María José López de Heredia and José Velo Rego are the latest figures to be inaugurated in to the Gran Orden de Caballeros for their services to the Spanish wine industry.
Read more...Scotland's most southerly distillery Bladnoch is up for sale as a going concern following news that its parent company has entered administration.
Read more...Scrapping the duty escalator and freezing spirits duty will boost the wine and spirits trade to the tune of £175 million, says the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).
Read more...Robin Copestick, co-founder of UK wine agency Copestick Murray, has sounded a warning shot about the Chancellor's decision to scrap the duty escalator in today's Budget and fears suppliers will be forced to take on the costs of inflationary duty increases rather than the higher costs under the escalator that were easier to pass on to consumers.
Read more...The trade has united to welcome Chancellor George Osborne's announcement that he is ending the duty escalator for alcohol and freezing spirits duty.
Read more...As time runs out before the 2014 Budget is announced later today, the drinks trade nervously shuffles its papers following a hard-fought campaign to scrap the duty escalator.
Read more...The restaurant sector is returning to growth, but operators are urged not to take the recovery for granted, hears Horizons annual conference.
Read more...Two years of small harvests are taking their toll on French wine prices, with appellation wines up 18% on average on 2012.
Read more...The UK drinks trade united last week at the Benevolent charity ball, raising over £40,000 for colleagues in need.
Read more...Wine price comparison website Bring a Bottle is aiming to make predictions on when individual products will hit their lowest prices as the next phase in its development.
Read more...California is now making and exporting what leading US winemaker, Joel Peterson of Ravenswood Wines, calls "white space" wines that are increasingly popular both in America in its key export markets.
Read more...New Zealand is on track to have its biggest harvest ever this year, with estimations of a 15% increase over last year's record crop.
Read more...Bacardí has launched a multi-million pound marketing campaign in the UK around its "irrepressible spirit".
Read more...The wine and spirits trade faces one of its most eventful weeks of the year as it counts down to Wednesday's Budget with a series of major generic tastings.
Read more...Only 3% of the British public think alcoholic drinks are not too expensive in pubs and restaurants and unless more is done to cut duty levels they are likely to spend more time drinking at home.
Read more...Hello Vino has announced a deal to acquire the US social wine app Corkbin, that allows wine enthusiasts to save and share photos of wines and has been called the "Instagram of wine".
Read more...Discover the Origin, a campaign focused on Bourgogne Wines, Parma Ham, Douro Wines, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Port, is set to host two mastercalsses in May featuring award winning sommelier Gerard Basset.
Read more...Kleine Zalze, the South African producer, has been accredited with Fairtrade status for its wine production.
Read more...The UK retail industry is on the verge of an "almighty price war" amongst the major multiples as the rise of the hard discounters continues to dictate the dynamics of the UK grocery market, according to John Osborne the new managing director of wine distributor PLB.
Read more...In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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