Bibendum launches major Bordeaux service
Published: 03 February, 2020
Leading UK distributor Bibendum Wine has launched a new initiative to streamline the sale of fine wines from Bordeaux to the UK on- and off-trade.
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US and UK whisky industries demand action on tariffs
Published: 29 January, 2020
Whisky industry bodies on both sides of the Atlantic have issued a joint call for their respective governments to stop using tariffs on whisky as a proxy battle in unrelated trade disputes.
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Trump trade truce puts US tariffs on French wine on hold
Published: 22 January, 2020
The USA’s threat of slapping 100% tariffs on US$2.4 billion worth of French imports including wine and Champagne seems to have been put on hold after the countries’ leaders announced a ceasefire on Twitter.
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Festive sales boost British on-trade
Published: 15 January, 2020
The festive season brought cheer for Brtiain’s on-trade, with like-for-like sales up 2.5% on the same six-week period in 2018, according to data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Events guide 2020: What not to miss
Published: 13 January, 2020
James Lawrence looks ahead to some of the essential trade dates across another busy year
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Jones closing The Harrow to focus on wine
Published: 09 January, 2020
After 21 years at Michelin-starred wine oasis The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, proprietors Roger and Sue Jones have announced they will take final orders on 28 March 2020.
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Everything we know about the DRS so far – and what you should too
Published: 09 January, 2020
A major new scheme aimed specifically at boosting recycling rates and combating littering for bottled drinks is due to arrive in Scotland in 2021 and the rest of the UK soon after. So what do we know so far?
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Spotlight on 2020: Hugh Sturges, Jeroboams
Published: 19 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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A taste of the Occitanie
Published: 18 December, 2019
Harpers hosted a round table in association with La Région Occitanie to assess the scope for encouraging UK consumers to trade up in this diverse corner of France
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Spotlight on 2020: Alex Hunt MW, Berkmann Wine Cellars
Published: 16 December, 2019
As we enter a new decade, Harpers look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Spotlight on 2020: Simon Doyle, Concha y Toro UK
Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Spotlight on 2020: Andy Talbot, Off-Piste Wines
Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers looks back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Spotlight on 2020: Mark Roberts, Lanchester Wines
Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Spotlight on 2020: Damian Clarke, Freixenet Copestick
Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers looks back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Spotlight on 2020: David Gleave, Liberty Wines
Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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South Western train strike adds to London hospitality woes
Published: 12 December, 2019
Nik Darlington from importer Graft, which specialises in supplying the London on-trade, says the South Western Railway strike alongside steep business rates and overbearing rents with could tip some hospitality businesses over the edge this Christmas…
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Spotlight on 2020: Michael Saunders, Bibendum Wine
Published: 04 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Diageo buys Tipplesworth to drive cocktails ‘on tap’ growth
Published: 03 December, 2019
Diageo has acquired pre-mix cocktail specialist Tipplesworth for an undisclosed sum.
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Mixing politics and wine
Published: 22 November, 2019
What attracted me to wine journalism nine years ago was that the stories were about the wine and the people, not cocaine-fuelled celebrity mishaps or sexual exploits involving a reverse osmosis machine. The beauty of wine was that, by and large, there was no 'news.'
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Jerry Lockspeiser: How should the wine trade vote on 12 December?
Published: 22 November, 2019
Running west along London’s Southbank on the section after the London Eye, with the Houses of Parliament to the right across the River Thames and just before Lambeth bridge, I came across a red van selling hot drinks. The side of the van was emblazoned with the words SINGLE ORIGIN HOT CHOCOLATE.
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