Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Disaronno links with Roberto Cavalli for latest fashion-inspired limited edition

Published: 05 October, 2015

Disaronno links with Roberto Cavalli for latest fashion-inspired limited edition

Inver House buoyed by profit rise on back of strong sales for focus whisky brands

Published: 02 October, 2015

Sales of Caorunn gin and Speyburn and Balblair whiskies helped Inver House Distillers post a profit rise of 23% in 2014.

Fizz trade show throws spotlight on sparkling wine from all corners of the world

Published: 02 October, 2015

Sparkling wines from Brazil, Portugal and California will line-up against products from more high profile fizz-making countries at the third instalment of the annual Fizz trade event in London.

Matthew Clark beefs up premium Italian and Spanish wine ranges as top-end sales surge

Published: 02 October, 2015

Matthew Clark has added 35 premium wines from Italy and Spain to its portfolio in response to a surge in demand from the top-end on-trade.

Finland's Teerenpeli joins the world of single malt whisky with release of 10-year-old

Published: 02 October, 2015

Finland is the latest country to make its mark in the world of malt whisky with the launch of a 10-year-old by the country's Teerenpeli Distillery.

Laphroaig Islay whisky brings out 32-year-old malt to celebrate bicentenary

Published: 02 October, 2015

Islay's Laphroaig distillery celebrates its 200^th anniversary this year and is marking the occasion with a special whisky release.

Australia's McGuigan wine launches TV and cinema ad campaign in the UK

Published: 01 October, 2015

Australian wine brand McGuigan is launching a TV campaign in the UK today.

Treasury Wine Estates tipped as favourite to take Blossom Hill and Piat d'Or off Diageo's hands

Published: 01 October, 2015

Treasury Wine Estates has refused to comment on speculation that it is lining up an acquisition of Diageo's Blossom Hill brand and the rest of its wine business.

Mouton Cadet extends Ryder Cup partnership to Hazeltine in 2016

Published: 01 October, 2015

Mouton Cadet has been named as the official wine of golf's 2016 Ryder Cup.

Björk teams up with video artist for limited edition Dom Pérignon vintage pack design

Published: 01 October, 2015

Pop singer Björk and video artist Chris Cunningham have collaborated on a pack design for Dom Pérignon Champagne.

Former Direct Wines boss Hodder joins Majestic board

Published: 01 October, 2015

Majestic has announced another change to its board with the appointment of former Direct Wines boss Greg Hodder as a non-executive director.

Ribera del Duero and Rueda combine for UK push

Published: 30 September, 2015

The Spanish wine regions of Ribera del Duero and Rueda are teaming up for a series of trade and consumer events under the banner of the Two Rs Roadshow in October and November.

Absolut puts classics with a twist under spotlight in digital campaign

Published: 30 September, 2015

Absolut vodka is launching a new Taste Perfection brand marketing platform focusing on classic vodka cocktails such as the Bloody Mary and Cosmopolitan.

Bartenders help to choose the recipe for Cardiff gin

Published: 30 September, 2015

Cardiff is the latest British city to have a gin named after it.

Sainsbury's edges back into growth in second quarter

Published: 30 September, 2015

Sales at Sainsbury's nudged into growth in the second quarter of its current financial year.

Waitrose wins contract for Telegraph readers' wines service

Published: 29 September, 2015

The Telegraph newspaper has signed a deal for Waitrose to supply its reader wine offers.

Beer steward qualification hits the 50 mark after just three months

Published: 29 September, 2015

Training body the Beer Academy has accredited more than 50 beer stewards in the first three months since the launch of the e-learning qualification.

English wine production predicted to double over next seven years says WSTA

Published: 29 September, 2015

English vineyards could double in capacity and production over the next seven years, a group of MPs have been told on a trip to Rathfinny Wine Estate in Sussex.

Louis Latour Agencies secures UK allocation of latest Cognac Frapin limited edition

Published: 29 September, 2015

Cognac Frapin has released the latest in its Multimillésime series.

Northumberland's Hepple is latest entrant into burgeoning gin market

Published: 29 September, 2015

World-renowned bartender Nick Strangeway and food writer and broadcaster Valentine Warner are the co-creators of Hepple, the latest British gin to hit the market.