Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Villa Maria picks up NZ Champion Wine Award

Published: 23 July, 2008

Villa Maria's Reserve Syrah 2006 has won the Champion Wine of Show Trophy in the 2008 Royal Easter Show.

Website launch for Chilean producer

Published: 23 July, 2008

Chilean wine producer Luis Felipe Edwards (LFE) has launched a new website www.lfewines.com.

Tesco sees Argentine wine sales jump

Published: 23 July, 2008

Tesco has registered the highest selling Argentine wine in a new UK survey of most bought brands.

Constellation sells Almaden and Inglenook wine brands

Published: 23 July, 2008

Constellation has announced the sale of its Almaden and Inglenook wine brands for $134 million (68.5m).

Exclusive: Latour signs Beaujolais deal

Published: 23 July, 2008

Burgundy negociant Louis Latour has taken over Beaujolais producer Henry Fessy for an undisclosed sum.

Villa Maria hears Pinot persuasion

Published: 23 July, 2008

Over 80 Villa Maria grape growers have heard the argument for increasing the imports of New Zealand Pinots into the UK market.

Louise Hill to leave Stratford's

Published: 23 July, 2008

Louise Hill, the face of Stratford's Wine Agencies, is quitting the company at the end of the month.

Lafite Rothschild most popular Liv-ex brand

Published: 23 July, 2008

Lafite Rothschild was the number one fine wine brand traded on Liv-ex over the last 12 months.

Christmas Quiz

Published: 23 July, 2008

Handbags. Furniture polish. Disinfectant. Yes, it's time again to test your mettle - not to mention your memory and attention span - against the Harpers Christmas Quiz 2007.

Constellation completes Fortune Brands acquisition

Published: 23 July, 2008

Constellation Brands has purchased Fortune Brands' US wine portfolio for $885 million (440m).

Delegat's predicts 20% revenue increase in 2008

Published: 23 July, 2008

New Zealand wine export firm Delegat's is predicting 20% revenue increases in 2008.

Hardy's moves its winemaking base

Published: 23 July, 2008

Australian wine company Hardy's will move its winemaking and packaging facility from Buronga winery to Berri Estate in a US$22 million (10.5m) move.

Fortune sells off wine business to Constellation

Published: 23 July, 2008

Fortune Brands, which owns Beam Global Spirits and Wine, has sold off its wine business to Constellation Brands for a reported US$885 million (428.3m).

Enotria takes on Marques de Riscal

Published: 23 July, 2008

London-based Enotria has been appointed the UK agent for major Rioja brand Marques de Riscal.

New Masters of Wine announced

Published: 23 July, 2008

Seven new Masters of Wine (MW) were announced last night at the Institute of Masters of Wine Annual Reception including a Tesco buyer, two Australians and the first MW from Sweden.