Producers - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Moueix sells four chteaux

Published: 23 July, 2008

Sales pave the way for purchases in Pomerol and St Emilion.

Chablis' motley Grands Crus

Published: 23 July, 2008

Exclusive By Tim Atkin

Las Moras gets Morrisons listing

Published: 18 January, 2007

Latest Nielsen data released shows that Finca Las Moras has continued to increase its lead of the Argentinian market, taking first place not just for volume but now for value as well.

Via Ventisquero launches Yali Winemaker's range

Published: 18 January, 2007

Yali Winemaker's Selection is a new range of wines from leading Chilean producer Via Ventisquero.

New organic wines from Les Domaines Paul Mas

Published: 18 January, 2007

Les Domaines Paul Mas will be exhibiting on stand 1 with Stratford's Wine Agencies at this year's France Under One Roof tasting at Lord's on Wednesday 19 March with an exciting selection of wines, including a number of organic offerings.

Andean Malbec wins gold at Argentine awards

Published: 18 January, 2007

Andean Malbec 2007 was awarded not only a gold medal at the second Argentinian Wine Awards but also the highly coveted Flagship Varietal Trophy for its outstanding example of the Malbec Grape.

Co-op launches ethical water brand

Published: 18 January, 2007

UK: The Co-op Group is to dump its own-label water and replace it with an ethical water brand to meet consumer demand.

Chile goes organic

Published: 18 January, 2007

Chilean producer Luis Felipe Edwards has added organic wines to its range.

Luis Felipe Edwards goes organic

Published: 18 January, 2007

Chilean producer Luis Felipe Edwards has added an organic wine to its range.

The Devil wears Privada

Published: 18 January, 2007

Concha y Toro's Chilean label Casillero del Diablo will launch a blend on the UK market in the next few weeks.

Red Hot Chile - a preview of the annual tasting of wines from Chile

Published: 18 January, 2007

London tasting
The Nursery Pavilion, Lord's Cricket Ground, London NW8 8QN
Monday 11 September 2006 - press and on-trade only
Tuesday 12 September 2006 - all guests
(Press are invited on either Monday or Tuesday, with Monday a special day for on-trade and press only)
Wines of Chile is hosting a special focus tasting on Monday only, which will feature the Chilean Gold and Trophy winners from the 2006 UK competitions (International Wine & Spirits Competition, International Wine Challenge and Decanter World Wine Awards). In addition there will a spotlight on Chilean ros and sweet wines

Manchester tasting
The Grand Ballroom, The Lowry Hotel, 50 Dearmans Place, Chapel Wharf, Salford, Manchester M3 5LH
Thursday 14 September - for all press and trade

Product News 28th April

Published: 18 January, 2007

Anakena exclusive - The Co-op has launched a new wine from Chilean producer Anakena exclusively to its stores.

Product news: Silver star

Published: 18 January, 2007

Pommery has designed a new look for its POP 20cl bottles. Silver POP, which is packaged in a limited-edition reflective bottle, is exclusive to Selfridges and will retail for 9.99. It accompanies the blue and fuchsia-pink (ros) versions.
Sara Hicks of Vranken Pommery Monopole (which owns the brand) says: Silver POP has been designed to add a festive dimension to a brand that's already fun and funky!'

New packaging for Fetzer's Pacific Bay

Published: 18 January, 2007

Fetzer Vineyards has repackaged its Pacific Bay wines. Created by Barlow Doherty, the new design follows the new Fetzer family look, which was launched earlier in the year'. In addition to new labels, the range has moved to Nomacork synthetic cork.
Produced exclusively for the European market, the range currently consists of a Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio; White Zinfandel; Merlot; and Cabernet Sauvignon, all priced at 4.99. Main stockists include Sainsbury's, Co-op, Morrisons and Asda.

Grenache ros from PLW

Published: 18 January, 2007

Peter Lehmann Wines is launching its Grenache ros into the UK for the first time.

You can't rely on research

Published: 18 January, 2007

Have you ever experienced an underwhelming sommelier describing Cava as "Spanish Champagne"? It's pedantic to point it out really.

My View: Regionality is limited by trade and consumer ability

Published: 18 January, 2007

Regionality is one of those terms that transcend criticism.

My View: Spotlight on South Africa

Published: 18 January, 2007

South Africa is under the UK wine trade spotlight, with everyone pontificating on the best way forward.

Degrees of success by Jo Burzynska

Published: 18 January, 2007

As New Zealand shivered through what has been for many the coldest December on record, global warming felt an ice age away. The world may be heating up, but one of the most conspicuous climate changes in this country has been the increased frosts.

Paul White replys to the AWRI

Published: 18 January, 2007

Before getting into a detailed discussion of the issues at hand, I'd like to address AWRI's complaint that Harper's and Scientifically Speaking have not rigidly followed academic scientific standards. Harper's is obviously not a peer reviewed scientific journal. It's a magazine focused on the wine trade and interested consumers. Given that audience, its primary task is to translate complex issues in a way that makes sense to its readers so they can make informed, rational decisions about wine related issues. Dressing Scientifically Speaking with snappy titles and headings goes a long way towards engaging readers' attention, not to mention keeping them from dozing off mid-paragraph. AWRI appear to have misunderstood the point of this and seem to have been a touch overly sensitive concerning choice of titles and section headings.