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With swingeing duty rises about to hit the trade, Hallgarten & Novum Wines’ MD Andrew Bewes looks beyond the headline cost and turns his attention to the challenges operators face when implementing the increase at ground level.
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Rioja DOCa global marketing & communications director Inigo Tapiador talks through the upcoming Rioja Residency on 21 June.
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My friend Matt likes to confuse algorithms. “Every now and then, I type the first thing that comes into my head into Google, Facebook or Instagram,” he told me. “Emperor penguins, Everest, wrestling, Taylor Smith, cupcakes.” In a world where our digital footprint is used by everyone from advertisers to political parties, it’s a spirited attempt to put AI off the scent.
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The boom in rosé sales in the UK is more complicated than it first appears, as Ben Bernheim, rosé expert and co-owner of Pink.wine, explains to Andrew Catchpole, with just some big names driving the market.
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The 2023 London Wine Fair took place recently. I hadn’t been for a few years and was intrigued to see how the latest iteration would turn out. Would it be buzzing and dynamic, filled with innovation and new things, a valuable time for its target market, or flat and tired, a downbeat reflection of our troubled times?
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Nayan Gowda, well-travelled UK winemaker now making wines at 2,300m altitude with Jardín Oculto in the Cinti Valley in Bolivia, talks Darren Smith through his work.
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Asda has appeared quiet on the drinks front of late, but big change has been brewing, as Angela Mount reports.
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As financial challenges sweep the trade, one importer voices the fears of many that late payment by accounts is becoming ingrained
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Of the many acerbic lines I heard on a recent visit to Australia (winemakers really are a different breed there – in a good way), few matched the pithiness of those delivered by Dave Bicknell.
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Following his recent move to The Samling Hotel in the Lake District, Eric Zwiebel, director of wine at The Samling talks us through his plans for the cellar.
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Published: 28 April, 2023
I was thrilled to read of a recent initiative by The Wine Society, not just because I am a member, but because it speaks volumes about how they approach their business.
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Published: 27 April, 2023
From staff welfare to attracting employees, by way of putting back into the community, ethical concerns are ever higher on the agenda. Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Published: 25 April, 2023
One year on, James Lawrence tracks developments with some of our Sustainability Charter signatories.
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Published: 20 April, 2023
Harpers’ recent Folding Sustainability into the Boardroom DNA webinar delivered great insights into advancing the cause.
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Published: 18 April, 2023
For decades the Co-op has led the way in ethical trading and renewable energy in the grocery sector. In 2023, how is this reflected in its BWS offering? James Bayley reports.
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Published: 12 April, 2023
Jo Gilbert struck out for Manchester to discover what makes the city tick post-Covid.
Leave it to Marc Hough, owner of Manchester hybrid Cork of the North, to give a comprehensive summary of the city in which he lives and works in the space of 30 seconds.
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Published: 06 April, 2023
“How many of you here tonight were born in London?” In a room of 400 people, no more than 20 of us put up our hands (in case you’re wondering, I’m from Dartford). “And how many of those people’s parents were also born here?” Six people confirmed they were second-generation Londoners. “And your grandparents?” The arms were lowered. “You see,” said the man on the stage, “we’re all immigrants in a way.”
The person asking the question was the Chilean folk singer Nano Stern, currently on tour in Europe to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the great musician and activist Víctor Jara. At such a concert, you’d expect a fair percentage of the room to be from other places. It’s also worth remembering that London is a metropolis, not some backwater where successive generations are more likely to stay in the same place. But the point was still well made.
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Published: 04 April, 2023
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Published: 30 March, 2023
Harpers speaks to Franco Bastías, head of agronomy & sustainability, Domaine Bousquet.
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