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Hamish Smith, Christian Davis and Holly Motion.
Top Stories
Travel Retail Awards results announcedPublished:22 October, 2015

Drinks International’s Travel Retail Awards were announced on Tuesday 20 October at Majestic Barričre in Cannes during the TFWA Global Summit.
Champagne tourist figures up 15% following UNESCO listing Published:21 October, 2015

Tourist figures in Champagne are up 15% on last year as a result of the ‘UNESCO World Heritage effect’, according to the president of the Associations Paysages du Champagne. 
Analysis
Ethical Concept: Craft VodkaPublished:22 October, 2015

Consumers love ‘craft’, but are producers abusing the notion? Holly Hotion investigates

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Prickly subjectPublished:19 October, 2015

Fears of an agave shortage seem to be having no effect on tequila production as new markets open up and premium products find favour. Holly Motion reports
Comment
Joe Bates: “Truth is to be found in adventure”Published:22 October, 2015

Monsieur Bates. Je suis ici!” shouts a leather-clad biker, gesticulating wildly outside the roar and bustle of the Gare du Nord on a sunny October morning.
Bar news
View from the City: Cape TownPublished:22 October, 2015

South Africa's Cape Town is a work in progress on the cocktail scene, freelance bartender Nick Koumbarakis tell us why

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