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McGuigan sponsors London food fair

Published: 07 September, 2016

McGuigan Wines is sponsoring its second London food event of the month on September 10-11 with an airstream bar at On Blackheath.

Red Squirrel Wine shows expanded range at second annual tasting

Published: 07 September, 2016

Off the beaten path wine importer Red Squirrel Wine poured 173 wines from 46 producers, of which 73 were new wines and 14 were new producers as the company expands to meet growing demand.

Food and drinks sector "bouncing back" after Brexit

Published: 07 September, 2016

Food and drink companies in England and Wales have raised their growth forecasts and plan to create more than 75,000 new jobs over the next five years, despite uncertainty created by the EU Referendum vote.

Speakers announced for WSTA Annual Conference

Published: 07 September, 2016

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has announced the business brains which will take part in the panel discussion at next week's conference.

Institute announces 13 new MWs

Published: 06 September, 2016

Thirteen new members have been inducted into the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) - including four from the UK.

Pernod Ricard UK MD departs as company hits another year of good growth

Published: 06 September, 2016

Pernod Ricard's UK managing director Denis O'Flynn, who has been with company for 16 years leaves at the end of the month following another good year of growth.

Wine café chain to donate all profits to Italian earthquake fund

Published: 06 September, 2016

Veeno, the Italian Wine Café is donating all of its profits from one day of trading to aid those affected by the recent Italian earthquake disaster.

Scottish Licensed Trade Association launches online training

Published: 06 September, 2016

Scottish bar managers and bar staff will soon be able to gain the qualifications they need to serve alcohol in Scotland through a new digital initiative from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA).

Wine to be hit hard by worst case Brexit scenario, says Euromonitor

Published: 06 September, 2016

Sales of wine and RTDs could be the worst affected categories if trade agreements collapse following a UK exit from the EU.

Dalmore whisky legend marks 50 years with global tour

Published: 05 September, 2016

Richard 'The Nose' Paterson is celebrating five decades in the industry with a whirlwind whisky tour.

Inaugural Fitou wine tasting coming to London

Published: 05 September, 2016

Languedoc sub-region Fitou is holding its first trade tasting in the capital next week, to show off the vast improvement in wines from the area.

Campari UK goes wild for new-look bourbon

Published: 05 September, 2016

Wild Turkey has launched its refreshed packaging into the UK.

Wines of Argentina goes it alone to "disrupt" wine tasting format

Published: 05 September, 2016

Wines of Argentina have broken away from Chile to run their own trade tasting this year, with a focus on innovation and breaking the trade tasting mould.

Chilean winery teams up with WSET to offer education promotion

Published: 05 September, 2016

Marques de Casa Concha and the Wines and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) have partnered to offer consumers the chance to win a place on a wine course via a neck collar promotion.

The big screen: Top ten wine movies

Published: 02 September, 2016

It's Friday, which means it's time for some light entertainment.

Boutique Bar Show finds a new home

Published: 02 September, 2016

The Boutique Bar Show London is returning to the capital with a bigger and better venue.

Harpers Global Design Awards 2016 winners revealed

Published: 02 September, 2016

With seven trophies, nine golds, nine silvers, eight bronze and 13 commended, a total of 46 medals were awarded at the Harpers Design Awards 2016.

The week that was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published: 02 September, 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.

Liberty Wines On-trade report: Understanding the on-trade

Published: 02 September, 2016

Despite the uncertain times we face Liberty Wines' Premium On-trade Report 2016 report shows insight into where the opportunities may lie for operators.