Sandro Bottega, owner and managing director of Bottega Spa, has refuted suggestions the UK has reached ‘peak Prosecco’ and insisted a “new era of Prosecco premiumisation” is on the way.
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English and Welsh whisky makers are struggling to keep up with demand thanks to “enormous interest” from spirits drinkers, according to the WSTA.
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Vallegarcía has obtained its own Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) has announced.
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New Zealand Winegrowers has declared the 2019 vintage as ‘small but stunning’.
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Cocktails are now one of Britain’s fastest growing drinks categories in spirits, according to CGA.
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It’s long been held that the variety behind Chianti Classico is incapable of adapting to anywhere beyond Italian shores, but Australia’s ever resourceful producers are proving this wrong.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, here’s a review of the top online news, analysis, opinions and features.
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With the latest round of Wine Stars Awards judging fast approaching, we are inviting final entries for the categories of England, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Lebanon, South Africa and New Zealand.
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Think Gin returns next Tuesday (18 June) with the addition of Think Tequila & Mezcal, which joins the ‘Think’ family for the first time.
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Alcohol education charity Drinkaware has bolstered its senior team with two new hires.
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Majestic has appointed former Tesco BWS director Robert Cooke as its buying & merchandising director, Harpers can reveal.
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Younger Chinese consumers are radically reshaping China’s wine market as trends paralleling those in the West gain ground, but with greater speed.
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Majestic Wine said this morning it is in advanced talks over a potential sale of its retail and commercial outlets.
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Harpers is partnering with California Wine Institute to run a sustainability-focused event at London’s Design Museum on 11 July, bringing together West Coast and UK views and insights into one of the most prominent topics of the day.
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Rioja’s wine board has adopted a sea of far-reaching measures including rules on new legally binding bottle label references aimed at providing greater transparency and guarantees for consumers over wine production.
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Cambridge narrowly triumphed over Oxford last night in a hard fought blind tasting challenge between these rival indie merchants.
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Whisky will be worth £2.44bn by 2022, up from £2.31bn last year, according to the first Edrington-Beam Suntory UK Whisky Yearbook.
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The volume of wine imported by China has fallen for the first time since 2014, according to the latest Wine Intelligence report.
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Goedhuis & Co has appointed Kate Janecek to the newly created role of senior fine wine and spirits buyer as it ramps up its spirits offering.
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The popularity of pink gin is driving total on-trade gin sales, according to new CGA research.
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