Paul Symington: "Port needs to change with the times"

Paul Symington said that to ensure the future of the category, "Port needs to change with the times". He is optimistic that the recent success of aged tawny Ports is a step in the right direction for the category as whole.

Dewars pushes Scratched Cask with virtual reality tour

Leading blended whisky producer Dewar's has looked to virtual reality to promote its new Scratched Cask brand.

Bacardi reveals UK finalists for Legacy Cocktail Competition

Bacardi has announced the UK finalists for its 2015 Legacy Cocktail Competition.

Agile Media to relaunch print edition of the Harpers Directory

Next year will see the Harpers Wine & Spirit Directory return to print alongside the successful online edition.

LMVH drinks division rebounds with major third-quarter growth

Strong quarterly growth in the wine and spirits division has helped push luxury goods group LVMH to revenues of €25.3 billion for the first nine months of the year, according to figures released today.

E&J Gallo invites consumers to discover their dark side

E&J Gallo is taking its premium wine brand Apothic Red to consumers around the UK through the month of October.

BWS suffers as supermarket range cull starts to bite

Beer, wines and spirits (BWS) has been among the hardest-hit categories as supermarkets culled their ranges this year, according to new research.

Drinkers averse to experimentation, new global survey reveals

Nearly two-thirds of drinkers stay loyal to one or two alcoholic brands, according to a new study of attitudes to alcohol from global media agency, Maxus.

Stoli targets Scandinavia with new Nordic distribution partners

The Stoli Group has appointed two new distributors for its premium vodkas in Northern Europe.

Matugga rum launch brings taste of East Africa to the UK

This week sees the launch of the first UK-distilled rum to be produced from East African sugar cane molasses.

Italy overtakes France again as world's leading wine producer

Italy has regained its position as the world's largest wine producer this year, according to figures submitted to the European Union.

Australia's Robert Oatley wines to join Hatch Mansfield portfolio

Hatch Mansfield will take on the UK agency for Australia's Robert Oatley Vineyards from January 1.

Fuller's to hand pub staff national living wage ahead of schedule

Fuller's is to bring in the national living wage rate of £7.20 an hour in for key pub staff six months ahead of it being made a national requirement.

Pilsner Urquell's tank beer concept hits the north

Pilsner Urquell Czech lager has rolled out its tank beer concept to northern England.

Denbies listing in Waitrose is a first for English dessert wine

Denbies claims to be the first English producer to have a dessert wine listed by a British supermarket with Waitrose taking its Noble Harvest Ortega 2014 in half-bottles.

Twitter tastings to run for International Sherry Week

Negociants showcases new Yalumba releases in Icon tasting

Yalumba supplier Negociants UK is to pit its New World wines against Old World counterparts in a tutorial as a curtain-raiser to its annual free-pour Icon Release Tasting.

Co-operative to sell wine made from Australian and New Zealand grapes

The Co-operative is to list a wine made with grapes from both Australia and New Zealand among a number of new additions to its range.

Gosset releases 2006 vintage through Louis Latour Agencies

Champagne Gosset has launched its latest vintage, Grand Millésime 2006.

US beer business is the shiniest star for Constellation as it posts 21% increase in earnings