Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Sud de France Top 100 re-launches with new website

Published: 19 February, 2024

The 12th edition 2024 Sud de France 100 competition will have a new look when it relaunches in June.

Sud de France to host ‘biggest-ever’ annual tasting in London

Published: 31 May, 2023

Occitanie has established itself as one of the most dynamic regions in France for organic wine production, and this will come to the fore at the biggest-ever annual tasting hosted by Sud de France in London.

Occitanie Tasting returns to London after three year hiatus

Published: 04 February, 2022

The 10th edition of the Occitanie Annual Trade Tasting will showcase a diverse range of wines from the South of France, featuring over 300 labels produced in the largest wine region in the world.

Over 100 vinous gems take centre stage at inaugural Sud De France tasting

Published: 26 October, 2021

Over 100 wines, including Armagnac, from the southern French Region of Occitanie, will be showcased at a wine tasting in London this month, focusing in the region's litte-known wines.

Sud de France UK Top 100 Awards set for 2021 return

Published: 25 March, 2021

The ninth edition of the Sud de France Top 100 competition is set to proceed this year in media partnership with Harpers, after a pause in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Occitanie raises profile with online films

Published: 03 November, 2020

The Occitanie region of France is about to be much better known in the UK.

France: Shaking up the south

Published: 31 March, 2020

Off-piste wines from southern climes are increasingly drawing the spotlight, as Jo Gilbert reports.

A taste of the Occitanie

Published: 18 December, 2019

Harpers hosted a round table in association with La Région Occitanie to assess the scope for encouraging UK consumers to trade up in this diverse corner of France

Occitanie rosé in the pink as UK market dries up

Published: 26 June, 2018

Sales of rosé wines from the South of France are in the pink despite rosé’s waning popularity across Britain, according to wine producers from the Occitanie region.