Five restaurants associated with Harpers’ Top 50 Sommeliers 2025 have earned their first Michelin Star at the Michelin Guide Ceremony Great Britain & Ireland in Dublin this week.
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Sussex wine producer Ridgeview Wine Estate has announced that it has been acquired by an investor consortium – QBRidge Ltd – led by Quantum Beverage Co (QBev).
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New research from financial advisory firm BTG can reveal that 69 distillers in Scotland – almost 20% of the total – are facing financial distress.
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At Wine Paris this week, Constellation Brands – a leading wine and spirits producer – revealed a new partnership with distributor Enotria.
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Wine writer Andrew Jefford has earned the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) Lifetime Achievement Award at the third edition of the V d’Or – Vinexposium’s business awards – at a ceremony at Le Trianon in Paris.
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At Farringdon’s stylish Old Session House, the Oregon Wine tasting showcased the Pacific Northwest’s lively offer. Those from the state demonstrated that export would remain a key focus despite the unavoidable geopolitical background noise.
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Leading non-alcoholic wine producer Bolle (stylised as BOLLE) has introduced Bolle Chardonnay Reserve, a premium alcohol-free wine which it called its “most ambitious release to date”.
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One-in-eight pubs in the UK are in “severe financial distress” and at imminent risk of insolvency, according to accountancy firm Price Bailey.
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Distributor Liberty Wines has expanded its Mediterranean portfolio, partnering with leading Greek wine producers Kir-Yianni (from Macedonia) and Domaine Sigalas (from Santorini).
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There’s a lazy ongoing narrative doing the rounds that Gen Z “don’t drink”. It’s neat, clickable, and largely wrong.
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Wine distributor Bibendum has unveiled two new sparkling producers on its portfolio. Grower champagne house Domaine Alexandre Bonnet joins alongside Prosecco estate Fidora.
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Since 2020, the value of sake exports has almost doubled, with the category achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% over the past five years.
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Many have watched with interest as Hallgarten & Novum Wines has grown in reach and scale since its acquisition by Coterie Holdings and, with Hallgarten’s MD Andrew Bewes to step down this March, more details of its new direction are emerging. And that evolution includes driving growth across the off-trade to achieve greater parity with its on-trade sales, which traditionally have accounted for around 80% of Hallgarten’s business.
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Fresh research from fine wine trading platform Liv-ex highlights the predictive power of using the bid-to-offer (BO) ratio to anticipate future fine wine market performance.
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In a new ‘proactive’ market audit, industry regulator Portman Group has found “near universal” adherence to high standards of alcohol marketing.
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London Wine Fair (LWF) is approaching capacity on its inaugural Host Nation initiative, which was first announced in autumn.
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A new report on the premium on-trade from Liberty Wines, released today (5 February) and shared exclusively with Harpers, suggests that the only way to drive sales is to compete on quality.
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Taste Spain London, a new event aimed at celebrating Spanish food and wine – which will take place on 24 February 2026 – has released its programme of events.
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Chilean wine giant Viña Concha y Toro has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Provençal producer Maison Mirabeau. The European arm of the company, VCT Europe unveiled the move which is subject to regulatory approval.
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There is now only two weeks left to enter wines to be judged at the Sommelier Wine Awards (SWA) 2026.
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