Independents - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Jeroboams snaps up Prohibition Wines

Published: 11 October, 2018

A new challenge is on the horizon for London merchant Jeroboams Wines, which is set to take over the reigns of Prohibition Wines in Muswell Hill.

Harpers reveals 50 Best Indies

Published: 25 September, 2018

Harpers unveiled the result of this year’s 50 Best Indies competition at a prestigious event held last night in the capital, with Vagabond Wines once again claiming the top spot followed by Oxford Wine Company and Berry Bros & Rudd.

Meet the buyers: Lesley Cook, Lanchester Wines

Published: 06 September, 2018

Our September meet the buyers series catches up with the regional wholesalers and distributors tying the trade together.

Meet the buyers: Charles Steevenson, Steevenson Wines

Published: 06 September, 2018

Our September meet the buyers series catches up with the regional wholesalers and distributors tying the trade together.

Meet the buyers: Stephen Crosland, Tanners Wines

Published: 06 September, 2018

Our September meet the buyers series catches up with the regional wholesalers and distributors tying the trade together.

Guy Woodward: Experiences sell, and wine is an experience. So why the disconnect?

Published: 06 September, 2018

Guy Woodward, Louis Roederer International Wine Columnist of the Year 2018

Meet the buyers: Ted Sandbach, the Oxford Wine Company

Published: 28 August, 2018

This month our meet the buyers series refreshes with a trio of local champions working in the regional independent sector. We round things up with Ted Sandbach, managing director of the Oxford Wine Company.

Meet the buyers: Mark Crawford, Exel Wines

Published: 23 August, 2018

This month our meet the buyers series refreshes with a trio of local champions working in the regional independent sector. Next up is Mark Crawford, business development at Exel Wines in Perth.

Flint Wines boosts Italian portfolio with organic wines

Published: 22 August, 2018

Fine wine importer Flint Wines has agreed a new collaboration for organic-certified wines with three Italian estates.

Red Squirrel hits the road for portfolio tasting

Published: 15 August, 2018

Red Squirrel is heading out of London for its annual tasting for the first time, with plans to bring its focus on small artisanal producers to Bristol and Manchester.

Friarwood adds wines from Carlos Moro’s La Rioja project

Published: 15 August, 2018

Friarwood Fine Wines has announced it is expanding its Spanish portfolio with an exclusive selection from winemaker Carlos Moro.

Abbi Moreno plans new hybrid wine business after parting ways with family firm

Published: 13 August, 2018

Abbi Moreno, third generation scion of family wine merchant Moreno Wines, has parted company with her old firm after 21 years, announcing her intention to open a hybrid wine shop-come-wine bar business in early 2019.

Meet the buyers: Jon Moore, Mumbles Fine Wines

Published: 09 August, 2018

This month our meet the buyers series refreshes with a trio of local champions working in the regional independent sector. First up is Jon Moore, general manager/buyer at Mumbles Fine Wines in Swansea.

Looking ahead: Ted Sandbach, managing director, Oxford Wine Company

Published: 02 August, 2018

How has the first half of 2018 been compared to 2017?

Sign up for SITT - the only trade tastings tailored purely for independent merchants

Published: 25 July, 2018

As the autumn buying window fast approaches Harpers is once again running it’s popular independent merchant-focused Specialist Importers Trade Tastings (SITT) in London and Leeds this September, and we look forward to welcoming all indie buyers at these events.

Independent survey: What's selling

Published: 18 July, 2018

In our latest poll, Harpers gave independent merchants a chance to identify those wines that always get consumers coming back for more. We looked at how these bottles stacked up

Meet the buyers: Matthew Harris, owner/director at Planet Of The Grapes

Published: 16 July, 2018

Hybrids that mix it up with wine and food spill the beans on how to juggle retail and in-house hospitality.

The urbane spread of urban wineries

Published: 26 June, 2018

London’s growing number of urban wineries is cleverly capitalising on the hyper-local trend by bringing winemaking and wine tourism to consumers’ doorsteps.

The indies tapping into craft beer

Published: 29 May, 2018

Talk into an indie merchant in 2018 and while you may be faced with wall upon wall of wine from here, there and everywhere, you’re just as likely to encounter a kaleidoscopic display of beers and ciders in bottles, cans, growlers and kegs.