Vinexposed
02 Jun 2005 The organisers claim that the exhibition site has been totally reorganised, thanks to the recently built Hall 3, a permanent 12,000m2 structure that replaces the former temporary building. Standing to the west of Hall 1, it will house some 200 exhibitors,... View issue 3 June 2005
Promoting discussion
02 Jun 2005 Harpers drew a packed house at last month’s LIWSF to debate how wine brand-owners can make the most of their marketing budgets. In the second part of our coverage of the event, Harpers presents the reaction of our panellists and the... View issue 3 June 2005
Harpers Debate: Part 1
26 May 2005 For the second year in a row, Harpers teamed up with leading industry research group Wine Intelligence, which released original research prepared especially for the debate. ... View issue Harpers, 27 May 2005
Playing the yield
25 May 2005 If you think that in 2004 Champagne produced a maximum of 12,000kg/ha, or even 14,000kg/ha if the blocage is included (as it will be one day when, hey presto, it becomes AOC Champagne), then think again, because it was 23,000kg/ha (146.6hl/ha)... View issue Harpers, 27 May 2005
Bonnie boom
25 May 2005 With a population of just 5 million, Scotland has at least two million fewer potential wine drinkers than the bustling streets of Greater London, and 45 million less than England as a whole. But despite the relatively small consumer base, its... View issue Harpers, 20 May 2005
Rock on-trade
23 May 2005 With the retail sector consolidating, and ranges and the supplier base being rationalised, the on-trade has become flavour of the month. ... View issue Harpers, 20 May 2005
Phil Oxera
13 May 2005 Phil Oxera rather enjoyed The Wine Programme’s brief run on the wireless earlier this year, but it has come to his attention that there are some younger wine enthusiasts out there who found it a little, how to put this kindly,... View issue Harpers, 13 May 2005
Close combat
13 May 2005 Let’s begin with a rather stretched analogy. World War I was a terrible conflict that exacted a terrible human toll. Yet this otherwise disastrous war yielded a significant positive benefit for the aviation industry as both sides sought more effective warplanes... View issue Harpers, 13 May 2005
The new wave
13 May 2005 The EU continues to loom large over the wine industries across central and eastern Europe, or ‘new Europe’ as most producers would prefer the region to be called. ... View issue Harpers, 13 May 2005
Swings and roundabouts
13 May 2005 The UK and Ireland continue to buck the trend in Western Europe as, in spite of relatively high alcohol prices and taxation in comparison with most of Europe, they consume alcohol with increasing relish. ... View issue Harpers, 13 May 2005
