Naked Wines has reported a 16% volume increase in annual sales of its English wines (to July 2017), driven by the seemingly unquenchably thirst for home-grown bubbles.
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The autumn tasting season will be upon us before we know it, as merchants and wholesalers prepare for the all important Christmas trading period.
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De Bortoli Wines has introduced a wine trio blended with alternative grape varieties
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A new bourbon brand – Never Say Die, has gone into production with plans to launch in the UK following its US debut.
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Director of JF Hillebrand’s Porter and Laker business is to become the Benevolent’s new CEO.
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Fuller’s has replaced its Champagne house pour with English sparkling wine throughout its own pubs following a ‘highly successful’ trial.
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Once again a panel of judges came together to determine this year’s design stars from across the wines, beers and spirits stratosphere.
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Plumpton College’s head of wine Chris Foss has revealed to Harpers that the college is experiencing strong demand for it’s English-language trained graduates as it looks to keep up with a growing domestic and global industry.
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Edinburgh’s newest cocktail celebration has teamed up with global spirits producer Diageo for its inaugural outing.
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Barefoot Wine celebrated the 10th birthday of its Beach Rescue Project with six community-led ‘beach cleans’ across the UK.
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New Aldi addition Cramele Recas has announced a £5 million investment into the expansion of its vineyards and bottling plant.
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Hayward Bros has been appointed UK agent for Margaret River winery Domaine Naturaliste by Bruce Dukes.
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The Portman Group has responded to the latest statistics which show that casualties involving drink driving have reached their highest point in three years.
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The owner of Aperol Spritz posted solid results in the first half of 2017 in the UK where strong sales of the orange-based liqueur boosted the bottom line.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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In a bid to help visitors navigate and plan their trip to this year’s Specialist Importers Trade Tasting (SITT) – the Agile Media event that pairs independent buyers with leading specialist importers from across the wine-producing world – a preview supplement will be circulated with the September issues of Harpers and Drinks Retailing News.
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The Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s chief executive Miles Beale has flagged up the “deep seated” concerns of drinks industry leaders over the Government’s apparent lack of clear strategy over Brexit.
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The demand for wine and spirit education soared in the past year with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) reporting a global hike in candidates in the past year - spearheaded by the UK.
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A new report from the WSTA has revealed just how much sparkling has grown in popularity among UK drinkers.
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The National Vintage Report 2017 for Australia has revealed increases in both the national wine grape crush and the average purchase price.
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