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London Wine Fair increases investment in sustainability - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (473+ words) Under new owners Vindustrious, the London Wine Fair (LWF) has announced an increased investment in sustainability through its partnership with Impact Focus. The sustainability strategy and communications organisation will be the official Sustainability Partner of the event for its second…...
Old Vine Registry reaches 10,000 vineyard sign ups - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (333+ words) The Old Vine Registry, a public database committed to collating historic vineyards, has announced that it has surpassed 10,000 vineyard registrations from across the globe. The project, which was launched in 2023, can now boast 40,900ha of registered historic plantings in 42 countries, composed…...
NVV heralds new Netflix show set in Napa Valley - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
1+ week, 2+ day ago (358+ words) Napa Valley Vinters (NVV) has lauded a new Netflix series centred around the Napa Valley as "a rare opportunity to reach millions of viewers worldwide at a time when the wine industry is evolving and the market is changing. The…...
Sugrue South Downs dreams on - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
1+ week, 6+ day ago (530+ words) Twenty years after winemaker Dermot Sugrue planted his first Storrington Priory vines for what was to become Sugrue South Downs, this Sussex-rooted producer continues to forge ahead with much in the pipeline for 2026. A limited-edition magnum of The Trouble with…...
Natural plateau: Can the low-intervention category stymie stagnation? - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
2+ week, 6+ day ago (47+ words) Access to this article is restricted. You need to have a valid subscription to access this content. If you already have a subscription please log in. Congratulations to all our Medallists this year. Vergelegen " continuity and change on the Schapenberg…...
First ever Old Vine Photography Competition launches - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
3+ week, 3+ day ago (206+ words) Submissions should capture old vines " defined for the competition as 35 years and older " along with the people, landscapes and traditions that support them. Entries are invited across four themes " landscape and plants, people, cultural legacy and resilience & adaptation. The contest…...
Humble Grape launches Women in Wine campaign - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
4+ week, 37+ min ago (595+ words) Humble Grape " an independent with a number of wine bars, shops and restaurants " has launched its "Women in Wine: Smashing Grapes and the Patriarchy" campaign for International Women's Month. Running from March until summer, the aim of the initiative is…...
New commercial director to drive Society of Vintners growth
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (557+ words) The Society of Vintners has hit the ground running in 2026, with the appointment of Claire Greenwood (pictured) as its first commercial director as of 5 January. The move marks a big step up for the non-profit, member-owned buying group, which counts…...
Champagne approves Chardonnay Rose as grape variety - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) The Comit" Champagne has announced that Chardonnay Rose has become an authorised grape variety in the famed region. The grape " a natural mutation of Chardonnay Blanc " is the eighth grape variety to be recognised in the Champagne appellation specifications (cahier…...
Wine GB Awards include first 99 points awarded - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (477+ words) The Wine GB Awards ceremony held last Friday (18 July) at Southwark Cathedral, London, saw the competition's first-ever 99 points awarded to Dorset's Langham Wine Estate, which gained eight trophies in all. Langham's 99 point-achieving Perpetual MV was announced as Supreme Champion, Best…...