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harpers.co.uk | Andrew Catchpole
HomeNews By Andrew CatchpolePublished: 24 June, 2025The global expansion of private members’ wine club 67 Pall Mall is set to continue with the signing of a lease for its first venue in Mainland China.
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harpers.co.uk | Andrew Catchpole
HomePeople & Opinion By Andrew CatchpolePublished: 24 June, 2025Iranian-born Asieh Hagh Shenas is yet to qualify as a winemaker, but nonetheless is already a rising star in the wine world, as Andrew Catchpole discovers. What are you currently up to and how did you arrive in France? I’m near Angers in the Loire.
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harpers.co.uk | Andrew Catchpole
HomeNews By Andrew CatchpolePublished: 20 June, 2025The annual English Wine Week celebration of homegrown still and sparkling wine is back from 21-29 June with its busiest roster of consumer-facing events to date. Running under the tagline ‘create new traditions’, this collection of cellar door and related events is designed to encourage people to “make the switch and drink English wine”, highlighting the now 1,000+ vineyards in the UK.
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harpers.co.uk | Andrew Catchpole
HomeNews By Andrew CatchpolePublished: 18 June, 2025The results are in for this year’s Sommelier Wine Awards (SWA) competition with 2025’s crop of entries throwing up a healthy tally of medals, pointing to both the quality and diversity of wines available to the UK on-trade. And once again, in terms of overall wines entered and medals won, the major European producing countries lead the pack.
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harpers.co.uk | Andrew Catchpole
HomeNews By Andrew CatchpolePublished: 17 June, 2025Maison Ruinart’s cellar master Frédéric Panaïotis passed away on 15 June, aged just 60. A widely known and highly respected figure in the world of Champagne, Frédéric joined Ruinart in 2007 as cellar master. He subsequently steered the winemaking and blending with a mix of vision and humility, leaving his impression on both the wines and the very many members of the wine trade to whom he offered his time and welcome insights along the way.
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A fair few people in the trade began their wine journey with Oddbins, sad to see the remaining shops close doors.

Exclusive: It's the end of the road for @oddbins retail, which has disappeared from the high street - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News https://t.co/z6mhZpf08x

South Downs (by Vagabond) at Gatwick S - what a civilised way to start a trip https://t.co/0kPMPfLPXx

Great news, very much looking forward to working on SWA (again), a fantastic immersion in the somm wine world.

We are delighted to announce that @HarpersWine owner Agile Media has teamed up with @imbibeuk to bring back The Sommelier Wine Awards (SWA) for 2024 - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News https://t.co/hPE6x6YJ0U https://t.co/XizT6L6cgO