With 2025 just about laid to rest, Christmas upon us and 2026 fast looming into view, the Harpers team is signing off for the year to indulge in some well-deserved R&R, and certainly a glass or two ...

If you are as old as I am, or you have parents who regale you with tales of their youth, you will be familiar with the time ...

The very top performing wine in the region was Château Gracia, which rose by 11.7%. With an average case price of £881, ...

Looking back, 2025 was another stinker of a year for the spirits and hospitality industries; a rollercoaster ride punctuated by a bad ...

Fresh analysis from trade body UK Hospitality (UKH) can reveal that over the next three years hospitality venues in England can expect to see an average increase in business rates of over £32k.

UK wine trade association Wine GB has rounded off the year by announcing that the 2025 harvest was a “vintage of outstanding quality”, according to its voluntary annual survey of the sector. The ...

Despite private labels' better overall performance, within the alcohol category private label sales value generally fell faster than brands. For example, private label beers fell -2.7%, while beer ...

Peru’s pisco producers have been dipping their collective toes in the UK market for some time, with embassy-backed London tastings attracting small ...

How do you design the perfect, catch-all wine label for the 21st-century consumer? A young start-up may well crave contemporary shock value, but ...

Charles Hawkins, who was a well-known figure to many in the wine trade for over 50 years, passed away peacefully last week on 10 December.

Given that it’s been in use for wine consumption since about 1500BC, glassware has had plenty of time to evolve, and today’s manufacturers have ...

Speaking to Harpers at the Madeira Wine Experience in London, leading Portuguese importer Raymond Reynolds explains why perception of these ...