A five-bolt lock pins the rust-coloured door to the hillside. Trees sprout above, just in leaf, their roots wrapping around, but unable to enter. Beneath, Dimitri Bre?evi?'s winery unravels, church-like in its proportions, verdegris mottling concrete walls and blood of Christ soundlessly maturing. Mightily built, this cavern was conceived as a water tank in 1928, converted for war shelter in the early 90s, and, just months ago, recognised as actually here by cartographers and authorities...
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Published: 25 April, 2012
Oddbins, the 35-strong high street wine retailer, has selected seven wines that "sum up" each of the mayoral candidates.
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Published: 23 April, 2012
Romanian Winegrowers, is to expand its distribution across the UK with new listings from The Wine Society, Waitrose and...
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Published: 23 April, 2012
D&D Wines International has gone into adminstration.
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Published: 20 April, 2012
Despite assurances to the contrary, Château Latour's withdrawal from the en primeur system could be bad for business and threaten the traditional Bordeaux marketplace.
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Published: 20 April, 2012
A leading Italian wine producer says there is too much confusion with labelling, and called for greater professional standards to be introduced, given the industry's rapid expansion.
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Published: 17 April, 2012
Campo Viejo is aiming to bring to life the vibrancy of Spanish culture with a new film festival sponsorship deal.
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Published: 12 April, 2012
Stratford's Wine Agencies' move back towards Old World wines and away from its New World stronghold has paid off, says managing director Paul Stratford.
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Published: 27 March, 2012
Consumers need to be educated that 'less is more' when it comes to trading up, according to Australian Vintage boss Neil McGuigan.
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Published: 25 March, 2012
Justin Keay reports back on a recent visit to 12 South African wineries.
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Published: 22 March, 2012
Buckingham Schenk saw sales rise by 12% in 2011, led by a "cracking" 152% increase from Argentinian brand Viñalba.
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Published: 22 March, 2012
Ehrmanns is aiming to hit the £20 million mark in sales revenue by the end of its financial year, up from £17 million last year.
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Published: 20 March, 2012
What do you get when you fly a group of French bigwigs to South Africa to judge wines made by their antipodean colleagues? An entente cordiale or a guerre froide (cold war)?
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Published: 15 March, 2012
Since 58% of shoppers are willing to trade up on wine, but only 11% do, Pernod Ricard is stepping up its premium push.
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Published: 13 March, 2012
French wine brands should take a leaf out of the soft drinks or confectionery categories' books by thinking about what the consumer wants.
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Published: 05 March, 2012
Chilean wines are growing fast in the independent sector - having displaced Italy from fourth place by volume - they now have a 10% share of that market.
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Published: 23 February, 2012
Pernod Ricard has launched a Espresso Martini pack as part of its premium edge initiative to allow off-trade retailers to tap into the popular cocktail trend.
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Published: 22 February, 2012
Anne Krebiehl headed to a seminar tasting with Château Margaux managing director and winemaker Paul Pontallier.
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Published: 17 February, 2012
In the second blog from Harpers' Independent Buyers Trip to Beaujolais, run in conjunction with InterBeaujolais, we hear from a few more of the independent retailers who went out to the region.
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Published: 17 February, 2012
Despite falling volumes and a drop in sales revenue, Treasury Wine Estates has reported solid growth in earnings in its half year results.
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