Craft distiller Pickering's Gin has teamed up with Edinburgh Festival Fringe to celebrate their joint 70th anniversaries with a limited edition bottle of its Bombay spirit.
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London-based agency Spirit Cartel has been taken on to distribute Isla del Tesoro rum, which for 50 years was made for controversial Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro’s personal consumption.
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Fine wine merchant Friarwood is bolstering its portfolio of Italian wines with two new additions.
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A new report from Wine Australia shows that the value of Australian wine exports grew by $201 million (10%) in 2016–17 to $2.31 billion, underpinned by strong export growth to China and the US.
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Champagne Warehouse has launched a dedicated arm to push the on-trade, wholesales and indies side of the business.
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London-listed Stock Spirits Group has signed a deal to buy a 25% stake in the Irish whiskey division of Quintessential Brands Group for up to €18.3m (£16m) in cash.
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A trio of English wine producers has secured listings with The Midcounties Co-operative Food as the retailer ramps up its regional products and staff training.
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Popping on a pair of virtual reality eye-goggles isn’t what I’m used to doing before a vertical tasting.
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America Amorim, whose family founded the Amorim natural cork empire, died on Thursday from unknown causes.
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The Conviviality steam train shows no sings of stopping if its FY17 results are anything to go by.
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Wines from Rioja has extended its festival reach with the launch of a new Rioja Terrace at two major UK festivals this summer – Citadel and Wilderness.
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The creater of Porn Star Martini – mixologist Douglas Ankrah, has launched a bottled format of the popular cocktail.
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By Jason Haynes, Burgundy Specialist at Flint Wines
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Inver House Distillers, the Scotch whisky subsidiary of global drinks business International Beverage Holdings, has appointed its current operations manager, Martin Leonard, to managing director.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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The brains behind Skyfall, the newest face of the blue wine craze to be launched in the UK, are hoping that their product will soon be drank in the nation’s swanky bars as a premium tipple.
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Jascots Wine Merchants has reported a 171% volume hike in its English wine sales.
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Aldi has launched a traditional sake in a bid to tap the trend for Japanese food and culture in the UK.
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The Algarve is best known for its sunshine, stunning beaches and grilled fish, but now the region’s wines are enjoying a renaissance, a trend highlighted by their growing international recognition.
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Riojan winery Faustino has launched an innovation project to unite Spanish wine and gastronomy at home and in the UK.
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