Q&A: Jon Usabiaga, chief winemaker, Viña Aresti

Kyoto Distillery granted production licence to produce Japan's first gin

Japan's first artisan gin producer, The Kyoto Distillery, has been granted a production licence, to begin producing its inaugural release KI NO BI Dry Gin.

Argentinean winery tackles "fierce" competition in UK with film festival partnership

Bodega Argento is looking to strengthen its position in the minds of "culture seeking Londoners" with its continued sponsorship of the Argentine Film Festival.

Analysis: Croatian, Slovenian and Turkish wines are offering really points of difference

Croatia, Slovenia and Turkey are increasingly recognised as fertile territory for wines offering real points of difference.

F16 profits double at Treasury Wine Estates

Net profits are up 131% at Australian winemaker Treasury Wine Estates.

H1 net profit up 25% at Carlsberg

Danish brewer Carlsberg posted its half-year 2016 results to June 30, reporting net revenue of 31.2bn Danish krones (DKK) and a 4% rise in organic growth.

Boutinot mixes bag-in-box and camping trends with Camper Vin

Boutinot is hoping for a double-win with its new Camper Vin - a new product which combines the camping and festival craze with  bag-in-box.

Eurowines expands New World portfolio

Eurowines and Chile's Viña Undurraga have teamed up for a new partnership in the UK.

Accolade Wines owner CHAMP setting the stage for IPO

Accolade Wines' majority owner, private equity firm CHAMP, has formally appointed Reunion Capital Partners as an adviser for the company's initial public offering (IPO), which is expected to be listed in the first half of 2017.

Stock Spirits hails turnaround and appoints permanent CEO

European spirits distiller Stocks Spirits has posted positive half-yearly results and appointed a new CEO after a "difficult" 2015.

Diageo dropping the "Guinness" from name of its US beer business

Diageo is changing the name of its beer business in the US from Diageo-Guinness USA to Diageo Beer Co. USA to broaden its appeal.

Miles Beale: The wine and spirits industry has its heart in the right place - the UK

Miles Beale, the chief executive of the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, reminds us while opportunities and challenges lay ahead following the Brexit vote "this is not a time for knee-jerk reactions", but "it is also not a time to be left standing still either."

New HMRC spirit production guidelines drafted to help improve business licensing

New guidelines are being drafted by the HMRC to help distillers looking to apply to become a licensed spirit producers in the UK easier.

Proposal seeks to replace "outdated" Rioja classifications

A Spanish winery is lobbying to change guidelines to make it easier for premium and super premium wineries to differentiate themselves from others in the "Rioja brand".

Insights: The rise of direct-to-consumer retailing

With products facing ever-increasing competition for shelf space, Angela Mount looks at how brands are cutting out the middlemen

Q&A: Chester Osborn, head of D'Arenberg Wines

Chester Osborn, a man famous for his loud shirts and the flamboyant head of D'Arenberg Wines, talks to Angela Mount about his winemaking ethos and his quirkily-named wines.

Graham Norton expands his wine range

Following the tremendous success of his own-label sauvignon blanc, Graham Norton will be expanding production the GN Sauvignon Blanc and will be adding an Australian Shiraz to the range this Autumn.

The Balvenie's David Stewart MBE talks 50 years in Scotch

Recent MBE recipient and The Balvenie master blender David Stewart has witnessed the full evolution of the modern Scotch industry throughout his 53 year career - and pioneered a few revolutionary production methods along the way.

New multi-million pound brewery for Chapel Down's Curious Drinks

Chapel Down has completed the exchange of contracts on a 1.6-acre site to further develop its beer and cider business.

Oddbins first to stock wine from Kingsland Drinks' carbonation line

Kingsland Drinks' has found the first listing of its new carbonated wines, having launched a carbonated version of the Shorn range to make the most of the rising demand for sparkling wine.