Majestic plc's first-half results show that profits dropped by 50% for the 26 weeks to September 28, 2015, with profits before tax sliding to £4.3m, down from £8.5m for the same period the year before.
Read more...Australia needs to talk more about its old vines, according to experts at a Wine Australia seminar yesterday.
Read more...International Sherry Week, which ran from November 2 to 8, saw over 1,500 events being held across 25 countries on five continents.
Read more...The Ardmore distillery has added a new expression to its portfolio.
Read more...Ultra-premium Guatemalan rum brand, Ron Zacapa has launched its third annual limited edition blend, Reserva Limitada 2015.
Read more...SAS Larsen, producer of Cognac brands, Larsen and Renault, has appointed Jérôme Durand as its new managing director.
Read more...Entrepreneur, chef and musician Levi Roots has partnered with global rum ambassador Ian Burrell for the launch of his first restaurant.
Read more...Rioja winery Bodegas Beronia has launched a range of food-and-wine hampers for the Christmas market in partnership with Basque food specialists San Sebastián Food.
Read more...Moray-based Benromach distillery won several two prizes at the annual Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition last week.
Read more...West London-based wine importer Red Squirrel Wine is to launch its first pop-up wine bar through the Christmas season.
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Conviviality is to buy London-based bar and events company Peppermint.
Read more...The work of six leading industry figures was recognized by the Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja at the inaugural Rioja Recognises awards ceremony in London last night.
Read more...Courvoisier, the UK's best-selling brand of Cognac, has launched its 2015 Christmas campaign.
Read more...Gin has made it onto the London tourist map, thanks to a new tour launched by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association this week.
Read more...Tony Hammond, the well-known and much loved founder and chairman of Hammonds of Knutsford plc has died after 55 years in the hospitality sector. He was 79.
Read more...French wine producer Vinadeis and South Africa's Origin Wines have signed a formal strategic partnership.
Read more...The Arbikie, Portobello Road and Cotswold distilleries were among 23 UK producers invited to showcase their gins in the US by the government's UK Trade & Investment department last month.
Read more...The Crieff-based Glenturret Distillery has launched a new range of single malts to mark the 240th anniversary of distilling on its site.
Read more...Leading on-trade distributor, Matthew Clark, has won seven new premium accounts.
Read more...Oddbins, the award-winning high-street drinks chain, has launched its Christmas campaign.
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