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Published: 12 December, 2016
Watching Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham at last nights Around the World in 80 Drinks at the Museum of Comedy in Holborn, you might be forgiven for thinking that the Fogg & Passepartout duo were embarking on nothing more than an hour long global booze fest; a kind of drinks pantomime that takes place from Italy to India and Korea to Venezuela.
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Published: 12 December, 2016
Australia Day Tasting, the event which gives a taste of things to come from Down Under over the following year, has given a glimpse of some of new releases for the trade to try when it returns to the UK next month.
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Published: 12 December, 2016
Conviviality PLC is expanding its presence in the South East with the acquisition of KMD Enterprises Ltd (KMD).
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Published: 09 December, 2016
The issues surrounding colouring usually clear spirits came to the wider public's attention last night with the latest episode of BBC1's The Apprentice.
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Published: 09 December, 2016
2016 has proved to be a record-breaking year for gin, with end of year sales continuing to soar.
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Published: 09 December, 2016
Australian producer Bird in Hand has appointed New World specialists Seckford Agencies to ramp up distribution of their brand across the UK.
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Published: 09 December, 2016
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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Published: 08 December, 2016
Bancroft Wines has added two new producers to their portfolio, Cantina della Volta from Emilia Romagna and Es Fangar from Mallorca.
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Published: 08 December, 2016
The future is still uncertain for online grocer Ocado which has just released its final quarterly sales figures for 2016.
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Published: 08 December, 2016
Evidence that the growing number of ethically sourced and social responsible drinks companies is in response to consumer demand for alcohol with a conscience has been backed by data from the Co-op which revealed that its sales of Fairtrade wine are up 25% YOY.
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Published: 07 December, 2016
Ethical spirits brand Fair has teamed up with 12 top London hotels to launch its Christmas marketing campaign.
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Published: 07 December, 2016
Gonzalez Byass UK (GBUK) is expanding its Spanish wine range in the UK with the addition of Txomin Etxaniz, a leading producer of DO Txakoli, to its portfolio.
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Published: 06 December, 2016
The enduring success of sparkling ignited by consumers' unquenchable thirst for Prosecco over the past decade is already reaching into 2017 and is pushing new boundaries.
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Published: 06 December, 2016
Waitrose wine buyers have bolstered their premium offering by buying two barrels of rare wine at the historic annual Hospices de Beaune auction.
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Published: 06 December, 2016
Christmas is still two-and-a-half weeks away but the organisers of the event which aims to "unlock the secrets" Burgundy are already preparing to showcase what the region can offer in 2017.
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Published: 06 December, 2016
Bars and restaurants could be looking forward to an extra windfall over this year's Christmas weekend, thanks to the fortuitous dates of Christmas this year.
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Published: 05 December, 2016
The government department for public health has praised the benefits of minimum pricing after releasing a report which shows that UK consumers are drinking 42% more than there were in 1980.
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Published: 05 December, 2016
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is re-naming its Blossom Hill Fruit Bloom range in order to stress bubbles over fruit.
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Published: 05 December, 2016
New Zealand's most famous red grape will be at the forefront of this year's New Zealand annual trade tasting in January.
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Published: 02 December, 2016
Carlsberg UK is aiming to change the way beer is stocked and poured in venues serving low to medium volumes of the drink.
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