Distell to launch fine wine division

African wine, spirits and cider giant Distell is set to launch a new premium wine division with Nederburg as its flagship, Harpers can reveal.

Accolade sparkling head and wine icon Ed Carr on launching Tasmanian fizz onto the world stage

Fresh from his win at the Lifetime Achievement Awards at last week’s Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships in London, Ed Carr, group head sparkling winemaker at Accolade Wines talked to Harpers about putting Tasmania on the map.

Missed opportunity: What a rise with inflation means for the UK wine trade

Pub landlords and spirits importers will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning, but not the nation’s wine trade – which is looking at an extra £90 million bill in duty next year.

Low disease pressure and minimal intervention casts warm glow over UK wine industry

Penfolds launches 2018 collection alongside National Geographic film

It’s been a busy few months for the iconic Australian producer.

Guy Woodward: Nyetimber’s gift to the industry

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

Things hotting up for English wine following record-breaking summer

Producers are calling 2018’s harvest the “harvest of the century” after unusually warm climes descended on Britain this summer and autumn.

Bodega Argento targets UK on-trade as it becomes Mendoza’s largest organic producer

Organic winemaking has gone mainstream in recent years as producers aim to keep abreast of health conscious and sustainability trends.

Pernod Ricard plugs Scotch growth back into NPD with new launch

Pernod Ricard is capitalising on encouraging growth in the Scotch category with the launch of its new Chivas XV.

Rhône coops chase cru margins to balance tough market

Rhône Valley cooperatives are on a mission to premiumise their offering, as market pressures mean they can “no longer compete with the New World at £3 a bottle”.

Nyetimber unveils 30th anniversary rebrand

Top English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber is commemorating with the big 3-0 with a new look for some of its products, including its classic cuvee.

Why the Rhône’s white evolution is gathering pace

The Rhône Valley is not – predominantly – known for its whites.

South Africa 2018 harvest “most challenging” in living memory

Serious drought in the Western Cape affected both natural supplies of water and government allocations ahead of this year’s harvest.

French wine producers hail anti-hail netting go-ahead

Wine producers have applauded the news that the INAO has officially approved the use of anti-hail netting in French vineyards describing it as a ‘positive development’.

Bolney clinches deal with mainland China

Bolney Wine Estate has become the first English wine producer to secure distribution in mainland China.

Black Tower follows up healthy drinking trends with new 0.5% abv range

Black Tower is expanding its low alcohol offering in a bid to boost its appeal to health-conscious millennials at Christmas.

Malbec pioneer Hervé J. Fabre brings varietal focus to the UK via Cahors

Hervé and Diane Joyaux Fabre, the driving force behind leading Argentinian bodega Viñalba, have secured their first UK listing since moving home to France last year.

“Short-sighted” Bordeaux En Primeur strategies leave little to no value for the trade

A “lack of wines priced attractively” has been blamed for a less than successful 2017 Bordeaux campaign.

Brexit pushed Californian wine price up by a fifth

The average price of Californian wine imported to the European Union surged by nearly a fifth in the year of the Brexit vote, analysis by Harpers reveals.

English winemakers experiment with Charmat method

A number of English winemakers are breaking with convention to produce fizz made using a method more often associated with Prosecco.