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Published: 09 March, 2022
Following the February unveiling of its Sustainability Charter, Harpers is delighted to welcome North South Wines and Enotria & Coe, who have come on board as our first partnering Sustainability Champions.
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Published: 07 March, 2022
James Bayley dives into ‘quintuple shock’ looming on the horizon in April, as businesses call for more ongoing support to boost recovery.
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Published: 04 March, 2022
With the wine trade potentially facing a damaging new duty regime, Andrew Catchpole convened a panel at Wine Paris to ask: “Will the proposed new excise duties in the UK make wine unaffordable?”
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Published: 02 March, 2022
When it comes to screwcap versus cork, James Lawrence finds prejudice is an emotive factor.
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Published: 28 February, 2022
From Wachau to Neusiedlersee, David Kermode takes a trip through Austria’s must-know regions.
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Published: 25 February, 2022
Design linking the liquid in the bottle to a worthy cause has reached a new level, as Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Published: 23 February, 2022
A distinctly herbaceous flavour profile and pro-sustainability winemaking have boosted New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to the status of global phenomenon. Jo Gilbert looks at where the shortages go from here.
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Published: 21 February, 2022
As the category picks up pace, Sonya Hook talks to some of the operators hoping to cash in with standalone stores.
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Published: 18 February, 2022
Touted as the future of digital marketing, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) also raise huge questions around provenance, authentication and fraud, says Jo Gilbert, who takes a crypto dive.
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Published: 16 February, 2022
Jo Gilbert talks to the founder of Port O’Bristol’s wine-by-sailboat eco shipping concept, which is taking sustainability to the high seas.
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Published: 14 February, 2022
As low and no becomes a year-round proposition, Jo Gilbert dives into figures shared exclusively with Harpers by major UK supplier of low and no products, Enotria & Coe.
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Published: 11 February, 2022
Lay & Wheeler’s Burgundy expert and buyer Catherine Petrie MW gives Andrew Catchpole the inside track on the 2020s campaign.
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Published: 08 February, 2022
A five-year snapshot of the retail world reveals just how sales of wines and spirits have been shaken up by the pandemic, as Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Published: 04 February, 2022
A hard seltzer might sound like a hangover cure to us Brits, but their power in the low-calorie, low-abv proposition, is not to be sniffed at. Jo Gilbert reports.
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Published: 03 February, 2022
For Portuguese wine, the pandemic has offered a shift away from old habits, moving to adopt a fresher, more modern outlook, as Charles Metcalfe reports.
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Published: 01 February, 2022
With export markets yo-yoing in the wake of China’s trade tariffs, Australia is once again reassessing its place in the wine world. Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Published: 31 January, 2022
Once known by its ‘slammer’ reputation, tequila is carving out a new niche in UK spirits with optimistic sales as a premium sipping drink, writes Jo Gilbert.
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Published: 28 January, 2022
Late frost wreaked havoc in the Loire, the ‘Garden of France’, in 2021. Jo Gilbert looks at how the region is looking to mitigate growing climate issues while keeping up momentum for its plethora of popular styles.
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Published: 27 January, 2022
The OIV’s inaugural digital symposium unveiled the discoveries of a year-long, wide-ranging look into the future of connected technology and how key areas of development will transform sustainability, profitability and efficiency in vineyards. Jo Gilbert reports.
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Published: 26 January, 2022
In the first of a regular look at the multiples, Andrew Catchpole sizes up the general health of the sector.
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