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English wines triumph at Decanter awards

Published:  14 August, 2008

English winemakers will scoop a total of 19 medals at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards.

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New editor for TalkingDrinks.com

Published:  14 August, 2008

Claire Weekes has joined TalkingDrinks.com as its new editor.

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Whisky fuelled car reaches top gear

Published:  14 August, 2008

The BBC has attempted an unusual biofuel experiment on the whisky island of Islay.

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Laithwaites bids for bigger audience with PR push

Published:  13 August, 2008

Online wine seller Laithwaites is to undergo a PR push to promote the brand to a wider audience.

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InBev to launch ad campaign for 4% Stella brand

Published:  13 August, 2008

InBev will launch a TV campaign to promote its new lower strength version of Stella Artois in November.

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US wine and spirits giants form joint venture

Published:  13 August, 2008

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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Black Grouse scoops top whisky award

Published:  12 August, 2008

Newly launched whisky brand The Black Grouse has scooped a gold medal in the Scotch whisky category at this year's International Spirits Challenge.

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First dedicated wine school opens in Birmingham

Published:  12 August, 2008

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 invests £250,000 in Malibu promotion

Published:  12 August, 2008

Pernod Ricard has invested £250,000 in a flip flop promotion for Malibu.

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Drinks sector shows growth amid retail downturn

Published:  12 August, 2008

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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Wines in the Press: Spirit of the summer

Published:  12 August, 2008

Summer is in full swing this week, with Tim Atkin MW getting into the holiday spirit, Jane MacQuitty going on the hunt for the perfect summer red and Jamie Goode giving his run down of the best wines to enjoy in the warm weather.

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Greenall's Gin targets trade sector with big screen competition

Published:  11 August, 2008

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.

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Bottle Green & Alliance Loire join forces

Published:  11 August, 2008

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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Kumala ploughs £5 million into press campaign

Published:  11 August, 2008

Constellation Europe is launching a UK and European ad campaign to promote its South African Kumala wine brand.

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Constellation Brands set to reduce Australian presence

Published:  11 August, 2008

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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Great Wall Wine seals Olympic deal

Published:  08 August, 2008

Great Wall Wine, China's largest winery and cork producer Amorim have teamed up in a joint project to seal all wine served at the the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with natural cork.

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Teacher's targets men with classic ad campaign

Published:  08 August, 2008

Beam Global UK has launched the second phase of its Create Your Space ad campaign in a bid to build an emotional connection between Teacher's Whisky and men over 30.

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Harpers survey winner announced

Published:  08 August, 2008

Helen Grove, business manager at Diageo, has won an iPod Nano after taking part in our recent survey.

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Published:  08 August, 2008

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Credit crunch forces Food and Drink Group into administration

Published:  08 August, 2008

Food and Drink Group (FDG) has been forced into administration after failing to secure the necessary funding to keep its portfolio of bars running.

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