The Food Standards Agency is advising travellers to or from the Czech Republic to avoid drinking locally-produced hard spirits following a spate of alcohol-related deaths.
Read more...Whisky liqueur company Drambuie has reported a 9% increase in operating profit for the full year, ending June 30. However, global sales volumes were flat due to the crisis in the Eurozone.
Read more...Bibendum is set to welcome more than 40 producers for its Artisan tasting on September 24 in London.
Pernod Ricard UK's Denis O'Flynn, Alison Levett of Enotria and Glenn Caton of Laithwaite's are three of the keynote speakers at next week's Wine & Spirit Trade Association conference.
Read more...Bibendum Wine has confirmed it has sold the Argento Wine Company to the Argentine group, Inversora Agroindustrial Sudamerican.
Read more...The global wine trade is gearing itself up for the third Third International Grenache Day (G-Day) that aims to increase awareness and appreciation of the grape.
Read more...Bibendum Wine has announced two major additions to its French portfolio; Rhône producer Paul Jaboulet Aîné and Bordeaux third growth Château La Lagune.
Read more...Whisky liqueur company Drambuie has reported a 9% increase in operating profit for the full year, ending June 30.
Read more...Pernod Ricard owned brand, Chivas Regal, has launched the first in a annual series of limited editions under its new Made for Gentlemen concept.
Read more...The Guardian
The problem about being a food and drink writer is that time away tends to be a bit of a busman's holiday, says Fiona Beckett.
François Belin has been appointed to the new post of head sommelier at The Swan at Lavenham in Suffolk.
Read more...FirstCape Wines, is to launch its most aggressive independent and wholesale distribution drive in its 10 year history, which includes rolling out a free stock deal initiative.
Read more...Nyetimber English Sparkling Wine has announced the appointment of Christian Holthausen as its marketing and communications manager.
Read more...Sogrape owned Spanish winery Bodegas LAN, has appointed Stevens Garnier as its main agent in a bid to broaden its distribution.
Read more...Berry Bros & Rudd now has six Masters of Wine on its staff, following the news that its marketing manager Catriona Felstead MW, has gained the qualification.
Read more...The UK agency Connoisseur Estates is to represent Sicilian certified organic wine producer, Marabino Wines.
Read more...Beaujolais is predicting a lower than average harvest for the 2012 vintage after repeated hail storms.
Read more...The first wines to carry South Africa's new, fully traceable, ethical seal that protects employers against unfair discrimination, are to be showcased at Cape Wine 2012.
Read more...Scotch whisky producer, Isle of Arran Distillers, has just re-launched its Robert Burns Single Malt, a multi-vintage edition.
Read more...The great and the good of the UK and international wine trade were out in force last night to celebrate the top medal winners and stars on the retail scene at the International Wine Challenge Awards Dinner.
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