Tesco has become the first off-trade retailer to be recognised by the British Institute of Innkeeping's awards body (BIIAB), for tackling under-age sales through its staff training scheme.
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Heineken is launching a worldwide promotional campaign for the latest James Bond film, 'Quantum of Solace.'
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Pernod Ricard plans to invest US$10 million (£5.2m)in Graffigna over the next three years to make it the number one selling Argentine brand in the UK, writes Rebecca Gibb.
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Tesco has extended the entry deadline for its 2009 Drinks Awards to September 5 2008.
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Cellar Trends is launching its biggest ad campaign for Spanish wine brand Faustino Rioja in four years.
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Martini has struck a deal with All Bar One to exhibit its outdoor Martini Terrazza at venues around the UK.
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English winemakers will scoop a total of 19 medals at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards.
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Claire Weekes has joined TalkingDrinks.com as its new editor.
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The BBC has attempted an unusual biofuel experiment on the whisky island of Islay.
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Online wine seller Laithwaites is to undergo a PR push to promote the brand to a wider audience.
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InBev will launch a TV campaign to promote its new lower strength version of Stella Artois in November.
Read more...Two of the US's leading wine and spirits manufacturers have announced a joint venture that will control 80% of the country's wine and spirits volume across 38 states.
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Newly launched whisky brand The Black Grouse has scooped a gold medal in the Scotch whisky category at this year's International Spirits Challenge.
Birmingham's first dedicated wine school launches next month as part of a planned franchise programme in the UK.
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Pernod Ricard has invested £250,000 in a flip flop promotion for Malibu.
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The food and drinks sector is the only one to have shown "significant growth" compared to 2007, according to new British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures out today.
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Greenall's has teamed with film makers Pathe for a trade sector marketing push. The gin manufacturer is offering two tickets to an exclusive champagne and canapés screening of new film The Duchess, starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes.
Read more...Bottle Green Ltd has announced that it will represent the wines of Alliance Loire in the UK market with immediate effect.
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Constellation Europe is launching a UK and European ad campaign to promote its South African Kumala wine brand.
Read more...Constellation Brands is to reduce its presence in Australia, after confirming that it is looking to sell three of its ten wineries in the country.
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