A sweet crème brûlée milk stout and an Irish red ale with notes of “caramel, toasted grains and bread” were just two of this week’s recommendations.

Italian drinks giant Gruppo Campari has acquired Canadian whisky company Forty Creek Distillery for €120.5m.

A bottle of Hobbit wine given to the stars of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by its director is set to go under the hammer at a charity auction.

A Dutch sommelier at the Amstel hotel in Amsterdam has won his job back after being fired for drinking wine at work.

Portugal’’s Mateus has launched its new Expressions range featuring four wines combining “Portuguese and international varietals”.