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California calling
08 Mar 2007
Venue: Royal Horticultural Halls, London Date: Tuesday 13 March, 10.30am–5.30pm ...
View issue Harpers, 9 March 2007
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Tour de France
08 Mar 2007
When: Wednesday 14 March, 10am–5.30pm Where: The Nursery End Pavilion, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London NW8 Contact: Tina Coady on or register at www.franceunderoneroof.co.uk ...
View issue Harpers, 9 March 2007
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The spirit of success
01 Mar 2007
If there has been one undisputed champion of the UK drinks market during the past decade it has been vodka. The clear viscous liquid with no discernible colour and little in the way of aroma or flavour has won over legions...
View issue Harpers, 2 March 2007
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A flavour of the nation
01 Mar 2007
The Italian Trade Commission (ICE) will hold a UK trade tasting for the first time in eight years on Wednesday. With no generic body, Italian tastings in the UK have focused on single Italian regions that wanted to promote their wines,...
View issue Harpers, 2 March 2007
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Malts make the mix
01 Mar 2007
Blended Scotch accounts for around 90% of total Scotch whisky sales, which sounds great, but blends have been experiencing a gentle, sustained decline in the UK. There’s a particular lack of understanding and appreciation among younger consumers, who are focused on...
View issue Harpers, 2 March 2007
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Online sales give lift to mail order
22 Feb 2007
Were you sent flowers this Valentine’s Day? Maybe you ordered a present for your loved one via the Internet, or perhaps you had the ingredients for a special meal home delivered. Chances are that, even if you didn’t, you have used...
View issue Harpers, 23 February 2007
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The essence of Hungary
22 Feb 2007
More than 230 wines from 45 wineries will be on offer at the annual generic Hungarian tasting next month. The off-trade is the most important sector for Hungary, selling 614,000 nine-litre cases in 2006. Although this figure was down 2.7% in...
View issue Harpers, 23 February 2007
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Hungary’s coming of age
22 Feb 2007
Hungary lays claim to possibly the worst evening of my wine-buying career on a visit to a newly privatised winery back in the early 1990s. In spite of memories of spectacularly nasty wine and even grimmer food, it was clear then...
View issue Harpers, 23 February 2007
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Spain forges ahead full throttle
15 Feb 2007
There are those who will tell you that in wine terms Spain has gone up a gear since the turn of the century. I’ve been going to Spain on wine-related business since 1972 and my own opinion is that Spain has...
View issue Harpers, 16 February 2007
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The Spanish celebrate diversity
15 Feb 2007
This year’s Wines from Spain tasting celebrates the 25th anniversary of the creation of the generic body, and will feature 30 Spanish bodegas seeking UK representation, as well as 55 importers, with more than 2,000 wines available to taste. ...
View issue Harpers, 16 February 2007
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