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Accolade receives £150m from GE CapitalPublished:23 November, 2011

Hardys and Banrock Station brand owner Accolade Wines is to receive a £150 million financing facility from GE Capital.GE Capital is a provider ...


Whisky chief to head up European Spirits OrganisationPublished:23 November, 2011

Gavin Hewitt, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, has been elected president of the European Spirits Organisation, CEPS, with immediate ...


Fuller's posts half-year growth of 6% Published:25 November, 2011

London Pride brewer Fuller’s has announced half-year growth of 6% after registering a turnover of £128m.The UK brewer and pub company’s results ...


Vineyard in Dublin Published:24 November, 2011

McGuigan Wines, the major Australian wine producer, is to create an “urban vineyard” in Dublin this summer.It is described as “a living, breathing ...


Accolade sets its stall out Published:23 November, 2011

Accolade Wines has set its stall out, 10 months after Constellation Brands sold off its international wine division to an Australian private ...


Boisset buys Skalli wineryPublished:24 November, 2011

Boisset, La Famille des Grands Vins has purchased the Skalli winery and brands in the Languedoc and Rhône Valley. The financial details were ...


Maxxium anchors Highland Park Drakkar in travel retailPublished:24 November, 2011

The latest addition of Highland Park’s Viking series, Drakkar, has been launched by Maxxium to travel retail outlets operated by Gebr Heinemann.The ...


US: Heineken veteran to step down Published:22 November, 2011

US: Heineken USA has announced that T. Daniel Tearno will step down from his day-to-day position of senior vice president and chief corporate ...


Editors have say in The Glenrothes' expressionsPublished:21 November, 2011

Berry Bros & Rudd Spirits has teamed up with a group of journalists to launch two single casks of The Glenrothes whisky, named Editors’ Casks. The ...


Whyte & Mackay releases Glayva for ChristmasPublished:22 November, 2011

Whyte & Mackay has released 150 bottles of Glayva, a 35% ABV whisky liqueur made from Scotch malt whisky, spices, tangerines, cinnamon, almonds ...


Penfolds launches Bin 620 in ShanghaiPublished:22 November, 2011

Penfolds has launched Bin 620 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz to global markets, the first release of the ‘special bin’ since 1966.The 2008 vintage, ...


Top cellar comes up for sale next weekPublished:21 November, 2011

Bonhams, the London-based auctioneers, has a wine cellar put together over 10 years by an American businessman working in London, in its Fine ...


Marqués de Riscal holds historic auction in BeijingPublished:21 November, 2011

The major Rioja producer, Marqués de Riscal, has held a charity auction in Beijing of 100 vintages dating from 1862 to 2005.The bid for the lot ...


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