Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Wine Rack plans four new stores by Christmas

Published: 09 October, 2012

Wine Rack is "holding steady" - having boosted profits in its last financial year it is looking to open another four stores before the end of the year.

Speakers join the Chile Summit debate

Published: 05 October, 2012

Chilean wine supporters will be going head to head with trade skeptics in the converts versus cynics debate at Harpers' second Chile Summit.

'Business as usual' for Stratford's under Kingsland ownership

Published: 21 September, 2012

FE Barber, which trades as Kingsland Wine & Spirits and Legacy Wines, has acquired Stratford's Wine Agencies out of administration and has underlined that it is "business as usual".

Mike Matthews on the Wines of Chile Annual Tasting, September 13

Published: 20 September, 2012

The annual Wines of Chile trade tasting found itself settling in at its new home this week, the MCC, or Lord's to the rest of us. Over 80 exhibitors turned up to showcase just over 850 wines, including some familiar faces, Errazuriz, Cono Sur, Valdivieso, and some not so familiar faces, Junta, Quebrada de Macúl and, one of my favourites, Quintay. The last three wineries are seeking UK agents so please, at least, someone pick up Quintay.

Luis Felipe Edwards appoints Ehrmanns as off-trade representative

Published: 07 September, 2012

Ehrmanns has been appointed Luis Felipe Edwards UK representative for the off-trade and ecommerce.

Premium Chile a long way off, warn senior trade figures

Published: 28 August, 2012

Chile's transformation into a premium contender will take years, warn senior trade figures.

Michael Cox: the importance of the UK market for producers

Published: 06 August, 2012

Michael Cox, European director of Wines of Chile, gives his views on how the changing global wine market is affecting marketing spend in the UK.

Santa Rita's Terry Pennington looks at the Irish on-trade

Published: 12 July, 2012

Terry Pennington, commercial director for the UK and Ireland at Santa Rita, talks to Harpers about how the on-trade is coping in Ireland amid the euro crisis and on the back of the fall of the Celtic Tiger.

Cono Sur unveils premium packaging for Bicicleta

Published: 10 May, 2012

Cono Sur is to unveil new premium packaging for its range of Bicicleta wines at this month's London International Wine Fair.

D&D Wines enters administration

Published: 23 April, 2012

D&D Wines International has gone into adminstration.

Chilean wines growing fastest in independents

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.

Carmenere deserves promotion to Premiership of grape varieties, says Atkin

Published: 17 January, 2012

Carmenere, the indigenous Chilean grape variety, can now claim to have gained promotion to the so-called "Premiership" of first class wine varieties, according to wine critic and broadcaster, Tim Atkin MW.

Cooler climate wines lead the way in Wines of Chile awards

Published: 16 January, 2012

Eleven of the 17 trophies awarded at last week's Chilean Wine Awards were from its cooler climate wine regions including Limari, Elqui, San Antonio, Casablanca and Bío Bío.

Regional promo for Chile's Anakena

Published: 29 September, 2011

Chilean producer Anakena is rolling out its annual regional promotion, which kicks off on October 17 and runs for nine weeks.

Villa Maria and Errazuriz 'Get Wine Wise' in Tesco car parks

Published: 19 September, 2011

Villa Maria and Errazuriz wines are to join the 'Get Wine Wise' roadshow sampling campiagn in Tesco car parks, to help drive up value.

Viña Errázuriz awarded top Parker points

Published: 10 January, 2011

Viña Errázuriz wines topped Robert Parker's list of Chilean wines for the second year running.

Viña Errázuriz awarded top Parker points

Published: 09 January, 2011

Viña Errázuriz wines topped Robert Parker's list of Chilean wines for the second year running.

Richard Siddle: Argentine Adventures, Part Two

Published: 14 November, 2010

Famous last words...having said I was sure I would be back in Mendoza city one day it did not expect to be walking back in to the Diplomatic Hotel some 14 hours later.

Richard Siddle: Argentine Adventures, Part Two

Published: 14 November, 2010

Famous last words...having said I was sure I would be back in Mendoza city one day it did not expect to be walking back in to the Diplomatic Hotel some 14 hours later.

Richard Siddle: Argentine Adventures, Part Two

Published: 14 November, 2010

Famous last words...having said I was sure I would be back in Mendoza city one day it did not expect to be walking back in to the Diplomatic Hotel some 14 hours later.