Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

New chairman at Viña Santa Rita

Published: 29 July, 2016

Baltazar Sánchez Guzmán has been appointed to lead the board at Chilean winery Viña Santa Rita.

Loire: a new opportunity?

Published: 29 July, 2016

While the Loire was among the highest climbers of France's wine regions in terms of UK exports in 2015, frost this year has forced several independent Loire producers to redistribute and raise their prices of existing allocations.

Diageo GB net sales grow 4%

Published: 28 July, 2016

Diageo Great Britain has posted its third year of continuous growth with net sales up 4%.

LVMH posts 7% revenue growth for wines and spirits in H1

Published: 27 July, 2016

Luxury wines and spirits producer LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has reported strong performance from wines and spirits in all regions, compared to flat profits in its fashion sector.

Family Affair Part 4: Miguel Torres Maczassek, general manager, Bodegas Torres

Published: 26 July, 2016

Family-owned wineries still thrive in an increasingly consolidated world. Andrew Catchpole speaks to Miguel Torres Maczassek, the general manager of Bodegas Torres, about the benefits of being independently run. This is the final article in a four part series.

Halewood Wines & Spirits buys greater stake in Irish whiskey brand

Published: 26 July, 2016

Halewood Wines & Spirits has purchased a significant stake in West Cork Distillers to develop the Irish whiskey portfolio and expand its global reach.

Family Affair Part 3: Mitchell Taylor, managing director, Wakefield Wines, Clare Valley

Published: 25 July, 2016

Family-owned wineries still thrive in an increasingly consolidated world. Andrew Catchpole speaks to Mitchell Taylor, the managing director of Wakefield Wines located in the Clare Valley, about the benefits of being independently run. This is the third article in a four part series.

French wine production expected to drop 8% for 2016 due to poor spring weather

Published: 25 July, 2016

French wine production is expected to decline 8% for the 2016 harvest following the damaging hailstorms and spring frost which hit several different areas across the country according to the French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll.

Bodegas Torres reintroduces ancestral red grape uncovered 20 years ago

Published: 25 July, 2016

Catalonian winery Bodegas Torres is reintroducing the red variety Moneu after the vines were destroyed by phylloxera two centuries ago.

Family Affair Part 2: Robert Hill-Smith, chairman, Yalumba, Barossa Valley

Published: 22 July, 2016

Family-owned wineries still thrive in an increasingly consolidated world. Andrew Catchpole speaks with Robert Hill-Smith, chairman of Yalumba in Barossa Valley about the benefits of being independently run. This is the second article in a four part series.

Casella Family Brands acquires and avoids closure of iconic Morris Wines

Published: 22 July, 2016

Casella Family Brands announced today that they have acquired full ownership of iconic Australian Morris Wines with an immediate effect for an undisclosed sum from Pernod Ricard.

Family Affair Part 1: Alessio and Francesca Planeta, Planeta, Sicily

Published: 21 July, 2016

Family-owned wineries still thrive in an increasingly consolidated world. Andrew Catchpole speaks with Alessio and Francesca Planeta, both of whom are family members of Planeta in Sicily, about the benefits of being independently run. This is the first article in a three part series.

Organic UK wine launch marks "new era" for Gonzalez Byass

Published: 21 July, 2016

Gonzalez Byass is launching a new organic wine into the UK.

Biggest beer merger in history given go-ahead

Published: 21 July, 2016

The US Justice Department has given antitrust approval for Anheuser-Busch InBev - the world's largest beer company - to acquire SABMiller - the world's second largest beer company.