
Jessica Mason
Beer Editor at The Drinks Business
Drinks journalist. Likes drinks. Loves pubs. Contact [email protected]
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thedrinksbusiness.com | Jessica Mason
Asahi has reached a sustainability milestone now its Cornish Orchards cider is powered by 100% renewable energy sources. db finds out more. In what signals a marked achievement sees its cider farm in Duloe, southeast Cornwall being run without the use of any fossil fuels without any offsetting.
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thedrinksbusiness.com | Jessica Mason
Susana Balbo’s BenMarco brand is giving wine lovers a taste of what they want: authenticity from terroir-driven wines. Jessica Mason reports. The BenMarco wine brand, which has already become a hit with premium on-trade and fine wine purveyors, still has room to grow as more wine fans discover its potential. The brand, led by Edy Del Popolo, who is both the head viticulturist and GM at Susana Balbo, offers site-specific wines with minimal intervention.
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thedrinksbusiness.com | Jessica Mason
At the launch of French Bloom Extra Brut, co-founders Maggie and Rodolphe Frerejean-Taittinger describe the merits of alcohol-free wine. French Bloom was founded in 2019 and launched in October 2021, igniting the super-premium alcohol-free sparkling wine category. Today, the brand is present in more than 50 countries around the world.
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thedrinksbusiness.com | Jessica Mason
Rumours are circulating about the state of play at Adnams following reports it is selling off its non-core assets to stay afloat. db reports. As the Southwold-based brewer released its annual results this week, its interim chair Simon Townsend admitted that there is “no positive support whatsoever from the government” and lamented that, at present, Adnam’s debt pile remains “unsustainable”.
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thedrinksbusiness.com | Jessica Mason
THC drinks are starting to steal shelf space from beer in the US. Should more brewers join the category with their creations? db investigates. The old adage ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’ has never been more apt than now. While craft brewers have always been quick to adapt to the shifting tastes of its customers, not so many have been keen to straddle categories.
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