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.
Top stories: Italian wine coming under scrutiny and the Chancellor’s wine hikes coming into effect were among our most read stories this week, alongside WineGB’s celebrations, which was graced by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
- Italian wine under investigation for diluting expensive wines with mediocre grapes
- Chancellor’s wine hikes to go live at midnight
- Barefoot targets double digit growth in 2019
- WineGB celebrates ‘turning point’ on back of record 2018 vintage
- Tim Atkin MW: Closing off the cork-vs-cap conundrum
- Oddbins slides into administration blaming Brexit and risking hundreds of jobs
Analysis and Insights: We looked at how innovations in wine closures are driven by sustainability, convenience and quality control and talked shop with Paul Jenkins, purchasing director at Caprice Holdings.
Last but not least, we looked at how Armagnac is finding new backing among the hip bar crowd.
People and Opinion: We caught up with Robin Copestick, co-managing director, Freixenet Copestick while Guy Woodward urged the wine trade to ‘keep it simple’.
Q&A: Robin Copestick, co-managing director, Freixenet Copestick
Guy Woodward: Why the trade should keep it simple
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