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English Whisky gains Geographical Indication status

Published: 14 September, 2026

English Whisky has been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status by the Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), after more than six years of work by trade body the English Whisky Guild.

Barbados rum GI standoff

Published: 16 January, 2020

Distillers in Barbados are at loggerheads over the terms of a geographical indication (GI) for the island’s rum, with three united in agreement and one standing in opposition.

San Pablo receives official GI status

Published: 12 November, 2019

Mendoza’s San Pablo has received official Geographical Indication (GI) approval.

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