SWA reacts to UK Brexit vote
Published: 24 June, 2016
The Scotch Whisky Association calls for unity as the UK electorate votes to leave the European Union
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Q&A with Havana Club CEO Jérôme Cottin-Bizonne
Published: 24 June, 2016
Hamish Smith interviewed Havana Club CEO Jérôme Cottin-Bizonne in Cuba.
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Wimbledon serves up Bolney Pinot Gris
Published: 22 June, 2016
English wine producer Bolney Wine Estate has been selected to be on the menu at the Wimbledon tennis championships for a second year running.
Irish craft cider for France
Published: 22 June, 2016
House of Beer, a France subsidiary of Carlsberg, has announced a deal to supply Nohoval Drinks’ Finnbarra Dry Irish Craft Cider to France.
Lagavulin 200th anniversary edition
Published: 21 June, 2016
Diageo has launched a special limited edition bottling of Lagavulin Eight Year Old in honour of Britain’s most famous Victorian whisky writer, Alfred Barnard.
Walsh whiskey opens €25m distillery
Published: 21 June, 2016
A new €25 million distillery with a capacity of 2.5m litres of pure alcohol (LPA’s) or 8m bottles/650,000 cases, has been officially opened in County Carlow, Ireland.
New Zealand vintage supports exports
Published: 20 June, 2016
The 2016 New Zealand grape harvest has finished, with high quality fruit being picked across the country, according to New Zealand Winegrowers.
Millionaires' Club: The spirits market overview
Published: 20 June, 2016
Hamish Smith gives us his take on the spirits market – things look better than last year but it’s far from plain sailing.
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On the campaign trail
Published: 20 June, 2016
While Rioja continues to steal the limelight for Spanish wines, two other established regions are pushing for greater airtime, reports Charlotte Hey
Cultivating change
Published: 20 June, 2016
Chile is focusing on its image and product quality, particularly from new places and with new blends. Christian Davis reports
Comment
None of the fun of the fair
Published: 24 June, 2016
What is the point of a wine trade fair? it’s a question that can take on an almost existential quality when, let’s say, you’re wrestling with the 3am demons in a hotel room with wafer-thin windows overlooking a roaring périphérique in the light-industrial banlieues of a Fench city.