Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Makarounas Winery joins the Bancroft Portfolio

Published: 03 November, 2023

Bancroft Wines has welcomed Makarounas Winery as a new producer, marking the first range of Cypriot wines to join the portfolio.

Cape Mentelle joins the Bancroft portfolio

Published: 08 September, 2023

Cape Mentelle, one of the original five wineries founded in Western Australia’s Margaret River in 1970, has joined the Bancroft portfolio.

Uccelliera and Voliero joins Bancroft

Published: 10 July, 2023

Montalcino-based Uccelliera and Voliero have joined the Bancroft Wines portfolio, adding to its roster of family-run wineries from around the world.

Zephyr Wines joins the Bancroft Portfolio

Published: 16 May, 2023

UK importer Bancroft Wines has announced the addition of Marlborough-based Zephyr Wines to its portfolio from 1 June 2023.

Lagar da Condesa joins the Bancroft portfolio

Published: 27 March, 2023

Lagar da Condesa, located in the Val do Salnés area of Rías Baixas, has become the latest addition to the Bancroft Wines portfolio. The region has a long tradition of winemaking and is considered the birthplace of the Albariño varietal.

Record number of new importers to showcase at SITT

Published: 16 February, 2023

SITT, the tasting for independents from the on and off-trades has announced a record number of new importers for the annual event.

Bancroft pushes into the Spanish Levante with new addition

Published: 23 January, 2023

Bodegas Mustiguillo, part of the Grandes Pagos de Espana, is joining the Bancroft Wines portfolio as the distributor bolsters UK representation of wine from Spain’s Mediterranean coast.

Bancroft pushes into Greek top tier with 'experimental' Troupis

Published: 22 November, 2022

Wine from the Peloponnese is taking a significant step forwards into the UK market with the addition of low intervention wines from Troupis Winery, which has gained distribution via Bancroft Wines.

Tiwari House joins the Bancroft Portfolio

Published: 27 July, 2022

UK-based wine distributor Bancroft Wines has added Tiwari House to its Hungarian portfolio.

Profile: Following on from FMV

Published: 19 July, 2022

Two years on from the dismemberment of FMV, Bancroft Wines is focusing on initiating its new producers into the ‘family’ in a post-Covid world. Jo Gilbert reports.

Bancroft Wines appoints John Hutton as consultant to sales and buying

Published: 13 June, 2022

Bancroft Wines has announced John Hutton will be joining as a consultant to its sales and buying teams. As the former MD and latterly chairman of Fields, Morris & Verdin, Hutton brings a wealth of industry experience to the growing Bancroft Team.

Jon Worsley Bancroft’s CEO commented: "It is great to strengthen the company with John’s considerable knowledge and expertise, we are delighted to have him on board at such an exciting time for our business".

Van Wyk Family Wines joins the Bancroft Portfolio

Published: 01 March, 2022

The UK based importer, Bancroft Wines, has added the Van Wyk Family Vineyards to its South African portfolio.

Casa E di Mirafiore joins the Bancroft Portfolio

Published: 25 February, 2022

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Bancroft welcomes new English wine agency

Published: 18 January, 2022

UK distributor Bancroft has expanded its English wine portfolio with the addition of Lyme Bay Winery.

Bancroft showcases new-look portfolio at first post-lockdown tasting

Published: 14 September, 2021

The trade was in fine form at Trivet restaurant in London Bridge yesterday, where mid-sized supplier Bancroft Wines debuted many of the wines brought over from the trimming of Berry Bros & Rudd’s wholesale arm, Field, Morris & Verdin (FMV).

McLaren Vale’s Chapel Hill joins Bancroft

Published: 24 August, 2021

Bancroft Wines has expanded its Australian portfolio with McLaren Vale’s Chapel Hill.

Bancroft Wines: The glass half full

Published: 16 February, 2021

With a raft of new producers folded into its portfolio, Bancroft’s Jon Worsley explains to Andrew Catchpole why he’s cautiously optimistic about the year ahead

Bodegas Frontonio joins Bancroft

Published: 18 January, 2021

Bancroft Wines has expanded its Spanish portfolio with Bodegas Frontonio.

Bancroft adds Bodegas Emilio Lustau sherries

Published: 20 November, 2020

Bancroft Wines has added the sherries from renowned sherry producer Bodegas Emilio Lustau to its growing portfolio.

Bancroft snaps up two SA producers from FMV

Published: 24 September, 2020

Bancroft Wines has expanded its South African portfolio with Anthonij Rupert Wines and Constantia Glen, both of which were previously represented in the UK by Field, Morris & Verdin (FMV).