After nine months of research and PowerPoint presentations on issues surrounding wine retail - multiple vs. independent, expectations of the consumer, making not just a sale but an experience - I now find myself in the thick of it, though it was not the destination I initially envisioned when I decided to pursue a career in the wine industry.
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Harpers' Best Top Merchant of the Year, Cambridge Wine Merchants, is celebrating its local Independent Retailer Month with a series of sustainability-themed events.
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We reveal the results of phase two of Harpers' Indies Uncovered project ? the most comprehensive survey of independent merchants to date.
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The Harpers Awards 2013 took place in London last night and saw the great and the good of the trade turn out to celebrate the industry's successes of the past year.
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Newly appointed to the family business, Avery talks through the portfolio and tells Anne Krebiehl how she plans to...
Read more...The shortlist for the Harpers Awards 2013 can now be revealed.
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Seeing as I do 95% of the cooking at home, and I have recently developed a craving for risottos of all types, I've found that a lightly chilled bottle of Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gravonia Crianza Rioja Blanco 2003 goes down like a homesick mole.
Read more...The deadline for entries to the Harpers Awards 2013 closes on March 20.
Read more...Independent drinks merchant Inverarity Morton is increasing its national sales resource with a new area team in Scotland and the appointment of a business development manager to its south west England division.
Read more...Convincing people of the benefits of shopping locally is a tricky business, but independent retailer Dafydd Morris, director of Cheers Wine Merchants in Swansea, shows he's up to the job.
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Hoping to court some new indie customers is Liberty Wines with a quick-fire Q&A round.
Read more...The deadline for entries to the Harpers Awards 2013 has been extended until March 20.
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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.
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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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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Harpers hears from Weingut Bischel's Christian Runkel, who will be exhibiting at SITT Spring 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...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...Independent merchants in the southern half of the country have reported market-beating double-digit growth across the festive season.
Read more...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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