Analysis: Do you remember your wine epiphany?

Trade personalities tell Rosie Davenport and Nigel Huddleston about the life-changing moment when they realised a career in wine was their destiny

Dr. Damien Wilson & Dr. Sarah Quinton: How to enhance wine business through the use of LinkedIn

In the modern wine market, wine businesses are eager to identify ways in which they can utilise opportunities to develop their network of professional contacts.

Tanqueray master distiller Tom Nichol reflects on 42-years in the industry

Tanqueray's master distiller, Tom Nichol, who is retiring from Diageo after a 42-year career, has been awarded a lifetime award by the Gin Guild, at its annual dinner. 

Villa Maria winemaker Alastair Maling moves to Foley Family Wines

Alastair Maling MW, the general manager winemaking at Villa Maria is set to leave the New Zealand winery at the end of June to join Foley Family Wine.

Tesco appoints former Diageo lawyer to head up legal team

Tesco has appointed Diageo's former lawyer David Berry as its first UK legal director, according to legal publication, The Lawyer.

Aged Sake Part 2: A range of style and techniques

In the second part of our sake blog, Anna Greehhouse looks at styles and techniques of aged sake and looks beyond Japan to find them. 

Aged sake Part 1: Is it all it is cracked up to be?

In the first of a two-part blog, Anna Greenhous looks at aged sake, a niche product that divides opinion.

Matthew Dickinson asks: Where has all the profit gone?

Giving a talk at a recent WSET Business and Commercial Knowledge course gave Matthew Dickinson the opportunity to look at where the profit in wine has gone. Here he reflects on what he discovered:

LWF 2015: Updated Live Blog

As the annual London Wine Fair returns to London's Olympia, Harpers.co.uk catches up with leading figures in the industry for a quick snapshot of the UK trade. Stay tuned as we keep you posted throughout the day on our live blog, as well as following us on Twitter on @HarpersWine using the #LWF2015 hashtag.

Naked Wines Australian head appointed chief executive of UK and US businesses

Naked Wines has appointed the chief executive of its Australian business, Luke Jecks to head up its UK and US businesses.

Breaking News: Elizabeth Newman to replace Andy Phelps as head of BWS at Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's has announced Elizabeth Newman will replace Andy Phelps as its head of BWS, according to Harpers' sister magazine Off Licence News

Justin Keay on Malta, an unknown wines region emerging from the shadow

When Georges Meekers, head of sales at Delicata, suggested we meet at the Winery on the Waterfront, I had tantalising visions of a new glass-fronted building amidst Valetta's bustling restaurants and bars. Boy, was I disappointed. Delicata, Malta's largest wine producer, isn't at that Waterfront - the one where you can sip local Gellewza rose and watch the cruise ships come in - but at an industrial one facing Valetta.

Harpers choice, May 2015

Brighton Gin; Calusari Pinot Grigio; VII Hills

Rosie Davenport: "Politics aside, we're in a wine democracy"

Guillaume Deglise, Vinexpo CEO: US and China to have big presence at Vinexpo

With only weeks to go before the new-look Vinexpo opens its doors for the 19th international wine and spirit exhibition, the pace of visitor bookings is turning into a flood. Over 48,000 visitors are expected from 120 countries. Centre stage is the US, which is showing unprecedented interest in exhibiting wines, but also in showing off its spirits and cocktail flair in the enhanced spirits sections.

Naked Wines eyes up growth following its partnership with Majestic

Naked Wine's managing director Eamon FitzGerald talk to Harpers about the future of the new Naked Wines following its acquistion by Majestic.

Interview: Majestic's new boss Rowan Gormley and Naked's Eamon FitzGerald on the company's new era

Majestic's new chief executive Rowan Gormley and Naked's managing director Eamon FitzGerald talk about the future of the new company.

Q&A: Aurelio Montes, vice-president of Wines of Chile talks about the big changes he's seen in over 25 years in the trade

Aurelio Montes established his eponymous Chilean winery back in 1988 and since then has witnessed big changes in the business. Harpers.co.uk caught up with the veteran winemaker, also the vice-president of the Wines of Chile, to find out more

Founders of Renissance Pubs Tom Peake, Nick Fox and Mark Reynolds talk about the rebrand and becoming 3 Cheers Pubs Co

Tom Peake, Nick Fox and Mark Reynolds, the pub group behind some of south London's most characterful informal establishments formerly known as Renaissance Pubs, were forced to have a rethink of their trading name and have undergone a rebranding to become Three Cheers.

Tim Atkin MW: To spray or not to spray?

Tim Atkin MW takes a closer look at the current court case against Nuits-Saint-Georges' Thibault Liger-Belair.