Diageo: net sales down, profits up 1.6%

Published: 28 July, 2016

Diageo has reported that net sales are down 3% but operating profit grew 1.6% for the year ended June 30, 2016.

Copenhagen By The Glass dates announced

Published: 28 July, 2016

Copenhagen By The Glass launches next month, in collaboration with Copenhagen Cooking and Food Festival.

Austria's wine exports down

Published: 28 July, 2016

Austria's wine export revenues in 2015 declined for the first time in eight years.

Chivas’ Max is Tales’s best

Published: 27 July, 2016

Chivas’ Regal's global brand ambassador, Max Warner, has been has been named the Best International Brand Ambassador at the Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards.

Gin Guild dates

Published: 27 July, 2016

The Gin Guild has released dates for its forthcoming events.

Delicato partners with ASC in China

Published: 27 July, 2016

Delicato Family Vineyards, a worldwide exporter of California wines. has announced a partnership with ASC Fine Wines, a leading distributor of imported wines in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

Diageo welcomes report on reducing alcohol-related harm

Published: 26 July, 2016

Diageo has welcomed the release of the latest Producers’ Commitments report by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking.

Halewood buys a stake in West Cork Distillers

Published: 26 July, 2016

Halewood Wines & Spirits has announced that it has bought a stake in West Cork Distillers. It says it plans to expand jointly its global reach.

Edrington profits down £7m

Published: 25 July, 2016

Edrington has announced profits of £72.7m for the year ended March 31, 2016, down £7m on the previous year.

Ewan Henderson is Crucial’s global brand ambassador

Published: 25 July, 2016

Crucial Drinks, has announced whisky connoisseur, Ewan Henderson, as its newly created global brand ambassador.

German wine drinkers want to know more

Published: 25 July, 2016

German wine drinkers are becoming more interested in wine, according to a new Wine Intelligence report.

Understanding Armagnac

Published: 22 July, 2016

The key to increasing armagnac sales is to educate both the trade and consumers, producers tell Henry Jeffreys

Diageo has momentum

Published: 29 July, 2016

The chief executive of the world’s largest premium drinks company expressed satisfaction at the company’s progress at a briefing to journalists and city analysts yesterday (July 28) following the announcement of its end of year results.

The schlock of the new

Published: 22 July, 2016

It may go against my better nature and political persuasion, but I have to admit that I love new stuff

Aidan Bowie pops up in New York

Published: 27 July, 2016

Aidan Bowie, Diageo Reserve’s GB World Class Bartender of the Year 2016, has partnered with Llama Inn in Williamsburg, NYC to open a World Class pop up bar on August 3.