Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Fashion police at work at Berkmann's

Published: 22 February, 2017

No one wants the title of 'most unfashionable' wine region.

Miquel Hudin receives 2016 Geoffrey Roberts Award for book on Georgian Wine

Published: 13 September, 2016

Wine journalist Miquel Hudin has received a bursary award to allow him to complete a new book about Georgian wine.

Jerry Lockspeiser: The Export Manager's Tale

Published: 24 August, 2016

People working in the wine business arrive by different routes. Jerry Lockspeiser tells the tale of Jan Kaspar and how he came into the wine trade.

Greek wines make headway in the UK

Published: 24 August, 2016

Hellenic winemaking techniques have helped make Greek wine slowly make headway in the UK and helps brighten the country's prospects for the future

Analysis: Croatian, Slovenian and Turkish wines are offering really points of difference

Published: 19 August, 2016

Croatia, Slovenia and Turkey are increasingly recognised as fertile territory for wines offering real points of difference.

From Bristol to Romania: How an Englishman became a key figure in Romania's burgeoning wine industry

Published: 21 June, 2016

When Philip Cox left Bristol for Romania in the early 1990s, little did he imagine that a quarter of a century later he would be the co-owner of the most profitable winery in Romania.

People: Philip Cox, Recas Winery in Romania

Published: 21 June, 2016

Philip Cox, left Bristol for Romania in the early 1990s and now his winery is the most profitable winery in Romania.

Insights: The current state of Georgian wines

Published: 16 June, 2016

Following Winexpo held in Gerogia earlier this month wine professionals had the opprotunity to discover the diveristy of country.

New bottle design for Disznóko?as Gonzalez Byass takes over distribution

Published: 21 March, 2016

The historic Tokaji Disznóko? winery has unveiled a new bottle exclusively for its Dry Furmint 2015.

Insights: On the cusp of a Balkan revival?

Published: 18 February, 2016

A tasting earlier this month at London's Institute of Directors showed that the financial and technical support being given to producers in Greece, Bulgaria and central Italy is paying dividends.

Insights: Mediterranean wines appeal rises as consumers become more adventurous

Published: 12 February, 2016

The search for the new and interesting is upping the ante for Greece, Croatia, Lebanon and Turkey. Justin Keay reports

Hungarian wines and spirits in spotlight at Malux spring tasting

Published: 05 February, 2016

Hungarian food-and-wine wine specialist Malux will be showcasing around 80 wines and spirits from 11 small, family producers at its spring London tasting in March.

Geoffrey Dean: Cyprus' quality-focused wines and developed tourism is winning a combination

Published: 15 December, 2015

Wine drinkers who love nothing better than unearthing a hidden gem should look no further than Cyprus.

Slovenia's Puklavec winery finds friends in Waitrose

Published: 25 November, 2015

Slovenian family-owned winery Puklavec & Friends has won nationwide listings for two of its wines in Waitrose.

Insights: Turkish wine producers look to the UK as a key export market

Published: 13 November, 2015

Justin Keay, discovers some exceptional wines at last month's Wines of Turkey tasting and explores why more Turkish producers are looking at the UK as critical export market.

Analysis: Emerging regions making headway in the UK

Published: 07 August, 2015

Consumers are increasingly demanding unique wine experiences, creating an opportunity for lesser-known regions to grow in the UK market. Discover some of them ahead of next month's Emerging Regions Tasting.

Romanian wine supplier predicts rise of indigenous grapes following supermaket boost

Published: 27 May, 2015

A Romanian wine supplier that has increased UK exports tenfold in the past five years predicts a golden dawn for the country's wines after gaining listings for premium lines made with indigenous grapes.

Artisan wine fair RAW announces new Berlin venue, as international visitor numbers grow

Published: 14 April, 2015

The artisan wine fair, RAW is launching a new fair in Berlin later this year, to cater for an increasingly international clientele.

Pacta Connect to open more East European wine sites following success of Brighton store

Published: 11 March, 2015

Pacta Connect, specialist importers of central and Eastern European wines, is looking to open further retail outlets following the initial success of its first site situated in Brighton's recently renovated Open Market.

Red Squirrel Wines behind new trade initiative to promote Bulgarian wines

Published: 10 February, 2015

Independent wine merchant, Red Squirrel Wines, is behind a new initiative to put the spotlight on wines from Bulgaria with four days of events in March including a trade tasting at the Bulgarian Embassy on March 18.