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Here we go again. A Dutch beer maker has trumped BrewDog to make the world’s strongest beer.
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Both Pernod Ricard and LVMH have issued encouraging global trading
statements that show considerable improvement in the first half of this
year compared with the dire first two quarters of 2009.
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This weeks selection of snaps takes in db's day out at the Salon Privé super car show at Hurlingham, biker chicks and terrible kilts.
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The tiny land-locked eastern European country of Moldova remains one of
the poorest countries on the continent, with an economy that relies
heavily on agricultural industries, such as wine.
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The region of Penedès in Catalonia has been granted Denominación de Origen (DO) status for icewine, the first in Spain.
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Georges Haushalter has been elected to replace Alain Vironneau as head of the Bordeaux wine council.
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Mistral, the Berry Bros. and Rudd subsidiary for retail trade sales,
has become the exclusive UK agent for the wines of Michel Lynch in
Bordeaux and Domaine de L’Ostal Cazes in Minervois.
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Evidence of an expanding international fine wine market is growing, with a number of new appointments in the sector.
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Wine critic Robert Parker once described the 1998 Châteauneuf du Pape
(CNDP) as one of the two great vintages of the 1990s, but judging by
his latest tasting notes it has not lived up to its reputation.
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Pernod Ricard has announced the creation of a premium wines arm as part
of its commitment to rearrange the group into different units.
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Calling yourself “good” and having the word Australia written on a
label just isn’t enough to get consumers to engage with Australian wine
these days.
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Pioneering South African wine producer Graham Beck, owner of Graham Beck Wines, died yesterday aged 80.
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Strong first-half results from Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH)
suggest that consumer spending on luxury items is back in vogue.
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The wine trade is reaping the benefits of the global economic recovery, according to Rabobank’s latest Wine Quarterly Report.
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The UK coalition government today launched a consultation on proposals
to reform the Licensing Act and introduce a ban on the sale of alcohol
below cost price.
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The International Wine & Spirit Competition unveiled its spirit
medal and trophy winners last night at a tasting held in conjunction
with The Worshipful Company of Distillers at the Innholders’ Hall in
London.
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Recent discoveries of two shipwreck sites in the waters of Europe have thrown up relics of the continent’s winemaking past.
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Bénédictine is celebrating its 500th anniversary this year by releasing a limited edition black bottle and new cocktail recipes.
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With global demand for Port down, coupled with below-cost selling and an extension of the Douro’s area under vine, many producers are experiencing pain. But category innovation provides cause for optimism, writes Tom Bruce Gardyne.
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Sushi is on the menu this summer as two new restaurants open in London.
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