Financial: The high New Zealand dollar has forced the New Zealand Wine Company's (NZWC) profits to fall by more than 6%, despite record sales boosted by the winery's carbon neutral status.
New Zealand Winegrowers (NZWG) launched its Pure Discovery brand campaign at the New Zealand Wine Exporters Forum in Wellington on July 30 2007 to further drive the country's wines in key overseas markets.
British merchant threatens to sue the makers of new film Bottle Shock.
Bacardi is to invest more than $250m (122.86m) in Scotch whisky production in a bid to drive global growth for its flagship Dewar's blend.
The northern Rhne's largest appellation has admitted it lacks dynamism and needs to justify its prices
Read more...Consumers on the move will be able to access a Smirnoff mobile phone service.
Californian wine maker Kendall-Jackson has launched a blended red it claims is aimed at premium buyers.
Read more...Fosters MD Jamie Odell has discussed the company's future strategy and outlook, at the Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference in Adelaide.
Read more...A bottle of 1937 vintage Mot & Chandon Champagne which is said to have been taken from Hitler's cellar will be auctioned this month.
Read more...Australian producers have been warned not to be complacent over the potential for phylloxera outbreaks, according to Kevin Powell of DPI Rutherglen.
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There are key issues that the Australian wine industry needs to address if it is to improve its performance in export markets, an Adelaide wine conference heard this week.
Read more...Magners cider producer profits hit by bad weather and increased competition
Read more...Addaction - Britain's biggest specialist drug and alcohol treatment agency - is calling for a ban on supermarket discounting following a growing trend in teenagers drinking heavily before going out on the town.
Read more...Bacardi is to invest more than $250m (122.86m) in Scotch whisky production in a bid to drive global growth for its flagship Dewar's blend.
E & J Gallo has bought Napa estate William Hill from Beam Wine Estates (BWE) for an undisclosed sum.
Fortune Brands, the parent company of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, has reported net income of $232 million (114.18) for the second quarter of 2007, compared to $248m (122.03), in the same period a year ago.
Diageo GB has launched its biggest ever marketing campaign for its Smirnoff vodka brand.
Volumes of production for Cognac in 2007 are expected to break current production records, latest figures show.
Read more...Louis Vuitton Mot Hennessy (LVMH) has announced its profits increased 11% to 1,440m (966.5m) for the first half of 2007.
Read more...American wine recommendation search engine Snooth has launched an application for the fast-growing Facebook Internet social network.
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