Borough Wines & Beers has joined forces with Surendran & Bownes distillery to develop a 0% abv gin as part of a strategy to align its portfolio with the trend for low and non-alcoholic drinks.
Read more...
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, here’s a review of the top online news, analysis and opinion pieces.
Read more...
Veteran wine critic Jancis Robinson is to make an appearance as a presenter in the second series of The Wine Show, which will be broadcast on ITV in January 2018.
Read more...
Rising popularity of premium Languedoc Rousillion, Tequila and Mezcal as well as soaring sales of English sparkling have puts these tipples at the head of the race to be named some of the top trends for 2018.
Read more...
Eastern European wine sales are booming as consumers look for good quality value options, Richard Weaver, director of buying at Majestic Wines has revealed.
Read more...
CAMRA, the body which represents the interests of the UK beer and cider industry, has expressed concerns that artisanal cider producers who producer higher ABV products could be tarred by the same brush which is intended to increase duty on high-alcohol, cheaply made ciders.
Read more...
Drinks wholesaler LWC has revealed it will discount 28,000 bottles ahead of this year’s Black Friday weekend.
Read more...
Registration is open for the 2018 Rioja Wine Educators programme run by DOCa Rioja Control Board.
Read more...
Majestic Wine said it is ready to “put our foot on the gas and accelerate growth” on unveiling its half year results today.
Read more...
The Languedoc is set to become one of the key regions for growing Burgundian varieties over the next decade, according to winemaker Laurent Delaunay of Abbotts and Delauney.
Read more...
Duty on wines, spirits and beers is to be frozen, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in today’s budget, allaying trade fears of another rise in line with inflation.
Read more...
The UK’s first ever Cognac Show tasting will take place next April 2018, Harpers can reveal.
Read more...
Cava producers in Extremadura, South West Spain, are fighting a move from the Spanish government to ban further plantings of Cava grapes until beyond 2020.
Read more...
The New Zealand Winegrowers is to hold its Annual Trade Tasting in January at a new venue with a range of new features.
Read more...
In response to what it describes as “massive changes” in the market, Carlsberg’s wine division Crown Cellars has teamed up with the Thinking Drinkers to bring its premium spirits portfolio to greater prominence alongside its wines with the launch of Spirits.
Read more...
Scotland intends to introduce a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol on 1 May 2018 at 50p per unit.
Read more...
Drinks charity The Benevolent is launching a ‘Thanks for Giving’ silent auction on 23 November to raise funds.
Read more...
The apex of The City’s Gherkin building provided a suitably swish setting for the UK launch of the new Cava de Paraje Calificado on Monday, signalling the quality-focused ambition of Penedes leading sparkling winemakers.
Read more...
Philip Hammond is being labelled a “scrooge” after it was revealed he will be one of the worst Chancellors to tax the wine and spirit sector if he pursues the planned increase in the Budget tomorrow (Wednesday, 22 November).
Read more...
Adelaide Hills is one of the most prominent of South Australia’s high-altitude regions, with elevation of up to 450m and winds from the Gulf st Vincent coast helping to temper the Aussie sunshine and produce some seriously cool, cool climate wines.
Read more...
