers (NZWG).

Distell deal

Published: 23 July, 2008

Distell has struck a deal with Brown-Forman Wines to distribute its premium brand Durbanville Hills in the UK.

Nomacorc becomes four

Published: 23 July, 2008

Nomacorc, the world's largest synthetic closure producer, has expanded its product range from one cork to four.

New boss at Bacardi

Published: 23 July, 2008

Bacardi has appointed a new CEO and president, Andreas Gembler, effective from 1 June.

Lion Nathan boss pushes regionality

Published: 23 July, 2008

The MD of the Lion Nathan Wine Group is to push for greater knowledge of Australian regionality.

Ancient Burgundy confounds expectations

Published: 23 July, 2008

A revelatory tasting of old Bouchard Pre & Fils Burgundies dating back to 1858, the year before publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, inspired high-profile musings on the evolution of some of the world's most sophisticated wines at a dinner at The Capital Hotel in London on 3 May.

Leading from the front

Published: 23 July, 2008

What makes great leaders in our industry?' asked Lulie Halstead at the LIWSF Wine MBA seminar.

Rock on-trade

Published: 23 July, 2008

With the retail sector consolidating, and ranges and the supplier base being rationalised, the on-trade has become flavour of the month.

New DOC for Basilicata

Published: 23 July, 2008

A new Italian DOC has just been announced.

Chianti Classico Consortia back together again

Published: 23 July, 2008

On 6 May 2005, the assemblies of the two Chianti Classico consortia formally agreed to join forces again after being split for 18 years.

Spanish Mateus

Published: 23 July, 2008

Mateus is expanding its ros portfolio for the first time in 60 years with the addition of a Spanish ros and is backing it with a 1.2 million advertising and marketing spend in 2005.

Italian generic cancels Vinexpo space

Published: 23 July, 2008

Seven weeks from the upcoming Vinexpo 2005, ICE (Istituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero), Italy's institute for external trade, has informed Vinexpo organisers that ICE, sponsor of Italy's collective hall, is cancelling its participation.

Foster's gets 63%

Published: 23 July, 2008

At the end of last week Foster's, the Australian wine and beer giant, had taken 63.3% of the shares of its rival Australian winemaker Southcorp.

Licensing Act confusion surrounds distance sellers

Published: 23 July, 2008

The licensing of distance sellers is the latest problem to strike the new Licensing Act, which comes into force this summer.

Calvet ads are talking

Published: 23 July, 2008

Bordeaux brand Calvet has launched a new print-based advertising campaign - initially in the London area - that takes an informal off-beat approach that is distinctly different from traditional Bordeaux wine advertising'.

Heritage Fine Wines

Published: 23 July, 2008

Australian wine investment company Heritage Fine Wines Pty Ltd, which went into administration on 2 March with a deficiency of A$2.84 million, has now become ensnared in a series of legal actions and court cases, writes JIM BUDD.