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Martell launches Single Cru series
Martell has launched its Single Cru series, with each cognac in the collection sourced from a single terroir.
Maison Billecart-Salmon unveils 2008 vintage
Maison Billecart-Salmon has unveiled its 2008 vintage, Nicolas François, a blend of great Crus from the classified vineyards of Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs.
Procera Gin releases 2022 vintage
Kenyan gin distiller Procera has launched the 2022 annual vintage of its ultra-premium Red Dot and Green Dot gin expressions both distilled using fresh Juniperus procera harvested in the nearby Kenyan highlands.
Catena Zapata’s fifth year with La Place de Bordeaux
Catena Zapata has announced the release of its 2019 vintage of Nicolás Catena Zapata and Adrianna Mundus Bacillus Terrae on September 15 2022.
Graham’s Port launches 2017 Late Bottled Vintage
Graham’s Port has announced the launch of its 2017 Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) presented in three brightly coloured tubes.
Royal Tokaji hails 2017 as one of its greatest vintages
Royal Tokaji believes its 2017 Aszú wines are on a par with the greatest vintages in its history: 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2008.
Symington family bottles six vintage ports for 2019
The Symingtons have bottled six Quinta Vintage Ports from 2019 and will release two en primeur – Quinta do Vesúvio and Dow’s Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira.
Champagne Gosset has launched a non-vintage cuvee that has benefited from more than 12 years of ageing on the lees.
Symington family declares 2017 vintage year
The Symington family has announced 2017 as a vintage port year, making this the first ever back-to-back general declaration in th winemaker's history.
Small New Zealand wine vintage
The 2017 grape harvest has come in smaller than expected, according to New Zealand Winegrowers.
South American vintage update
Both side of the Andes have been affected by untimely rain this year producing one of the most ‘oenologically challenging’ vintages in recent times, particularly in Chile, according to Santa Rita Estates’ director of vitiviniculture Eduardo Alemparte.
Australian Vintage puts wine in pints
Australian Vintage has launched Vinni, a wine-based sparkling drink intended to be drunk in a pint glass.
New Zealand wine: A vintage vintage
The 2012 vintage is down more than 20% in places, but the Kiwis are happy to try to strike a balance between demand and supply. Christian Davis reports
Janneau releases limited edition armagnacs
The House Janneau has released some limited edition armagnacs, called the Dragon Vintages.
Seven Islands Vintage, a Scottish Indian whisky
Seven Islands Vintage is described as a luxury single malt scotch whisky bringing together the best of India and Scotland.
Glenfiddich launches first ever vatted vintage reserve
William Grant has released Glenfiddich’s first-ever vatted ‘vintage reserve’, the 1974 Glenfiddich Vintage Reserve which the company claims was selected by a global panel of 16 experts.
Australian vintage is exceptional
Australian wine producer Australian Vintage (AVL) has hailed the 2012 vintage from the Sunraysia and the Riverland wine region as ‘exceptional’ and one of the best in the past two decades.
Australian Vintage recruits major UK multiple buyer
Australian Vintage has recruited the senior buyer of one of the UK’s major multiple retailers.
Dom Pérignon unveils 2003 vintage
Dom Pérignon has announced the global launch of its 2003 vintage, the champagne house’s first since last year's 2002 release.
Penfolds launches Bin 620 in Shanghai
Penfolds has launched Bin 620 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz to global markets, the first release of the ‘special bin’ since 1966.
Balblair in double-vintage release
Inver House Distillers yesterday announced the global release of Balblair vintages 1992 and '01 from the newly-opened visitor centre at the brand's Highland distillery.
Fussigny launches vintage range
A de Fussigny Cognac has announced the launch of four new vintage expressions at Vinexpo in Bordeaux.
Mumm releases 2002 champagne in UK and Italy
G H Mumm has released its 2002 vintage champagne to the UK and Italy.
Lovedale Semillon scoops top award
McWilliam’s winery has won Best White Wine at the invitation only Tri Nations Wine Challenge. The contest featured wines from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The winery won Best White Wine of Show Trophy and Best Other White trophy for its flagship 2005 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon.
Brown-Forman releases 2010 Birthday Bourbon
Old Forester has released the 2010 expression of its vintage-dated “Birthday Bourbon”. The drink was released in honour of George Garvin Brown, the founder of Louisville-based Brown-Forman and Old Forester. First launched eight years ago to commemorate Brown’s Birthday on September 2, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon is a limited-edition bourbon which is released annually.
Scotland: Highland Park launches 1970 Vintage
Highland Park has launched the third bottling from the distillery’s Orcadian Vintage Series - a 1970 Vintage.
Champagne Louis Roederer rolls out brown bottles
Following a 2009 announcement that it would be moving its non-vintage and vintage cuvées to brown bottles, Roederer has started to roll out Brut Premier in brown bottles.
New Zealand: Smaller grape harvest good news
The 2010 New Zealand grape harvest totalled 266,000 tonnes, 19,000 tonnes smaller than the 2009 crop and in line with the pre-harvest forecast.
Highland Park launches four new whiskies
Highland Park has released four new whiskies exclusive to global travel retail.
Carlsberg unveils £240 beer
Denmark: Carlsberg has launched Vintage 3 – the third in an exclusive beer trilogy.