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Diageo sponsors New Year’s Eve travel Published:07 December, 2012

Diageo the world’s largest premium drinks company in the world, is to sponsor public transport in London and Edinburgh on New Year’s Eve.Diageo ...

Mangrove: Gin has peaked in the UKPublished:07 December, 2012

In the UK gin sales have peaked, while tequila, bourbon and rum are on the rise, according to Mangrove Spirits.Talking to Drinks International, ...

US distillers closer to RussiaPublished:07 December, 2012

The Distilled Spirits Council of the US (DISCUS) has applauded the Senate's approval of legislation that will extend permanent normal trade relations ...

Bordeaux's Château Bernadotte sold to Chinese groupPublished:07 December, 2012

Château Bernadotte from the Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, has been acquired by Hong Kong group King Power Group from Louis Roederer.Bought by the champagne ...

Treasury to move into travel retail Published:06 December, 2012

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has announced its intention to build its presence as a leader in the global travel retail (GTR) sector.TWE has confirmed ...

1789 Courvoisier on sale in Harrods for £95,000 Published:06 December, 2012

A 233-year-old Courvoisier cognac, discovered in a Dutch Collection is on sale for £95,000 at Harrods in LondonThe famous London department store, ...

Adnams previews its English whiskies Published:05 December, 2012

Adnams, best known as a regional English brewer, has previewed two English whiskies which will be launched next year in time for Christmas.Adnams ...

Le Clos announces winner of the ‘Bordeaux Big Eight’ Published:05 December, 2012

Le Clos, Dubai International's fine wines and luxury spirits duty free outlet,  has announced the winner of the Bordeaux Big Eight promotion ...

Wine tourism is the way forward for the Western Cape Published:04 December, 2012

Tourism, not agriculture, is the future for the Western Cape, according to Charles Back, whose Fairview farm is one of the most popular tourist ...

Pernod Ricard Chatter Published:04 December, 2012

Share a new idea every day is the catch phrase of Pernod Ricard Chatter, its first corporate social network.The global alcoholic drinks company ...

The best Albariños in the world Published:04 December, 2012

The best Albariños in the world are: La Val Crianza sobre Lias from Galician producer Bodegas La Val, Abadía San Campio from Cordorniu’s Terras ...

Drunk children Published:04 December, 2012

UK: Children of parents who drink above the Government’s unit guidelines are more likely to have been drunk than children of parents who drink ...

Federer serves for Moët & Chandon Published:03 December, 2012

Moët & Chandon has announced that tennis great, Roger Federer, is the house’s new brand ambassador.The Swiss tennis player who is regarded ...

New direction for LIWFPublished:03 December, 2012

Brintex, the organiser of the London International Wine Fair, has announced new initiatives to reinvigorate the 2013 show.Fundamental to the ...

First Drinks announces major investment in the UK on-trade Published:03 December, 2012

First Drinks, William Grant & Sons UK distributor, has announced a major investment to strengthen its presence in the UK on-trade.The William ...

Esporão appoints Barwell & Jones in UK Published:03 December, 2012

Esporão, leading family-run Portuguese wine company has appointed Barwell & Jones to be its exclusive UK agentEsporão is a private family ...

Herbert Hall to make fizz for Prince Charles Published:03 December, 2012

The boutique sparkling wine producer, Herbert Hall Wines, has been selected to make an English Sparkling Wine Cuvée for The Prince of Wales’s ...

Beluga sponsors Nobel Prize eventPublished:03 December, 2012

Beluga vodka has announced it will be one of the sponsors of the Nobel Prize events on December 10 in Stockholm.The yearly Nobel Prize is held ...

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