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Wine in the festival spirit

Published: 12 June, 2023

Portable wine formats tend to get overlooked at many of the big music festivals, but there are still plenty of opportunities. James Bayley reports.

Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos wins top prize at The Sustainability Awards

Published: 12 June, 2023

Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos, the family-run wineries in DOCa Rioja and DO Ribera del Duero, has been recognised as the food and drinks company with the best sustainable practices in Spain.

Sud de France to host ‘biggest-ever’ annual tasting in London

Published: 31 May, 2023

Occitanie has established itself as one of the most dynamic regions in France for organic wine production, and this will come to the fore at the biggest-ever annual tasting hosted by Sud de France in London.

Rioja Wine UK launches Rioja Residency at The Ned

Published: 30 May, 2023

On 21 June, Rioja Wine UK will host its first-ever ‘Rioja Residency’ in London – an immersive, educational journey around the region of Rioja.

Food and wine the focus at Bibendum tasting

Published: 25 May, 2023

Yesterday (May 24), Bibendum welcomed the trade to its ‘A World of Fine Wine’ spring cellar-tasting featuring Old and New World regions with one notable exception – Bordeaux.

Class bar awards turn 20

Published: 25 May, 2023

On Tuesday (May 23), Class magazine announced the winners of the Class Bar Awards 2023, two decades after the first ceremony took place, celebrating the UK bar industry.

LWF: Unearthing the next Porta 6

Published: 23 May, 2023

There were 20 Portuguese producers seeking representation at this year’s London Wine Fair. As a region, Portugal represents great value and quality wines, evidenced by those on display at the LWF’s ‘Wines Unearthed’ section.

LWF exclusive: Wines of Tejo reveals brand new wine category

Published: 17 May, 2023

Portugal’s Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Tejo, (CVRT) has exclusively announced to Harpers the launch of a brand-new wine category for the Campo do Tejo region.

Friday read: Women in Wine Expo arrives in London

Published: 12 May, 2023

After a very successful return last May in Georgia, the Women in Wine Expo (WIWE) has landed in London (10-12 May), followed by women from across the globe.

Kanonkop marks 50th with salvo of older vintages in London

Published: 11 May, 2023

Kanonkop Wine Estate celebrated its half century yesterday (11 May) with a masterclass looking back at notable older vintages of Estate Pinotage and Cabernet Sauvignon, stretching back several decades.

Independents encouraged to sign up for summer Beaujolais promotion

Published: 09 May, 2023

In association with Harpers’ publisher Agile Media, independents are invited to sign up for the Share the Spirit of Beaujolais promotion, to help elevate the profile of the region and drive an uplift in sales.

IMW reveals programme for 10th international symposium

Published: 04 May, 2023

The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) has unveiled the full programme of events at the organisation’s 10th annual symposium, A Taste for the Future, with the flagship event boasting a line-up of tastings, debates and internationally renowned speakers ranging from Jancis Robinson MW to actor and winery owner John Malkovich.

LWF to categorise all waste bottles used at the show in new initiative

Published: 28 April, 2023

This year’s London Wine Fair (LWF) will launch its first edition of a Bottle Collection Initiative to help catalyse reuse bottle schemes.

Walker & Wodehouse to host ‘Wine Emporium’ tasting

Published: 26 April, 2023

Walker & Wodehouse, partner to Harpers 50 Best Indies, is lining up a ‘carefully curated selection’ of indie-focused wines for its annual tasting on 3 May.

LWF reveals 'mini preview' ahead of May opening

Published: 25 April, 2023

Held between 15-17 May at the London Olympia, the London Wine Fair (LWF) has revealed a preview of what attendees might expect from the UK’s largest drinks industry exhibition.

Rioja’s Ramón Bilbao launches ‘Spanish Wine Master’ competition

Published: 18 April, 2023

In a bid to promote Spanish wine in this country, Rioja’s Ramón Bilbao has launched a competition, aimed at WSET Level 3 (and above), to find the UK’s ‘Spanish Wine Master’.

Canned momentum grows with competition launch

Published: 30 March, 2023

Picking up from the success of canned cocktails, G&Ts and hard seltzers, canned wine is here to stay, and the inaugural Independent Canned Wine Awards (ICWA) is a further testament to that.

Alliance Wine to run for The Drinks Trust in Edinburgh Marathon

Published: 27 March, 2023

Established in Scotland 39 years ago, Alliance Wine is an importer of over 200 producers from 21 countries to the UK on-trade and independent sector.

Oxo Tower to host 46 biodynamic winegrowers in trade tasting

Published: 23 March, 2023

Said to be “London’s most comprehensive biodynamic wine tasting”, the Biodyvin tasting will showcase 46 biodynamic winemakers from 13 different European wine regions.