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.
Read more...The second Roussillon Dessert Trophy, which looks for the best food match for a Roussillon dessert wine, is about to launch.
Read more...Southern Australian Barossa grape growers are to pay a levy of Aus$6 (2.52) to the Barossa Grape and Wine Association (BGWA), which is to be launched this September.
Read more...Debt-ridden winery Evans & Tate, which has been subject to a host of investment offers for more than a year, has finally accepted an offer from McWilliam's Wines.
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US: Californian Wine Institute CWI) wins battle to force Walt Disney Co. to abandon its promotion of French wine in its latest cartoon movie - days before the first bottles of were set to hit the shelves in August.
Figures published by The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), shows a reduction in the spirit drinks sector's carbon dioxide releases.
Evans & Tate has rejected Yarraman's third "takeover" bid worth around AUS $100 (43.2m) saying it was not "sufficiently compelling".
Pernod Ricard has signalled an end to the era of cheap Australian plonk, as the ongoing drought has halted the country's wine glut.
A winemaking company in the West Midlands is using grape juice and concentrate from overseas, but distinctly home-grown labels.
Read more...Diageo Ireland has been accredited with a "smart energy" standard, only the second company in Ireland to do so.
Read more...Yarraman Estates has re-entered the race for Evans & Tate with a third bid for the company while Ferngrove Vineyards has dropped its offer.
The managed company that runs the Henry's and Bar 38 chains among 160 former Spirit Group pubs and bars made the loss in its first full year.
India: The world's largest drinks spirits business has hired consultants to fight the Indian Government in a continuing row over its import duties.
The Wine Council of Ontario (WCO) has launched a sustainability programme to help the province's wineries and vineyard owners improve their environmental performance.
Half of UK consumers not prepared to pay more tax to combat green issues.
One in 20 don't care about green issues at all.
Figures released by The Companies House show the Glasgow-based distiller is moving further into the black.
