Brent Marris, the owner and winemaker behind New Zealand's Marisco Vineyards, which produces the Ned and the King's Series wines, has bought a 2,000 ha property in the Waihopai Valley, Marlborough and is on the lookout for more sites to buy.
Read more...The Champagne market is unlikely to pick up in 2013 - and not before 2014/15 - according to Dr Steve Charters MW, professor of Champagne management at Reims Management School.
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New Zealand Winegrowers has appointed Chris Stroud to head up its European operations.
Read more...Ready for the next instalment of what's gone on in the wine trade in 2012?
Read more...North west based independent merchant Corks Out has won the Emporia Spirit Merchant of the Year Award for 2012 in recognition of its successful work selling premium spirits.
Read more...Morrison Bowmore Distillers owned malt whisky brand Bowmore has launched the Bowmore Room, in partnership with London's Caledonian Club.
Read more...A once in a lifetime chance to dine with living legends Olivier Krug and Angela Hartnett has to be the foodie equivalent of winning tickets to the VIP private party at the Superbowl.
Read more...Reflecting on 2012, and checking out some of our most popular articles both online and in the magazine, it's evident the trade didn't have an easy year. But it certainly wasn't all doom and gloom. A quick run-down picks up diverse themes incorporating everything from the Olympics, companies collapsing, generic bodies coming up with new approaches, UK-based firms taking closer looks at overseas markets in order to maximise returns, a host of changes at the top within the UK's leading wine businesses and the unstoppable juggernaut that is the alcohol duty escalator.
Read more...Consumers are facing a massive price hike for their average Christmas drinks shop if government proposals on minimum pricing go ahead, the Wine & Spirits Trade Association has warned.
Read more...FE Barber, which trades as Kingsland Wine & Spirits and Legacy Wines, is to close Stratford's Wine Agencies Cookham office following its purchase of the firm back in September.
Read more...Last to write about his experience on the Harpers buyers' trip through Portugal's Alentejo, Tejo and Peninsula de Setúbal regions, is Corks Out's Bob McDonald, who tells Harpers why it's the indigenous varieties and not the international ones that float his regional boat.
Read more...If there are any sparkling wines to challenge Champagne's crown, it could be those of Trentino in north Italy, established in 1902 by Giulio Ferrari. The 41 producers under the Trentodoc marketing name, formed in 2007, are as historic, diverse and high quality as their counterparts in northern France.
Read more...Inter-Rhône is targeting London's red buses and undergound with an advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness of its wines in the run up to Christmas.
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Inter-Rhône is targeting London's commuters this month with a UK advertising campaign on 110 of the capital's red buses and in underground stations.
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FirstCape has launched new packaging for its Presidents Selection wines on the back of its sponsorship of the British and Irish Lions 2013 Tour of Australia.
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Next year's London Cocktail Week will take place from October 7 to 13.
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Three Barrels has announced the launch of a 50cl VSOP in a bid to meet growing consumer demand for a selection of premium spirits across a range of price points.
Read more...McGuigan Wines has teamed up with celebrity chef John Torode to work on a wine and food-matching project aimed at making wine enjoyment more accessible to the consumer.
Read more...On the back of the Harpers buyers' trip through Portugal's Alentejo, Tejo and Peninsula de Setúbal regions, Peter Ingram, buyer for Vagabond Wines, tells Harpers what stood out for him and why he sees the indigenous variety as the country's strength.
Read more...Wines from Rioja has announced the winners of its Retailer of the Year Competition as Cambridge Wine Merchants with runner-up, The Longship, Orkney.
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