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?The Week That Was: top news, Q&As and opinion on Harpers.co.uk:

In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.

Call Time on Duty: As part of the ongoing campaign to Call Time on Duty, we took a look at the impact that the cuts in beer duty has had on the beer industry in BBPA says beer duty freeze would secure 2,400 jobs and Beer sales up due to impact of duty cuts.

Demand for wine investments in California has never been higher says M&A specialists: Demand for wine properties and investments is outstripping supply in the American wine industry.

Financial corner:
This week's financial wrap up on some of the larger players in the trade, including Diageo sales decline in Western Europe slows, Credit downgrade for Rémy Cointreau SA and Treasury Wine Estates halts trading, Sutter Home owner Trinchero plans to 'get back in black' and Brown-Forman: the next big deal?

Q&As:
Guilaume Deglise, the new chief executive of Vinexpo, on pans for one of the largest events in the wine trade
Andrew Chapman, sales director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for Trinchero Family Estates, on why it moved its business away from PLB
Michel Issaly, president of the independent Winegrowers of France, on the organisation and what it aims to do for its members

Opinions:
This week Helen Savage reflects on the challenges of studying for the MW, Mike Paul talks about what English Fizz can learn from Prosecco and Diego Bonnel debates whether Spanish wines are now in the ultra-luxury market.

Helen Savage on the perils of studying for the MW and the art of tasting
Mike Paul on the lessons and warnings English sparkling wine can take from the success of Prosecco
Diego Bonnel on whether Spanish wines have entered the ultra-luxury segment

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