We all know how comfortable customers are with a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and Argentinean Malbec - and it can be easy to let these tried-and-tested favourites rule the roost.
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Kingsland Drinks' has found the first listing of its new carbonated wines, having launched a carbonated version of the Shorn range to make the most of the rising demand for sparkling wine.
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Waitrose will this month launch ANDA, a new wine from Andalucía, into 77 of its stores across the UK and Waitrose Cellar online - making it the only non-fortified wine from the region available at a UK supermarket.
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Chilean wine brand Cono Sur has reported rapid growth in popularity of aromatic-style wine, especially with sales of its Viognier, which has seen 148% growth in sales compared to the same period last year.
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Brazilian winery Miolo, along with Bibendum and Walker & Wodehouse, is launching a Taste of Brazil campaign to encourage customers to make the most of this year's games.
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The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published for the 12 weeks ending 17 July 2016, show slow growth for the supermarket sector, with sales up just 0.1% compared to last year.
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Majestic chief executive Rowan Gormley has asked for the bonus offered to him as part of a long-term incentive plan to be shared out to staff - meaning employees could net £14,000 each if targets are met.
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New data suggests that still wine is becoming a casualty of economic recovery as UK households spent 1.3% less in the take-home market compared to last year.
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Virgin Wines has announced it will be offering free next day delivery for all WineBank members in an effort to attract more customers to the loyalty scheme.
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Wine Rack has launched a new Provence-style rosé from Australian duo Neil McGuigan and John Torode.
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Waitrose has seen sales of Germany's most famous grape variety increase by 181% compared to the same period last year.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, financial news for the drinks trade, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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With consolidation rife and buying patterns changing are the roles of UK wine distributors changing?
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The Oxford Wine Company has refurbished its two remaining shops, although owner Ted Sandbach says that retail will continue to play a less important role in the future of the business.
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Consumer inflation rose 0.5% for the 12 months to June 2016, which although only slightly may be a signal of a future trend.
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El Dorado's five-year-old Golden Rum has won its first listing with Sainsbury's, bolstering the supermarket's growing rum portfolio.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, financial news for the drinks trade, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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If there are two things that Brexit has taught us about the mindset of the consumer right now, it's that the prevailing mood is anti-establishment, and that, partly as a consequence, when it comes to communicating a message the detail is not as integral as the tone.
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The Co-op has announced it is selling 298 of its smaller food stores to the McColl's Retail Group for £117 million.
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University of Adelaide in Australia launched its online class World of Wine: From Grape to Glass, which is free to enroll and has already had 10,000 students enlisted.
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