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Drinks International to celebrate 40th birthdayPublished:09 July, 2012

Drinks International will celebrate its 40th birthday with the great and the good of the UK drinks industry on Thursday in London.Established ...

Rémy eyes Islay distiller BruichladdichPublished:09 July, 2012

Rémy Cointreau has entered talks to buy Islay distillery Bruichladdich.The Cognac-headquartered company announced this morning that it has “entered ...

Chinese open to modern wine labelsPublished:09 July, 2012

Chinese wine consumers prefer traditional wine labels but are open to some contemporary designs, according to Wine Intelligence.In its inaugural ...

Bacardi hires new president of Latin AmericaPublished:06 July, 2012

Bacardi has announced the appointment of Gianpaolo (Paolo) Perego as regional president of Latin America.Based at the Bacardi Americas headquarters ...

UK: Stressed Brits drink too muchPublished:06 July, 2012

Three in five (62%) Brits use alcohol to relax and unwind in the evenings according to new research from alcohol education charity Drinkaware. 44% ...

William Grant appoints travel retail director Published:05 July, 2012

André de Almeida, currently at The Edrington Group where he is area director with responsibility for the Middle East & Turkey, domestic & ...

Vinho Verde exports boomingPublished:05 July, 2012

Despite challenging Portuguese economic conditions, Vinho Verde exports are on the increase and will become more competitive in the global market ...

Diageo launches a Chinese white spirit to the UK market Published:04 July, 2012

Diageo, has launched Chinese white spirit brand, Shui Jing Fang, onto the UK domestic market.Britain is the first European market to stock Shui ...

Ice, ice, cognacPublished:05 July, 2012

Cognac producer ABK6 is rolling out its Ice Cognac across Europe.Importer and distributor Drinks21 has just launched the product in the UK and ...

Guala buys South African closures maker Published:04 July, 2012

The Guala Closures Group has announced that it has begun the process for the acquisition of the Metal Closures division of South Africa’s MCG ...

Sailor Jerry rum gets $7m boostPublished:04 July, 2012

US: William Grant has invested $7 million in a global digital marketing campaign for its Sailor Jerry rum brand.The campaign features a compilation ...

International varietals could be the future for Portuguese wine Published:03 July, 2012

CEO of Sogrape Vinhos, Francisco Ferreira, has ventured that the planting of further international varietals could help to attract more consumers ...

CEDC appoints regional directorPublished:04 July, 2012

CEDC has appointed Richard Huck to the role of regional director, Europe, Middle East & Africa.He is to be responsible for the development ...

Stoli launches salted caramel vodkaPublished:04 July, 2012

US: Stolichnaya has launched a new flavour - Stoli Salted Karamel.Following the launch of Stoli Chocolat Razberi, Salted Karamel will be the ...

The Macallan 64 Year Old Lalique is world’s most expensive whisky Published:02 July, 2012

The Macallan 64 Year Old Lalique Cire Perdue is world’s most expensive whisky sold at auction – that’s official.Guinness World Records has awarded ...

Diageo appoints Menezes to the board Published:02 July, 2012

Ivan Menezes has been appointed to the Diageo board as an executive director with effect from July 2.Ivan Menezes has been chief operating officer ...

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