Tourists may have been cursing the skies, but Spain’s cava producers are toasting a month of rain that has saved their harvest – as long…
Tourists may have been cursing the skies, but Spain’s cava producers are toasting a month of rain that has saved their harvest – as long…
, the governor of California and Hollywood movie star, steps up to exchange accords with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet . This will lead to the South American country’s wine research organisations conducting joint studies with University of California Davis’s world -reno wned department of viticulture and oenology. They will be looking at sustainability, energy efficiency, wine flavours and phenolics, as well as the economics of…
The Royal Oporto Company (ROC) has just completed the purchase of the Delaforce brand from the Fladgate Port Partnership for an undisclosed sum. Blending and bottling of Delaforce ports will remain with Fladgate, which has a similar arrangement with Osborne. This is a strategic move by both companies. Delaforce is the brand leader in Germany, is strong in Holland and Denmark, and will provide an…
Bacardi, Brown-Forman and Rémy Cointreau have announced plans to expand their US distribution alliance to California and Texas. The companies launched the alliance in New York in May last year, aligning with Empire Merchants, and are keen to build their portfolios in other states . The expansion will begin with the Republic National Distributing Company in Texas and discussions have taken place with Young’s Market…
Diageo plans to significantly increase production of its recently acquired Ketel One vodka, as part of a global push on the brand. Diageo wants to expand Ketel One’s presence outside of North America, initially in Latin America and Europe, chief executive Paul Walsh has told Drinks International. Diageo has spent US$900 million to begin a 50 /50 joint venture on Ketel One with the Nolet…
While Spain’s best known wine, Rioja, has updated its logo, two names have been added to the list of Spain’s Denominación de Origen wine producing regions. Based on the Tempranillo vine, the quintessential grape variety of Rioja, Rioja’s regulatory council hopes its new logo design will appeal to new younger drinkers without alienating its existing devotees. The logo is being introduced to the domestic Spanish…
Havana Club, the dark rum brand owned by Cuba Ron SA and Pernod Ricard , has recorded a 15 per cent year-on-year increase, taking it past the 3 million nine-litre case mark. Havana Club International says the rum is set to make 5 million cases by 2013. The company exports to 124 countries, excluding the US where Cuban-made products are banned. Havana Club International…
Pacific Beverages, SABMiller’s joint venture with Coca-Cola, is planning to build a “state-of-the art” brewery in Australia to increase production of its premium brands. The brewery in New South Wales will have a capacity of 500,000 h l and will be used by Pacific to brew more Bluetongue and Bondi Blonde beer and potentially develop more premium brands. Ari Mervis, managing director of SABMiller Asia,…
