Two South African winery bosses have teamed up with the founder of restaurant Vivat Bacchus to open a wine restaurant…
Two South African winery bosses have teamed up with the founder of restaurant Vivat Bacchus to open a wine restaurant…
Scottish & Newcastle UK is to exclusively import, market and distribute Tiger Beer in the UK, from March. Tiger Export Pte Ltd (TEPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. The brand was previously imported and distributed by Tiger Beer UK Ltd, a subsidiary of TEPL, set up in 2005. Jonathan Townsend, speciality brands director,…
International Beverage’s Chang beer has scooped a gold medal at the 2008 World Beer Championships in Chicago. The competition is organised by the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) and the championships are America’s oldest international beer competition. Thai Chang beer achieved an ‘exceptional’ rating.
Export of Australian wine fell 15.1% in value in the 12 months ending November 2008. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics November 2008 report, exports of Australian produced wine decreased by 26.3% this month, to 50.5 million litres. The value of exported wine in November…
French gin G’Vine has launched G’Vine Nouaison in the UK. The product was launched exclusively in Germany last March and partners the first expression G’Vine Floraison gin. G’Vine is produced from grape spirit and infused with grapevine flower. The gins represent the lifecycle of the vineyard, and whereas Floraison focused on the flowering period, Nouaison concentrates on fruit formation.
Scotch whisky distiller, Edrington, has 250 limited edition bottles of a 37-year-old blend of Famous Grouse – Scotland’s number one Scotch brand – to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scottish bard, Robert Burns. Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne was commissioned to create an original drawing of Robert Burns for the label,…
Diageo Great Britain has spent £2million on television channel Film4 sponsorship. The 2009 deal will see key spirit brands in Diageo’s portfolio sponsoring both the 7pm and 9pm films every night throughout the year. Brands that will be featured throughout the sponsorship include Smirnoff vodka, Gordon’s gin and Morgan’s Spiced.
Pernod Ricard India has confirmed that investigations are underway into allegations that some Imperial Blue whisky has been found to be under its specified 75 proof. The Andhra Pradesh state excise department and Pernod Ricard have launched investigations at two bottling plants in Andhra Pradesh, India. …
