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Hamish Smith, Lucy Britner and Christian Davis


International Wine Challenge results Published:12 September, 2012

The International Wine Challenge held is annual bash at the Hilton on London’s Park Lane last night at which all its trophy winners were announced.The ...


Bordeaux 2012 to surpass 2011Published:13 September, 2012

CEO of CA Grands Crus, Thierry Budin, has predicted this year’s Bordeaux vintage could surpass that of 2011, despite an unseasonably wet July ...


India: Beam launches cognacPublished:13 September, 2012

Beam has launched its Courvoisier age statement cognac collection in India at Delhi Duty Free Services.DDFS is India’s largest duty free retail ...


Ethical seals to debut at Cape 2012 Published:12 September, 2012

Wines of South Africa has announced that the first wines to carry South Africa’s new, fully traceable, ethical seal will be showcased at Cape ...


Martell XO Architect Edition for Hong Kong duty free Published:12 September, 2012

The Martell XO Architect Edition by Christian de Portzamparc will debut in Hong Kong International Airport this month.This is the first time ...


Jubilee celebrations lift gin and sparking sales Published:12 September, 2012

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association says gin and sparkling wine sales increased in the UK during the run up to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee ...


London Distillery Company releases Testbed ginsPublished:12 September, 2012

The newly founded The London Distillery Company has launched its first product, a quartet of gins under the experimental line, Testbed.The name ...


Absolut rolls out 'Unique' vodka bottlesPublished:12 September, 2012

Absolut vodka is to roll out its Absolut Unique bottles in domestic markets from October. The limited edition of four million individually designed ...


Team America: World Cup winners Published:11 September, 2012

Bacardi has named Team USA winners of the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup 2012, which took place at the vodka brand's home, New Zealand.The winning ...


Australian Vintage appoints Dyer general managerPublished:11 September, 2012

The major Australian volume wine producer, Australian Vintage (AVL) has appointed Julian Dyer to general manager UK & Europe on a permanent ...


Edrington unveils age-statement-free Macallan Gold Published:11 September, 2012

Macallan Gold has launched exclusively to the UK, with about 50 European markets and Canada to receive the new pale single malt scotch whisky ...


Diageo launches global Johnnie Walker ad campaignPublished:10 September, 2012

Diageo is set to launch a global advertising campaign for its blended scotch whisky Johnnie Walker, starting in Africa.Entitled 'Where Flavour ...


New London distillery to launch ginPublished:11 September, 2012

A new craft distillery in Battersea, London is to launch its first product. The London Distillery Company is to launch four gins under its experimental ...


Cognac grows 4% despite European malaisePublished:10 September, 2012

The Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) has announced shipments of cognac have risen by 4.3%, with growth in Asia and North America ...


Profile: Tony ConigliaroPublished:12 September, 2012

Described by some as the Heston Blumenthal of drinks, Tony C has under his care 69 Colebrooke Row and Zetter Townhouse. Lucy Britner caught up ...


Profile: Tony ConigliaroPublished:12 September, 2012

Described by some as the Heston Blumenthal of drinks, Tony C has under his care 69 Colebrooke Row and Zetter Townhouse. Lucy Britner caught up ...


ChampagnePublished:12 September, 2012

Despite reports of champagne’s struggle to keep cases sales up, Lucy Britner finds that the world has far from fallen out of love with France’s ...


ClosuresPublished:12 September, 2012

Christian Davis looks at the latest developments in the great debate over cork versus syntheticsA DEBATE ON CLOSURES among the great and the ...


Rum cocktailsPublished:12 September, 2012

Lucy Britner mixes with the best Champion of the DI Cocktail Challenge and Santa Teresa ambassador Jim Wrigley knows his cocktail onions when ...


CiderPublished:12 September, 2012

Cider – and its many variants – continues to capture the imaginations of consumers. But does it have worldwide appeal? Hamish Smith gets to the ...


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