Harpers Awards entry deadline extended to March 20
Published: 01 March, 2013
The deadline for entries to the Harpers Awards 2013 has been extended until March 20.
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Time to shine and enter the Harpers Awards 2013
Published: 07 February, 2013
Entries for the Harpers Awards 2013 are now open giving companies or individuals across the on and off-trades, including independent wine merchants, sommeliers, wine suppliers and distributors, the chance to be singled out for their success in the industry.
A world of discovery at Emerging Regions
Published: 05 February, 2013
The first Emerging Regions Tasting organised by the SITT team, in association with Harpers, will be held on Wednesday May 1 at 8 Northumberland Avenue in central London.
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Speed dating with the suppliers
Published: 05 February, 2013
Can PLB convince you it's got what it takes to be your ideal match? Simon Brook, head of PLB's specialist division, explains why he's committed to the independent sector.
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Take 5 With Weingut Bischel's Christian Runkel
Published: 05 February, 2013
Harpers hears from Weingut Bischel's Christian Runkel, who will be exhibiting at SITT Spring 2013.
Speed dating with the suppliers
Published: 18 January, 2013
Ehrmanns is committed to serving the needs of the independent sector and could be just the supplier you're looking for. Find out in this quickfire Q&A round with Mark Motley, director of Ehrmanns Independent Selection.
Read more...Revamp your offering for 2013
Published: 16 January, 2013
Think your offering needs a new lease of life for the new year? SITT Spring 2013 promises independent on and off-trade buyers "wines with wow factor" from a stellar line-up of hand-picked exhibitors.
Read more...Indies experience healthy Christmas trading boost
Published: 16 January, 2013
Independent merchants in the southern half of the country have reported market-beating double-digit growth across the festive season.
Read more...Indie comment: there's no better job out there
Published: 16 January, 2013
Simon Evans from The Naked Grape in Alresford, Hampshire, tells Harpers why being an independent wine merchant is the perfect job for him.
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Take 5 With Pol Roger's Hubert de Billy
Published: 16 January, 2013
Harpers hears from Hubert de Billy, sales manager for France at Champagne Pol Roger, who will be exhibiting at SITT Spring 2013.
Read more...Looking back on 2012 for the wine trade: part 3
Published: 20 December, 2012
In the third and final part of our 2012 review, we look at what the main generic bodies have been doing throughout the year - many have implemented changes away from their usual marketing plans; good news in the form of Harpers new awards recognising industry talent and the launch of the London 2013 business show on wine. We also consider a few high-profile departures during the year and look at how wine firms are changing how they operate to cope with declining volumes and squeezed margins.
Read more...Wines from Rioja names Retailer of the Year
Published: 18 December, 2012
Wines from Rioja has announced the winners of its Retailer of the Year Competition 2012 as Cambridge Wine Merchants, with the Longship, Orkney, as runner-up.
Read more...Consumer budgeting has knock-on effect on indies
Published: 11 December, 2012
The independent sector must up its game if it's to reverse the current trend for shopping "little and often" in convenience outlets, according to research released by Accolade Wines.
Read more...Speed dating with the suppliers
Published: 30 November, 2012
Hoping to woo some new indie customers is Patriarche Wine Agencies with a quick-fire Q&A round.
Read more...Indie comment: too much power among too few distributors
Published: 29 November, 2012
Paul Tutton, owner of Waterloo Wine in Borough, London, gets on his soapbox about the increasing power of distributors and breweries on the specialist market.
Read more...Domaines Paul Mas opens UK office
Published: 07 November, 2012
Languedoc producer Domaines Paul Mas has appointed Elin Mann to run its first ever dedicated sales and marketing office based in London.
Read more...Speed dating with the suppliers
Published: 15 October, 2012
Can Grupo Codorníu convince you it's got what it takes to be your ideal match?
Read more...Indie comment: Meirion Williams on a high street renaissance
Published: 03 October, 2012
At a recent barbecue (yes, we did manage to sneak one in this summer), someone asked what I did for a living. I replied that I sold wine for an independent, family-run business, established some 40 years ago.
Read more...CIVB launches in-store tasting initiative for independents
Published: 28 September, 2012
The Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) has launched A Taste For Bordeaux, a new in-store consumer tasting initiative for wine merchants.
Read more...WWA makes indie-friendly changes to pricing and service
Published: 25 September, 2012
World Wine Agencies has launched a new logistics model to allow independents to purchase at the "best possible" ex-cellar prices and in lower quantities to help keep stock holding to a minimum.
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