Freixenet has entered the French sparkling wine category with the launch of two expressions immediately available in the UK.

Independent cognac house Hine has appointed SipWell to drive its travel retail presence across the UK, US and Asia.

Dufftown single malt The Balvenie has announced the launch of The Balvenie Fifty Collection, a trilogy of fifty-year-old single malts to be released over the next three years.

Skrewball peanut butter whiskey liqueur has entered Australia and New Zealand in partnership with Pernod Ricard.

AB InBev’s ZX Ventures arm has sold Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks and Atom Brands back to original founder Justin Petszaft, six years after acquiring the business. 

The Consorzio di Tutela Prosecco DOC has revealed that more than 500,000 hectoliters were bottled in July, the second highest in history.

Spirits distributor Mangrove Global is bringing a selection of international brands from its independent spirits portfolio to UK customers nationwide, through an extended partnership with supermarket chain Waitrose. 

The group experienced H1 net sales of €1.523 billion, an increase from €1.457 billion during the same period last year.

The Regulatory Council Technical Services of DO Cava has forecast a quality harvest for the Spanish wine region after spring rainfall ended a prolonged period of drought.

The Whisky Exchange has announced that the first-ever Korean single malt has launched in the UK.

Diageo reported a net sales decline of 1.4% to $20.3 billion for the year end 30 June 2024 which the company pinned on unfavourable foreign exchange and inflation.

Diageo has recovered the distribution of all its brands in France which are currently distributed by the joint venture Moët Hennessy Diageo France.

China’s alcohol market recovery has faltered amidst consumer downtrading and high inventories, new IWSR data has revealed.