Treasury Wine Estates scoops up Diageo wine business

Treasury Wine Estates has acquired the bulk of Diageo's US and UK wine operations for £390 million.

Côtes du Rhône Wines announces Game of TRhône quiz night

Winter is coming. And with it, news of the annual Côtes du Rhône Wines quiz night.

Dewars pushes Scratched Cask with virtual reality tour

Leading blended whisky producer Dewar's has looked to virtual reality to promote its new Scratched Cask brand.

Bacardi reveals UK finalists for Legacy Cocktail Competition

Bacardi has announced the UK finalists for its 2015 Legacy Cocktail Competition.

Agile Media to relaunch print edition of the Harpers Directory

Next year will see the Harpers Wine & Spirit Directory return to print alongside the successful online edition.

LMVH drinks division rebounds with major third-quarter growth

Strong quarterly growth in the wine and spirits division has helped push luxury goods group LVMH to revenues of €25.3 billion for the first nine months of the year, according to figures released today.

E&J Gallo invites consumers to discover their dark side

E&J Gallo is taking its premium wine brand Apothic Red to consumers around the UK through the month of October.

BWS suffers as supermarket range cull starts to bite

Beer, wines and spirits (BWS) has been among the hardest-hit categories as supermarkets culled their ranges this year, according to new research.

Drinkers averse to experimentation, new global survey reveals

Nearly two-thirds of drinkers stay loyal to one or two alcoholic brands, according to a new study of attitudes to alcohol from global media agency, Maxus.

Stoli targets Scandinavia with new Nordic distribution partners

The Stoli Group has appointed two new distributors for its premium vodkas in Northern Europe.

Matugga rum launch brings taste of East Africa to the UK

This week sees the launch of the first UK-distilled rum to be produced from East African sugar cane molasses.

Italy overtakes France again as world's leading wine producer

Italy has regained its position as the world's largest wine producer this year, according to figures submitted to the European Union.

Quiet Man opens Derry's first new whiskey distillery in 150 years

Cream liqueur manufacturer Niche Drinks is to open a distillery in Derry, Northern Ireland, the city's first in 150 years.

Indian whiskies dominate world's fastest-growing spirit brands

Four out of the five fastest-growing spirits brands in the world are Indian whiskies, according to new research from the IWSR.

Indian whiskies dominate world's fastest-growing spirit brands

Officer's Choice, produced by Mumbai's Allied Blenders & Distillers, is the fastest growing brand. Last year it overtook Diageo's Smirnoff to become the world's leading brand by volume, selling 28.4m cases.

William Grant invites London's leading bartenders to Highland fling

Access Uncorked partners with Capital On Tap to unlock cashflow for wineries

Access Uncorked has announced an exclusive global partnership with small-business finance specialists Capital On Tap to provide a range of innovative financial services to wineries.

Majestic finance chief steps down

Nigel Alldritt, group chief financial officer and company secretary of Majestic Wine, is to leave the company in November.

AI better than humans at predicting value of wine, new study finds

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be successfully used to predict fluctuations in the price of fine wines, according to a recent study from researchers at University College, London.

Conviviality Retail invests in perfecting franchise model