Cash savvy lovers opted for a night in this Valentine's Day in favour of splashing out on inflated restaurant prices, with both off-trade wine and beer value sales bubbling.
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Exports of single malt Scotch whisky have hit £1bn for the first time, the BBC has reported.
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Gruppo Campari has bought Bulldog Gin for £47 million.
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The chairman of the Champagne Agents' Association has hit back at claims that 'English Champagne' could flood into the continent following the UK's departure from the EU.
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Best known for its Rosado wines, Navarra is increasingly looking to promote understanding of the breadth of styles and varieties in the region, tapping into a mix of up-and-coming producers, re-invigorated vineyards and its white wines
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Premium suppliers Enotria&Coe have strengthened their Rioja portfolio by bringing on two new 'terroir-driven' producers.
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Berkmann Wine Cellars has secured contracts with two new hotel groups after scaling up its logistics operations last year to deal with larger contracts.
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Prosecco has long been regarded the low-price equivalent of Champagne for those looking for bubbles on a budget.
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On the international stage, the big news this week has been dominated by an increasingly maddening number of acronyms and portmanteaus - CETA, Brexit, TTIP - as the top echelon of global businesses and governments on both sides of the Atlantic make decisions which will impact the immediate future of the trade.
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The event which aims to inspire the next generation of female winemakers and celebrate the diversity of Australian wine is coming to the UK this year - a first for the event which, until now, has always been held on home turf.
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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 the wake of the Brexit vote and the subsequent slump of the pound, the only upside was that the UK's exports seemed poised to become more attractive to oversees buyers.
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Industry leaders have welcomed the ratification of the controversial CETA trade deal, which will eliminate almost all import tariffs on wines, spirits travelling from the EU to Canada.
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US wine exports - 90% from California - reached a record $1.62 billion in winery revenues in 2016, driven by the global reach of premumisation.
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Heineken has found itself on the sharp end of currency depreciation and global financial headwinds.
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Pulling its marketing in-house and tackling fraud via a major change to its bottling practices were the two major announcements to be implemented by the French spirits giant in the coming weeks.
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US wine exports - 90% from California - reached a record $1.62 billion in winery revenues in 2016, driven by the global reach of premumisation.
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It's Valentine's Day, which means consumers will be spurring on the nation's love of sparkling wine by heading to fizz shelves today.
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Loire, Burgundy and Rhone exports rose, but Champagne and Bordeaux slump fueled a 10% value drop in French wine exports to the UK in 2016
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The extent of the effect of premiumisation on consumers' out of home drinking habits have been highlighted in a new survey.
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