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SITT’s Spotlight On to shine on Portugal

Published: 26 August, 2021

Portugal is to take the Spotlight On spot at SITT this autumn, with a dedicated zone featuring 20 leading producers and importers.

Famille Helfrich tasting moves to London and Manchester

Published: 26 August, 2021

The Famille Helfrich portfolio tasting, which normally takes place in Birmingham, will this year move to Manchester and London in a bid to increase awareness in those areas.

Long Read: Obsessed with grapes – why wine needs to expand its brand horizons

Published: 26 August, 2021

Neil Bennett is head of strategy at creative agency LOVE, which has recently worked with brands including Laithwaites, Penfolds and Brewdog Distilling.

World’s Best Vineyards launches auction to support Ahr victims

Published: 26 August, 2021

The World’s Best Vineyards is to launch an online auction to raise funds for the Ahr wineries hit by devastating floods earlier this year.

Vinpro: ‘Hopeful for a positive outcome’

Published: 26 August, 2021

Vinpro has said it is “hopeful for a positive outcome” following the announcement by the Western Cape High Court that it reserved judgement in the court case during which the industry body contested the approach followed by government towards alcohol ban restrictions.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Jamie Wynne Griffiths, Propeller

Published: 26 August, 2021

It’s been a one-of-a-kind 18 months for the trade. Here, as we begin to push into the second half of the second year of the pandemic, Harpers is catching up with businesses to find out how they’re focusing on recovering from the shock, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

One week left to enter Harpers Design Awards

Published: 25 August, 2021

The race is on with just one week left to enter Harpers Design Awards 2021.

Berry Bros unveils Nordic Casks whisky range

Published: 25 August, 2021

Berry Bros & Rudd has launched a Nordic Casks whisky series, marking the first time an independent bottler has focussed on this whisky region, according to the business.

Hospitality overpays business rates by £2.4bn per year

Published: 25 August, 2021

UK Hospitality (UKH) and the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have called on government to introduce business rates reform after estimating that the sector overpays by £2.4bn each year.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Tim Fordham, Liberty Wines

Published: 25 August, 2021

It’s been a one-of-a-kind 18 months for the trade. Here, as we begin to push into the second half of the second year of the pandemic, Harpers is catching up with businesses to find out how they’re focusing on recovering from the shock, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

McLaren Vale’s Chapel Hill joins Bancroft

Published: 24 August, 2021

Bancroft Wines has expanded its Australian portfolio with McLaren Vale’s Chapel Hill.

50 Best Indies ready to roll

Published: 24 August, 2021

Judging done, positions allocated and with the best in the business poised to celebrate success, Harpers 50 Best Indies 2021 results are readying for the big unveil soon.

BWS grocery sales decline 6%

Published: 24 August, 2021

Beer, wine and spirits (BWS) sales through supermarkets continued to slide in the four weeks ending 14 August 2021, down 6% compared with the same period last year, according to Total Till data from NielsenIQ released today.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Craig Durham, Buckingham Schenk

Published: 24 August, 2021

It’s been a one-of-a-kind 18 months for the trade. Here, as we begin to push into the second half of the second year of the pandemic, Harpers is catching up with businesses to find out how they’re focusing on recovering from the shock, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Andrew Lundy, Vino Wines

Published: 24 August, 2021

It’s been a one-of-a-kind 18 months for the trade. Here, as we begin to push into the second half of the second year of the pandemic, Harpers is catching up with businesses to find out how they’re focusing on recovering from the shock, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

Deliveries and takeaways to maintain significant share of restaurant and pub sales

Published: 23 August, 2021

Deliveries and takeaways are set to maintain a “significant share” of restaurant and pub groups’ operations despite restrictions on indoor service lifting following Freedom Day, the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has predicted.

Seaside pop-ups for Cockburn’s Port

Published: 23 August, 2021

Cockburn’s Port is hoping to encourage more “unexpected ways” of drinking Port with two seaside-themed pop-up bars this summer, one in Brighton and one in Falmouth.

Vinpro pledges to continue fight as court case starts

Published: 23 August, 2021

Vinpro has pledged to continue its fight to help fully reopen and rebuild the SA wine industry.

Customers return to on-trade quicker than last summer

Published: 23 August, 2021

A total of 56% of consumers visited a hospitality venue in the first 10 days following July’s Freedom Day, according to a new UK Hospitality (UKH) survey, supported by data from CGA, released today.

Bouncing Back Q&A: Nik Darlington, Graft Wine

Published: 23 August, 2021

It’s been a one-of-a-kind 18 months for the trade. Here, as we begin to push into the second half of the second year of the pandemic, Harpers is catching up with businesses to find out how they’re focusing on recovering from the shock, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead.