Ian Harris, chief executive at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Drinks Retailing Awards held at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Tuesday (February 2).

Concha y Toro has announced the renewal of the Casillero del Diablo sponsorship of Sky Movies.

Glenturret Distillery has announced that Douglas Laing is its European distributor for Glenturret single malt scotch whisky.

Organisers of the huge Bordeaux wine and spirits trade exhibition, Vinexpo, has announced its dates for the 2017 show.

The Sogrape Group has announced the appointment of Gonçalo Sousa Machado as its new Sogrape UK managing director.

The West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers’ Association (WIRSPA) has produced a guide for trade press and professionals, titled The Explorers Guide to True Rum.

Conviviality has announced revenues were up 38% to £252m for the half-year ending November 1, despite a company restructuing following the acquisition of Matthew Clark.

The Consejo Regulador Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda, has announced the retirement of its Sherry Wines UK director, Graham Hines.

Organisers of the Wines Unearthed initiative is calling for participants at this year’s London Wine Fair.

The AfrAsia Bank Cape Wine Auction organisers say there are 40 extraordinary once-off lots, the selling of which will benefit youth education in the South African winelands.

We all have our overused words. ‘Sorry’ inevitably takes this passive-aggressive Englishman’s top spot.

Hamish Smith has dinner with Bek Narzi, the barman and entrepreneur with a glint in his eye.

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Pernod Ricard has announced Evelyn Chick from Harbord Room bar in Toronto, Canada as the winner of the 2015 Beefeater MIXLDN Cocktail Competition.