Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has two new board directors.
Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has two new board directors.
The board of Cutty Sark International has confirmed Jeremy Parsons as the company’s new chief executive. Patrick O’Driscoll has been named chief executive and president of Malibu-Kahlúa International. O’Driscoll brings 22 years’ international industry experience. He joins from Chivas Brothers, where he was commercial director. Douglas Cruickshank is Chivas Brothers’ new operations and spirit supply director. He has been production director for the company since 1992. Cruickshank…
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Canadian border shop owner Blue Water Bridge Duty Free is battling increasingly tough trading conditions by investing in a refurbished and expanded liquor area. Work should be completed later this year and will double the size of the liquor department . A wine boutique dedicated to local Canadian icewine is also being installed. Leading suppliers have supported the retailer with customised merchandising units, many…
Brand owner Pernod Ricard Produced in France Size 75c Price £85, e107, US$185 Abv 12.9 Markets Worldwide Contact: isobel.anderson@pernod-ricard-uk.com Champagne Perrier-Jou ët has launched its 1999 vintage of Belle Epoque, which will be available in top-end outlets, specialist independents and prestige department stores. Cellar master Hervé Deschamps says that 1999 was one of a run of exceptional years with near-perfect conditions in early September.
Brand owner Reh Kendermann Produced in Germany Size 75cl Price £6.99, e4.99 Abv 12 Markets Worldwide Contact (UK): richard.n.jones@btinternet.com, (rest of world) info@reh-kendermann.de Reh Kendermann, the German wine producer, has unveiled a special-edition cuvée comprising the native German grape variety, Dornfelder, with the Burgundy grape, Pinot Noir. The fruit is said to be sourced from selected vineyards from growers in the Pfalz in the…
One definition of luck is: "events that are beyond control and seem subject to chance; fortune". In other words, luck has a lot to do with being in the right place at the right time. Not for a minute should it be said that Michael Cockram, Beam Global Spirits & Wine’s global Scotch category director, is lucky . Far from it. He has worked his…
Over the past 10 years Champagne consumption has only exceeded production twice, in 1997 and 2003. In the latter year the average yield across the appellation was 8,251kg/ha due to the summer drought and just 219.12 million bottles were produced while more than 293.3 million bottles were shipped: a deficit o f 74 million bottles. Although production exceeded consumption by a similar amount in 2000 and…
