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London's property market 'brutal' for expanding wine independents

Published:  10 November, 2014

London's independent wine merchants and restaurateurs say finding new locations is "extremely challenging", given intense competition from established operators.

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Diageo's bet on Don Julio Tequila applauded by analysts

Published:  10 November, 2014

Last week Diageo announced it agreed to acquire Don Julio Tequila in exchange for its Bushmills Irish whiskey brand with Jose Cuervo in a move that has been widely applauded by analysts.

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Lidl best value supermarket for wine, says new app

Published:  10 November, 2014

Lidl is the UK's best supermarket for wine when it comes to value - according to an 18-month study tasting over 4,000 wines carried out by the Wotwine app.

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Major wine brands see double digit growth, says Mintel

Published:  07 November, 2014

Hardys, Lindeman's, Kumala and Casillero del Diablo have all posted double-digit value growth in a flat market, according to the latest wine report from Mintel.

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TescoGate will be major test for Groceries Code warns government chief

Published:  07 November, 2014

The head of the government's business select committee has written to the Groceries Code Adjudicator about how Tesco practices may have infringed the "spirit" of the Code and what action is being taken.

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Wine value growth to slow in next five years, says Mintel

Published:  07 November, 2014

Wine's value growth, up to now bolstered by duty and price increases, is likely to slow in the next five years as consumer concerns over costs, alcohol and sugar content grow.

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French wine should be more ambitious in UK

Published:  07 November, 2014

French wine needs to be a "bit more ambitious" in the UK, according to a host of leading figures at last month's France Summit.

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The Week That Was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk

Published:  07 November, 2014

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, financial news for the drinks trade, Q&As, and opinion stories.

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Enotria's Troy Christensen on what next for supplier and retailer relations after TescoGate

Published:  07 November, 2014

Troy Christensen, chief executive of Enotria, tells Gemma McKenna what's going on at the supplier, the state of distributor retailer relations in light of TescoGate, and what we can expect next.

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Tim Atkin: why consumers could fall out of love with Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Published:  07 November, 2014

Some milestones make you think. Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the founding of Cloudy Bay, one of the most successful wine brands ever, and a label that helped to launch an entire region.

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Harpers recruits Rising Stars to attend Wine Vision 2014

Published:  07 November, 2014

Harpers is giving emerging talent in the global wine industry the chance to attend this month's Wine Vision event in London. Here are the winners of our Rising Stars Grants that will be attending this year's conference

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China's Singles Day is huge opportunity for online wine retailers

Published:  06 November, 2014

Wine retailers looking to crack the Chinese market should get ready for next week's Singles Day, when China is expected to set a record for the most money spent online in one day.  

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Drinks firms hit voluntary labelling target

Published:  06 November, 2014

UK drinks companies have delivered on a voluntary pledge to improve health labelling on alcohol products on shelf by making sure 80% of products carry extra information.

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Enotria to double warehouse space to enhance service

Published:  06 November, 2014

Enotria is moving to a new site with double the size of its current warehouse and office space.

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TescoGate: Vince Cable voices concern over retailer's supplier relations

Published:  06 November, 2014

Business secretary Vince Cable has written to the Groceries Code Adjudicator over concerns about Tesco's relationships with its suppliers.

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Jay Z buys Armand de Brignac Champagne

Published:  06 November, 2014

Jay Z has bought Champagne brand Armand de Brignac, after making the brand owner an offer they "couldn't refuse".

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Morrisons sales slump but supermarket sees 'progress'

Published:  06 November, 2014

Morrisons' saw a sharp drop off in sales in the last three months, but insisted it had "made progress" on its strategy, and needed more time to see the results.

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California's winemakers gear up for worsening drought in 2015

Published:  06 November, 2014

Recent rainfall in California has done little to improve the ongoing drought, as winemakers gear up for worsening conditions into 2015.

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SHS Group appoints Elaine Birchall as chief

Published:  05 November, 2014

Distribution company SHS Group, whose drinks division owns the WKD RTD, has appointed Elaine Birchall to head up the firm.

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Treasury loses Jon Rosenthal to Concha y Toro

Published:  05 November, 2014

Concha y Toro UK has hired Jon Rosenthal from Treasury Wine Estates to take on the newly-created role of sales director.

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