31Dover director Jay Swanborough resigns

Jay Swanborough, director of ecommerce, operations and marketing for 31Dover, has resigned.

New Benevolent chair Michael Saunders calls for ‘more regular donations’

Michael Saunders, chief executive officer of Bibendum PLB and new head of The Benevolent, has called on ‘more regular donations’ from members of the industry.

Babydoll gears up for UK push

Babydoll wines from New Zealand, part of Yealands Estate, is gearing up to increase its UK presence with a new campaign and its first appearance at the annual ‘Flavours of New Zealand’ tasting taking place this week.

Paulo Amorim receives Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole award

The French government has awarded Paulo Amorim with the Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole – a merit bestowed for outstanding contributions to agriculture.

WSTA calls for wine tariffs suspension to avoid ‘no deal’ price hikes

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has called on the government to temporarily suspend wine tariffs to prevent prices rocketing in the event of a ‘no deal' Brexit .

The week that was

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, here’s a review of the top online news, analysis, opinions and features.

Sustainability key to future success, predicts The Change Group

Côtes du Rhône declares 2018 ‘outstanding’ vintage

Côtes du Rhône has declared the 2018 vintage as ‘outstanding' marking the fourth in a series of such quality for the AOC.

Maison Albert Bichot appoints Guillaume Deglise as new CEO

Maison Albert Bichot has appointed previous head of Vinexpo Guillaume Deglise as its new CEO.

Naked partners with Garçon to launch ‘customer-acquisition’ initiative

Naked Wines has joined forces with Garçon Wines to launch a customer-acquisition initiative.

Quintessential Brands invests in miniature bottles production line

Quintessential Brands has installed a miniature bottles production line to tap the growing mini market for spirits

Armit Wines makes another round of appointments

Armit Wines has announced three new hires to its sales and marketing teams.

Harpers Wine Stars opens to array of new countries

Harpers Wine Stars is poised for further growth this year as the competition opens to an array of new countries.

Virgin Atlantic launches first onboard 'NoLo' alcohol cocktails menu

Virgin Atlantic has partnered with distilled non-alcoholic spirit brand Seedlip and Fever-Tree to launch what it claims to be the first onboard no and low cocktails menu.

Hatch Mansfield signs distribution deal for Gaja

Hatch Mansfield has signed a deal as the exclusive UK agent for the Gaja family, marking the first Italian producer to join its portfolio

Château Castera expands distribution via Exel partnership

Château Castera has expanded its UK distribution via a new partnership with independent Scottish online retailer Exel Wines.

The week that was

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, here’s a review of the top online news, analysis, opinions and features.

Bibendum appoints new head of technical

Bibendum has appointed Carmel Kilcline MW as its new head of technical as Stephen Walder retires.

KFWE puts sparkling in the spotlight

Kosher Food and Wine Experience London (KFWE) has announced that all things sparkling will be a key element of this year’s show for the first time.

Manchester Gin to launch city centre distillery

Manchester Gin has announced it is to launch a city centre distillery this summer.