Bushmills' new look
Published: 23 July, 2008
Diageo has created a new look for Bushmills Irish whiskey, and is also investing 500,000 in a marketing campaign.
Courvoisier: earn it
Published: 23 July, 2008
A total of 1 million is being spent on a Christmas campaign to attract younger consumers to Courvoisier Cognac by Beam Global Spirits and Wine.
Absolut for sale
Published: 23 July, 2008
By Ron Emler
The election of a new centre-right government in Sweden has
prompted speculation about the future of Absolut, the world's third biggest-selling vodka brand.
An eco-friendly acorn
Published: 23 July, 2008
Acorn House will be opening its doors to the public on 14 November and claims to be London's first truly eco-friendly training restaurant'.
Lower-alcohol wine from Banrock Station
Published: 23 July, 2008
Banrock Station, the Constellation-owned Australian brand, has launched Crimson Cabernet Sauvignon, a lower-alcohol red wine, to the UK market, following a successful launch in its homeland.
Paris in Farringdon
Published: 23 July, 2008
A Parisian-style brasserie, complete with black-and-white tiled floors and large mirrors, will be launched in London's Farringdon in October.
Read more...New Scotch distillery looking for members
Published: 23 July, 2008
A new whisky distillery in Fife, due to open next year, is looking for members to sign up and receive bottlings for the next 50 years.
Toptable expands
Published: 23 July, 2008
Toptable, the restaurant search and booking website, has bought the City eating group for an undisclosed sum.
Read more...Bowmore to release 30 year old
Published: 23 July, 2008
Islay-based Scotch producer Bowmore is to launch a 30 year-old whisky exclusively for the travel retail market.
Fentimans in miniature
Published: 23 July, 2008
Fentimans has launched a new 125ml bottle of ginger beer designed to provide a mixer for the ontrade.
Whisky TV
Published: 23 July, 2008
A new web-based TV channel devoted to single malt whisky is set to launch today: www.singlemalt.tv
News Special: Noval declares '04 vintage
Published: 23 July, 2008
By Stuart Peskett - Resplendent in his trademark bow tie, Christian Seely, MD of Axa Millsimes, was in a good mood when he announced that Quinta do Noval would be releasing a 2004 vintage Port.
New winemaker at Vidal
Published: 23 July, 2008
Hugh Crichton has been appointed winemaker at New Zealand's Vidal winery.
From blogging to cartoons: another first for Stormhoek
Published: 23 July, 2008
Stormhoek, the South African brand that brought blogging to the wine trade, has embarked on another industry first with the launch of a limited-edition series of bottle designs.
Wine Group and Grands Chais de France form strategic alliance
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Wine Group (TWG) and Les Grands Chais de France (GCF), the world's third- and fourth-largest wine producers, have formed a global strategic alliance' to cover the US and Europe.
Read more...Argentina's first Fairtrade wines
Published: 23 July, 2008
The UK's first Fairtrade wines from Argentina will hit the shelves of the Co-op next week.
Read more...Uvine into administration; MD declared bankrupt
Published: 23 July, 2008
(By Stuart Peskett)
Uvine, the wine exchange company that acts as an intermediary for the buying and selling of wine, went into administration on Tuesday - with its MD, Christopher Burr MW, declared bankrupt.
Emma Ford
Published: 23 July, 2008
This is a fine Georgian building for your first hotel
Yes, although when we bought it, it was in a real state. It looked beautiful from the outside, but the bathrooms were yellow. They weren't even avocado green - it was a time even before that colour. My mother was concerned at us sinking half a million into the project, and I was pretty worried too, although I reassured her - and myself - with the fact that people would know us from Summer Lodge, the hotel where we were working. Once the new owners started trying to turn Summer Lodge into a corporate venue rather than a place for regulars, we knew we had to leave.
Glenrothes 1975 launched
Published: 23 July, 2008
The latest release from Speyside distillery The Glenrothes is the 1975, joining the other vintage releases of that decade.
Kingsland Wines & Spirits signs deal with Overhex
Published: 23 July, 2008
Kingsland Wines & Spirits has formalised its partnership with Overhex Wines International of South Africa and will now represent Overhex as its UK distributor of both bulk and branded wines.
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