Luxury drinks retailer the Whisky Shop has opened a new 600sq ft store in Manchester which aims to provide a dedicated platform for some of the world’s most exclusive whiskies.
Brown-Forman is to invest more than $100m to expand its Jack Daniel Distillery at the Lynchburg area in Tennessee to increase the production of Tennessee whiskey.
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has posted net sales of A$1.68bn ($1.52bn) for the full year ended 30 June 2013, up 2.9% on reported currency basis or 2.8% on constant currency basis.
Smirnoff is continuing to invest in its flavoured vodka range with the introduction of Smirnoff Gold – a blend of Smirnoff No.21 premium vodka with a hint of natural cinnamon flavouring, and garnished with real edible 23 carat gold leaf.
Speyside single malt The Glenlivet has announced the introduction of The Glenlivet 200 ML Tri-Pack, a new permanent pack containing one bottle each of The Glenlivet 12YO, 15YO & 18YO, all in a 200 ML size.
Vintage Wine Estates, a Santa Rosa-based privately owned winery, has acquired Clos Pegase Winery and Vineyards of Napa Valley for an undisclosed amount.
Naked Wines, a UK-based online wine retailer, plans to accelerate expansion into the US and Australia, after securing $10m funds from WIV Wein International, a German direct wine seller.
Dutch brewer Heineken has reported a 17% fall in net profits to €639 million for the first half of 2013, as beer volumes continued to fall across Western Europe.
The number of young Australians drinking cider in an average four week period has almost doubled in the last two years, according to findings from market research organisation Roy Morgan Research.
Varun Beverages, an India-based bottling arm of RJ Corp, is set to sell a minority stake in the company to private equity firms in a move to raise INR3bn ($47.5m).
