Scotch Whisky achieves trademark certification in South Africa

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has successfully registered ‘Scotch Whisky’ as a certification trademark in South Africa.

BI reports soaring sales

Fine wine and rare spirits merchant BI has reported a 6.1% hike in turnover to £51 million for the first half of 2018.

Matthew Clark partners with Pernod Ricard to launch gin initiative

Matthew Clark has joined forces with Pernod Ricard to launch a ‘We Love Gin’ initiative to help licensees maximise sales.

Head of WSET School London branches out on his own

Jim Gore, DipWSET and Principal of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) School London, has left the wine education charity to set up his own school.

Demand for wine and spirits education hits record level

Demand for wine and spirits education soared in the past year boosted by a growing thirst for spirits knowledge.

Andrew Higgs returns to Dreyfus Ashby

Dreyfus Ashby has announced Andrew Higgs is returning to the fold after a 12 year hiatus. 

Henkell and Freixenet join forces to create world’s leading sparkling wine group

Henkell has today closed the acquisition of Freixenet creating the world’s leading sparkling wine group.

Scotch Whisky tourism soars

Scotch Whisky tourism soared in 2017 with a record number of visitors from across the world visiting the country’s distilleries throughout the year.

Familia Torres to plant trees in Chilean Patagonia to mitigate effects of climate change

Familia Torres has acquired a property covering 5,000 hectares in Chilean Patagonia with a view to mitigating the effects of climate change.

Red Squirrel hires Clara Rubin to create education programme

Red Squirrel has hired wine educator and former sommelier Clara Rubin to the newly created role of head of engagement.

Looking ahead: Troy Christensen, Enotria & Coe

As the first half of 2018 draws to a close, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities

Sherry and tapas on the menu at Bar 44

Bar 44 Bristol

Q&A: Laure Patry, Pollen Street Social Group

Brexit may be a big headache, but London is still one of the best places in the world to be a sommelier, group head sommelier Laure Patry tells Harpers

Looking ahead: David Gleave MW, managing director, Liberty Wines

Roberson Wine appoints head of trade

Roberson Wine has appointed Françoise Mathis to the position of head of trade – a newly created role.

Badet Clément posts double-digit global growth driven by the UK

Badet Clément has posted double-digit global growth driven by a particular impressive UK performance.

Organic Winegrowers NZ introduces annual wine week

Organic Winegrowers New Zealand (OWNZ) has announced it is introducing an annual Organic Wine Week.

Lady Of The Grapes to celebrate female winemakers in Covent Garden

16 Maiden Lane, London WC2E 2JS

Restaurants burned by the heatwave and World Cup

Restaurant groups suffered a drop in trade in June with pubs on the other hand basking in the sunshine as like-for-like sales rose.

Vidal relocates to state-of-the-art winery to cement fine wine position

Vidal, one of New Zealand’s oldest wineries, has relocated from Hastings to a new state-of-the-art winery in the Gimbletts Gravels, Hawkes Bay.