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World’s Most Admired Wine Brands is published onlinePublished:14 October, 2011

Drinksint.com is now home to the World’s Most Admired Wine Brands magazine supplement, a comprehensive industry poll of the world's best regarded ...

New look Martell VSOP Published:12 October, 2011

Martell’s new look for its VSOP, which was recently launched in the Singapore and Malaysia domestic markets, is now being rolled out throughout ...

ISC trophies announcedPublished:10 October, 2011

The winners of the International Spirits Challenge trophies have been announced.Hundreds gathered at an awards ceremony in London to honour the ...

Sazerac serves up new Wave of flavoursPublished:14 October, 2011

Drinks group Sazerac has unveiled a line of flavoured vodkas under its Wave brand for the US market.The range - which consists of whipped cream, ...

English wines have come of agePublished:14 October, 2011

English wines have come of age – Georg Riedel has chosen suitable stemware for their wines.Riedel, the leading stemware producer, has linked ...

Africa: Diageo rolls out Guinness football compPublished:13 October, 2011

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has relaunched a television, web and on-premise football competition called the Guinness Football Challenge. The ...

Diplomatico Ambassador takes up European residencePublished:13 October, 2011

Venezuelan rum producer DUSA (Destilerias Unidas SA) has kicked off the multi-market release of Diplomatico Ambassador Selection with a launch ...

Belvedere appoints CEO, looks to clear debtsPublished:12 October, 2011

Sobieski vodka owner Belvedere has appointed Krzysztof Trylinski as chairman and chief executive officer of the group. He aims to clear the company's ...

Has Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene gained a strong consumer franchise? Published:13 October, 2011

The head of the consortium that protects Prosecco sparkling Italian wine from Conegliano Valdobbiadene is to address delegates at the International ...

DIVA to distribute SA winesPublished:13 October, 2011

French distributor DIVA (Distribution Internationale de Vins et Alcools) has created DIVA South Africa to market some of the country’s ‘premium’ ...

Tetra Pak unveils new environmentally friendly cartonPublished:12 October, 2011

Tetra Pak, the carton manufacturer, has introduced a new carton that claims to be easier to use, reduced cost and strong environmental credentials.Targeted ...

Nomacorc announces software to match closure to wine type Published:12 October, 2011

Nomacorc, the leading alternative wine closure producer, has announced the introduction of NomaSelector, which is software that recommends a ...

UK: Heritage to distribute Nugan winesPublished:14 October, 2011

UK-based Heritage Wine has announced a distribution agreement with Australian wine producer Nugan Estate in the UK market.Family operated by ...

Russia: Roust and Rémy strengthen tiesPublished:10 October, 2011

Russian Standard vodka owner Roust and Rémy Cointreau have announced the expansion of their partnership in Russia which will include the distribution ...

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