Among a suite of changes at Fells, Richard Brockett (pictured, left) has been promoted from national off-trade director to ...

Sake exports grew by +6% year on year for 2024 compared to the year prior, with the export value reaching 43.5bn yen ...

Julie Nollet, MD of Moët Hennessy for UK & Ireland, has been announced to as the newest member of the WSTA executive board. Nollet has held several positions at the wine and spirits division of LVMH ...

Drinks United, the joint collaboration between the WSTA, the WSET, and The Drinks Trust to promote inclusivity with the drinks trade, has launched a new website to promote its diversity, equity and ...

The Wine Society has announced the permanent appointment of Victoria Mason MW to the Society’s buying team. Mason joined the team in May 2024 as maternity cover for Sarah Knowles MW, and since then ...

French drinks giant, Pernod Ricard, has reported a fall in sales globally of -4% for the first half of the 2025 financial year. Falls in sales were seen across all major markets. The company suggested ...

Peter Babich, second generation head of the Babich family and a giant of the New Zealand wine industry, had passed away at the age of 92. David Babich – Peter’s son and CEO of Babich Wines – paid ...

Coinciding with a major rebranding programme, Vergelegen wine estate is pursuing a double-pronged approach for its UK distribution which will now be fulfilled by two separate partners. Effective from ...

Wine Paris has announced a series of events as part of its headline programme, The Academy, which will span 130 events involving 250 industry experts. The events will take place throughout the event’s ...

The Japanese drinks giant, Suntory Global Spirits, has officially launched its first standalone commercial business in the UK. The move means the company is now directly in charge of the sales, ...

Where are the highest vineyards in Europe? Switzerland? The Alto Adige perhaps? Both have sites that are vertiginous when you compare them to most of the continent’s classic wine regions. But the ...

Chivas Brothers, the Pernod Ricard Scotch whisky business which can name The Glenlivet and Chivas Regal in its portfolio, saw a 2% drop in sales for the first half of this 2024-2025 financial year, ...