Concha y Toro, South America’s largest wine producer and owner of one of the world’s largest wine brands Casillero del Diablo, holds its corporate breath as the ramifications of the collapse of US sub prime housing market and the worldwide credit crunch, work their way through the global economy. Rafael Guilisasti, vice president of Viña Concha y Toro…

The much discussed 2008 Australian grape harvest, which in the end turned out to be the fourth largest on record, has left the industry with an interesting dilemma. This is the view of Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation’s general manager market development. Englishman Paul Henry, who is a well known and popular figure in the UK wine trade, told…

The new drinks group Stock Spirits, boasting a roster of executives with impressive drinks industry experience, has set its sights on developing sales in central Europe. Stock emerged from the sale of Stock Plzen in 2007. The group now comprises Italy’s fifth largest drinks company Stock, with its eponymous 84 brandy, and…