González Byass is presenting its entire range of wines, sherries and brandies to celebrate the 175th anniversary since the Spanish wine company's establishment.
Read more...What happens when vodka companies run out of ideas for flavours - will they jump on the bandwagon like crisps and start producing the likes of fish and chip or hoisin duck flavours? We'll have to wait and see if that quirky initiative ever sees the light of day. In the meantime, Diageo GB is rolling out a new variant for its popular flavoured vodka range - Smirnoff Blueberry (rrp £14.79) in a bid to fuel further growth of the category. So far, so good - according to Diageo its Bristol trial saw "outstanding" results. Smirnoff Blueberry is promoted to be served with lemonade, making it easy for consumers to create a long, mixed spirit drink at home.
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It must be pretty special to be in any way Spanish this week. You only had to see the television coverage or pictures from the amazing homecoming the Spanish football team received from the hundreds of thousands of people in Madrid to see what their World Cup victory means to the people of Spain.
Read more...It must have been a sad, sad day for Royal Navy sailors when the last rum ration was issued to them on July 31, 1970.
Read more...At WineFuture in Rioja in 2009, when Justin Howard-Sneyd was buying manager at Waitrose, he said there were two ways ahead for UK supermarket wine divisions upmarket or down.
Read more...The 2010 New Zealand grape harvest totalled 266,000 tonnes - 19,000 tonnes smaller than in 2009.
Read more...The rise in the numbers of visitors to Vinexpo Asia-Pacific 2010, has taken the show to another dimension and points to the vitality of the Asian markets, said Vinexpo.
Read more...Try as you might to get around as many people as possible at the LIWF, making even a small dent is over ambitious.
Read more...This is your last chance to win a trip to visit González Byass's Spanish wineries in a competition being run in association with Harpers Wine & Spirit.
Read more...This is your last chance to win a trip to visit González Byass's Spanish wineries in a competition being run in association with Harpers Wine & Spirit.
Read more...The New Zealand Government has announced a promotional package of support for the country's wine industry, to help overcome its current challenges.
Read more...Vinexpo Asia-Pacific closed today after what it claims was its most successful ever show with a 40% increase in visitors on its last show in 2008.
Read more...González Byass is offering a trip for six independent merchants to visit the Spanish wineries in its portfolio.
Read more...Former First Quench buyer Melissa Draycott has been named sales director of Gonzalez Byass UK.
Read more...Carol Emmas takes part in a blind tasting that pits the big brand Champagnes against the small growers.
Read more...A snapshot of wines from New Zealand's Wairarapa region.
Read more...A look at how Manchester's Obsidian restaurant manages to cover every base.
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