Diageo-owned Scotch, Johnnie Walker, has launched a special edition blend to coincide with the release of the Blade Runner sequel – 35 years after the spirit appeared in the original film.
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New online wine merchant, Wanderlust, is being launched with the aim of bringing as yet undiscovered artisanal wines from around the world to the UK.
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Ten bartenders are arriving in Marrakech today ready for the world finals of the Opihr World Adventure Cocktail Competition.
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Five producers from some of the world’s most famous Pinot Noir producing regions are teaming up to promote the variety worldwide.
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Aldi is gearing up for the Christmas season with the launch of a Wine Advent Calendar and a 3L Prosecco Jeraboam.
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Ramon Bilbao, the Rioja producer, has opened a new winery in Rueda.
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Ahead of our SITT Autumn tastings, Andrew Catchpole invites independent buyers and smaller suppliers to give their views on the benefits and drawbacks of dealing with such specialist importers
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While consumers seem to be increasingly willing to head out for coffee, new figures show the number of Brits who are trading pubs and bars for the sofa as their favour place to kick back with a glass of alcohol.
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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.
Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew, co-founders of Noble Rot magazine and restaurant, have set up a new wine import company Keeling Andrew & Co.
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Thirty members of the Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) team took on the Thames Path Challenge on Saturday (9 September).
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Plaimont Producteurs, one of France’s leading co-operative, has gained permission to re-introduce long lost grape variety Tardif, which is thought to have been lost to phylloxera long ago.
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Hawke’s Bay winery Elephant Hill has joined forces with Corney & Barrow to strengthen its presence in the UK market.
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The winners of the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2017 have been unveiled.
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Waitrose has revealed that its wine sales for the week ending 9 September were up by more than 31% on the same period last year driven by promotions.
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The WSTA’s Miles Beale called on the government for “more active partnership, more communication and to get more done” at its annual conference in London on Tuesday, which delivered insights into the complexity of Brexit, along with the gulf of uncertainty that still exists for the UK drinks trade.
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Sales of still wine in the off-trade saw record value growth in the last quarter new figures show, as well as the largest increase in average prices since April 2014.
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Beam Suntory has given its ‘super’ premium Cruzan Distiller’s Collection a makeover designed to set it apart from its cheaper, fruit-flavoured stable mate.
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Iconic Saint-Emilion property Chateau Angelus is in 'a gradual but important period of transition,' according to its director Stephanie de Bouard.
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Lyme Bay winery in Devon has added to its range of seasonal wines with a new Christmas Pudding-inspired lauch.
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