Published: Feb 17, 2013

Research from market research firm Nielsen, New York, found that U.S. consumers love to indulge their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day — especially with specialty beverages.

Published: Feb 16, 2013

New Zealand-based micro-brewery Three Boys Brewery has begun its operations at the new premises in Christchurch suburb of Woolston.

Published: Feb 16, 2013

Le Bon Vin, a Sheffield-based independent wine merchant, is to distribute Vinoserv UK made VinoServ wine preservation system in the UK.

Published: Feb 16, 2013

California-based winemaker Voss Vineyards has introduced a premium, organically farmed, single vineyard Napa Sauvignon Blanc vintage - 2012 Sauvignon Blanc.

Published: Feb 14, 2013

Amerigo Energy has signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets and intellectual property of spirits producer Le FLAV Spirits.

Published: Feb 14, 2013

Maisons Marques & Domaines USA (MMD) has partnered with a Tuscan estate - Podernuovo a Palazzone - to represent its wines in the US.

Published: Feb 13, 2013

US-based Portola Packaging is investing $12m in its two manufacturing facilities located in Kingsport, Tennessee, and Tolleson, Arizona.

Published: Feb 13, 2013

British distillery Diageo has lined up the launch of a new range of Gordon’s-based gin products for the UK market in March.

Published: Feb 08, 2013

Britvic Soft Drinks and PepsiCo UK have revealed a new ‘Size Does Matter’ campaign to support its bigger 600ml bottle-size.

Published: Feb 08, 2013

The City of Philadelphia says the company that makes Yuengling beer owes $6.6 million in back taxes.

Published: Feb 08, 2013 By: Jeff Cioletti

The U.S. distilled spirits market continued its upward trend in 2012, with total volume growth of 3 percent and revenue growth of 4.5 percent, the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) reported.

Published: Feb 07, 2013 By: Nitin Shrivastava & Nupur Anand

Diageo’s move to snap up a majority stake in Vijay Mallya’s United Spirits (USL) has got some extra momentum after the market regulator gave its green light to the former’s proposed open offer.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: JOSH KOSMAN

The real Bud Bowl will kick off this summer inside a Washington courthouse, one antitrust lawyer believes.

Published: Feb 06, 2013

A Russian official said Monday that Moscow may soon resume imports of Georgian wine, mineral water and fruit after a seven-year ban

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: BRENT KENDALL

This year could well see a change in the pecking order of carbonated soft drinks in the Indian market.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

US-based Fort Collins Brewery is planning to install a new 50-barrel brewhouse to expand its beer-making capacity to 32,300 barrels per annum.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

The UK government plans to introduce calorie labels on the bottles of wine, spirits and beer sold in the country to control consumers from over consumption of alcoholic drinks.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

Russia is set to resume the imports of wine, mineral water and fruits from Georgia, following a seven year ban due to political tensions before a brief war broke between the two nations in 2008.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

SABMiller (SAB.L), the world's second-biggest brewer, is to expand further into high-growth regional markets in China after a local joint venture agreed to buy Kingway Brewery (0124.HK) assets for 5.38 billion yuan ($863 million).

Published: Feb 05, 2013 By: Real Beer

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled against Anheuser-Busch InBev’s request to stop Czech brewery Budvar from selling beer under the Budweiser name. Both brewing companies will continue to use the name in the UK.