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1 week ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
The Channel Island of Jersey has removed its ban on on-trade drinks promotions almost 40 years after the policy was implemented. The ban on happy hours, 2-for-1 drinks deals and bottomless brunches had been in place on Jersey since 1987. The policy was itself an amendment to the Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974.
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1 week ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
Seagram’s Beverage Company has become the latest drinks brand to sponsor World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), with the partnership marked by the release of a trio of co-branded RTDs.It has already been a busy 2025 for WWE, with its partnership with streaming colossus Netflix commencing on 6 January. Shortly afterwards, the organisation announced a sponsorship deal with Real American Beer, the low-calorie, low-carb beer brand launched by ex-wrestler Hulk Hogan last summer.
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1 week ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
Brasserie chain Côte has launched its weekday Apéro Hour menu, offering customers discounted wines by-the-glass. The new menu, available from Mondays to Fridays between 5pm and 7pm, includes a number of wines, the cheapest of which (Anciens Temps Blanc, Anciens Temps Rosé and Anciens Temps Rouge, all from the South of France and designated as Vins de France) cost £5 for a 175ml pour.
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1 week ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
As a zero dosage field blend from a hot vintage, Louis Roederer’s newly-launched 2018 Brut Nature may well offer a taste of things to come for Champagne. Louis Thomas reports.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
Wine trade bodies have requested that the alcoholic drinks sector be left out of trade disputes with the US as a European Commission consultation on tariff countermeasures gets underway. On 8 May, the European Commission launched its public consultation on US imports which could be subject to tariffs as a response to US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a “reciprocal” 20% tariff on EU-produced goods, and 25% on imports of vehicles and car parts.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
England Cricket captain Ben Stokes has been announced as a new backer of CleanCo, the alcohol-free spirits brand founded by ex-Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews.
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3 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
Bodegas Bilbaínas, part of Raventós Codorníu, has launched a sparkling Rioja for its flagship Viña Pomal brand through specialist wine retailer Majestic. Andrea Cerezo, Raventós Codorníu’s key account manager for the UK, explained why the company opted to launch the Viña Pomal Sparkling Reserva 2020 in the British market, via Majestic, where it retails for £15 per bottle (or £13 if part of the Mix Six).
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3 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
The co-founder of steakhouse chain Hawksmoor has shared details of what happened when two diners were accidentally given a bottle of Bordeaux worth around 20 times more than what they had ordered. The incident, which took place at the Manchester branch of Hawksmoor back in May 2019, received widespread media coverage. Speaking on The Go To Food Podcast with hosts Freddy Clode and Benjamin Benton, Will Beckett shed light on what happened.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.wine.co.za | Louis Thomas
The year 2025 is already proving to be a milestone for Vatican City. The death of Pope Francis, aged 88, on 21 April coincided with it being a Jubilee Year, which is typically celebrated every quarter of a century. More than 30 million pilgrims are expected to flock to Rome, and to the microstate housed within it, over the course of this year.
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4 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Louis Thomas
The tiny enclave of Vatican City might just be the world’s most secretive wine market. Louis Thomas investigates. The year 2025 is already proving to be a milestone for Vatican City. The death of Pope Francis, aged 88, on 21 April coincided with it being a Jubilee Year, which is typically celebrated every quarter of a century. More than 30 million pilgrims are expected to flock to Rome, and to the microstate housed within it, over the course of this year.
