Mark Fiddes: how Jagermeister might have put an end to cute animals in advertising

Douglas Blyde enjoys a trip to Dickensian London and the delights of The Chancery

Referencing the area's law firms, "The Chancery" comes into focus halfway down Cursitor Street. It is a slice of London immortalised in arguably Charles Dickens' greatest work, "Bleak House", featuring: "Sol's Arms Tavern", "Krook's Rag and Bottle Shop", and, perhaps most evocatively, "Coavinses Sponging House" (a temporary debtor's prison).

Q&A: Mission Estate's Giles James on toppling Cloudy Bay and looking beyond Sauvignon Blanc

Mission Estate, New Zealand's oldest winery, may not yet be the most familiar of brand names in the UK wine world, but it has just managed to topple Cloudy Bay from its position as best selling New Zealand wine in the on trade. Helen Arnold caught up with UK business development manager Giles James to discover how it was achieved.

Reka Haros: Lessons learned from VinItaly 2015 on how wine brands can better communicate with consumers

Reka Haros, of Sfriso Winery, was a panellist at Vinitaly 2015 'Talk Business Series' and she shares six tips wine brands need to be implementing as part of their wine communication strategy to successfully engage with today's consumers.

Q&A: Coravin's new boss Frederic Levy on changing the way people access wine at home

Coravin's new boss Frédéric Levy talks about the gadget that is causing a stir in the on-trade and his plans to change the way people access and drink wine at home.

Online wine merchant Swig targets on-trade as it appoints its first brand ambassador

Swig, the independent online merchant is ramping up its focus on the on-trade after appointing a new brand ambassador.

Atherton to open London wine shop and tapas bar

Jason Atherton is opening a new wine shop and tapas bar in Marylebone in June.

Q&A: Hervé Deschamps, chief winemaker at Perrier-Jouët, talks about his work at the iconic brand spanning three decades

Hervé Deschamps talks to Erin Smith about the pressures of being chief winemaker at Perrier-Jouët

Pernod Ricard's 'black op's' vodka brand announces London team

An urban micro-distillery initiated by Pernod Ricard is set to open in Hackney in June, headed by two local entrepreneurs from outside the spirits industry.

Jerry Lockspeiser: Would you buy wine from a fascist?

Would you buy wine from a fascist? Would you recruit a star salesman with a history of punching his colleagues?

David Furer discovers much to admire in Ningxia - China's arguably best quality wine region

Why English wine's Litmus Wines is on board with Branson's South African hotel venture

English winemaking consultants Litmus Wines recently teamed up with Richard Branson's private hotel collection Virgin Limited Edition to launch a new joint-venture wine business in South Africa's Franschhoek region. Litmus' founder and director John Worontschak, and VLE's managing director, Jon Brown, talked to Harpers.co.uk about the venture and what it will mean for the Surrey-based business. 

The Institute of Masters of Wine inducts five new members

The Institute of Masters of Wine has welcomed five new Masters of Wine into its membership bringing the total number of MWs to 332 globally.

Panos Kakaviatos: Domaine Zind Humbrecht 2013s - just bottled and delicious

They have not hit store shelves yet, but wine lovers should take note: many Domaine Zind Humbrecht 2013 wines exude crispy freshness, purity of fruit, delectable mid-palate sap, medium to full body, and often long and pleasing finishes

Prowein 2015: Roger Jones says Auf Wiedersehen with his highlights from Dusseldorf

Roger Jones takes us around the wine world on his Prowien 2015 journey of discovery, where he explores some new and interesting wines.

Prowein 2015: Roger Jones' day two from de Prowein Haus

Roger Jones takes us around the wine world on his Prowien 2015 journey of discovery, where he explores some new and interesting wines.

Between a rock and a hard place: Bordeaux and en primeur 2014

En primeur is upon us; as soon as the days begin to lengthen and warm, the wine trade starts looking forward to (or complaining about) en primeur. Depending on who you ask its either a 'bacchanallian feast for the senses', and a tantalising glimpse of the most recent harvest, OR an onerous week of listening to winemakers tell you once again that it's the best vintage ever (since last time) and gazing into the tea leaves of barrel samples being tasted far too early.

Day One at de Prowein House

Getting on the 10am Easy Jet flight from Gatwick to Dusseldorf yesterday morning was a bit like joining the Wine Trade Sunday School outing. The pull of Prowein has been building vastly over the last few years and it was good to see so many interested parties on the plane.

Q&A: Beltrán Domecq of the Consejo Regulador on sherry cocktails and sherry's affinity with food

Beltrán Domecq, president of Consejo Regulador de las denominaciones de origen Jerez and Graham Hines, UK director of The Sherry Institute of Spain talk to Harpers.co.uk about sherry, its affinity with food and the growth of sherry-based cocktails.

Miles Beale: whatever the result thank you for supporting Drop the Duty campaign

In the final countdown to next week's Budget, Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association thanks Harpers readers for their support in rallying to the 'Drop the Duty!' cause.