Stock Spirits acquires three new brands to bolster key markets

Major spirits producer Stock Spirits is incorporating three new producers to its arsenal.

Beaujolais UK exports jump for second year in a row

Beaujolais exports to the UK have enjoyed a second year of encouraging growth, with volume up 18% and value up 20.9% between July 2015 and July 2016.

Reserves to be used to supplement reduced Chablis vintage

Reserves from vintage 2015 will be used to supplement reduced yields from this year's harvest in Chablis following disastrous weather in April this year.

Asahi completes Miller Brands UK acquisition

Japanese brewing giant Asahi has completed its acquistion of Miller Brands UK and the creation of Asahi UK, the company announced today.

Dublin City Gin aims to replicate Irish success across the UK

The team behind the award-winning Dublin City Gin are targeting the UK market just months after launch.

South African wine producer plans new English vineyard on Sussex golf course

South African wine producer Benguela Cove has bought a golf course in Sussex with the aim of establishing a vineyard.

English vineyards report exceptional vintage for 2016

Wine producers across England are reporting an exceptional vintage as harvesting gets under way.

Rioja Consejo's Daroca says new proposals will cover breakaway Alava group's demands

Rioja's wine board has hit back at plans to establish the new breakaway appellation, Vineyards of Alava, by saying new proposals for single estate vineyards and labels would aim to satisfy demands from producers

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September weather saves diminished Burgundy harvest but price rises on way

Burgundy 2016 is likely to deliver a good but not great vintage as cost of hail and frost counted while grapes come in.

Borough Wines boosts team with two key hires

Independent London retailer Borough Wines & Beers has added two new senior appointments to its team as it continues its rapid expansion.

Former Accolade brand manager launches trade-focused wine school

A new wine school has been launched offering bespoke training services to staff across both the off- and the on-trade.

Majestic asks customers to choose new international craft beer

Majestic Wine is opening up its beer offering by asking customers vote for what they like and what they enjoy drinking.

Promising Rioja proposals could draw a line between industrial and artisanal production, say producers

Two leading Rioja producers based in Alava have welcomed fresh details of plans tabled by the breakaway Vineyards of Alava appellation proposal including a move to distinguish itself by discarding Rioja's ageing categories of Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.

Wines and spirits continue to drive growth for LVMH amid luxury market slowdown

The wine and spirits division represented the second highest growth area for LVMH in its sales so far this year, with organic growth up 7%.

Bolney Wine Estates to double production with £2m investment

West Sussex vineyard Bolney Wine Estates is set to announce a £2m investment this week, the Guardian has reported.

Jura wines to partner with Comté for 2016 tasting

This year's Jura wine trade and press tasting will feature the region's other principal export - Comté cheese - for the first time.

Champagne harvest "isn't all doom and gloom", says Bollinger

Champagne has had its fair share of challenges so far this year, with a slew of bad weather meaning that crop loss is as severe in some parts - as is the case in he Aube - according to Champagne Taittinger.

New British Champagne house claims to offer Champagne for the digital age

A British-based holding company is claiming to be the first major prospective champagne house to open since Nicholas Feuillatte in 1972.

The other side of life: Marblehead's Jeremy Rockett

We in the drinks biz are so passionate about our trade that sometimes it's easy to forget that our colleagues have other interests.