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1 week ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
Taking over from Eric Vallat, who has held the reins at the French spirits house for five years, Marilly will head up the company from June. Lauding Rémy Cointreau’s “centuries-old heritage ” and “portfolio of exceptional brands”, new CEO Franck Marilly said he was looking forward to capitalising on the group’s “capacity for innovation” in order to accelerate its fortunes.
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1 week ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
The South American wine company has almost halved its CO₂ emissions five years ahead of schedule. VSPT Wine Group, which owns brands including Leyda, Graffigna and San Pedro, has slashed its carbon emissions per litre of wine produced by 47%, compared to its 2019 baseline year (when it began working towards this goal).
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2 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
The actress has released a range of California wines made with some serious big-hitters in the trade. And she intends to pour them personally at this weekend’s BottleRock festival in Napa. A thoughtful wedding gift from a friend ended up birthing new wine label Prophet & Poet, the latest business venture from Hollywood star Jessica Biel.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
Many of us have hazy memories of downing, clinking and spilling Bacardi Breezers on euphoric dance floors. Now this champion of alcopops is returning to England with listings in major retailers. db takes a trip down memory lane. Classed as an alcopop when it first launched in 1990, the Bacardi Breezer officially relaunches in the UK next month, only this time rebranded as an RTD and with three new flavours.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
With a recent survey revealing 67% of Brits think it’s fine to steal pint glasses from pubs, db dives into the Great Pint Glass Debate. It’s an issue that has landlords from the Fulham Road to Fife pulling their hair out. Stolen pint glasses cost UK publicans well in excess of £186 million per year – this figure is based on the average pub losing just two glasses per year, with each glass costing £5.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
Thai regions like Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai are “seeing growing interest in real, authentic cider,” according to the MD of a global distributor that has just signed a three-year deal to export UK cider to the south-east Asian country. The sizable tourist population, along with its balmy climate, makes Thailand an untapped market brimming with potential for real cider, according to Craig Johnstone, MD of distributor Cheers Global.
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2 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
The supermarket chain is earmarking still Prosecco as the drink of the summer. But what is the Italian sparkling wine without the fizz? And is the DOC on board? Sarah Neish investigates. Aldi has launched bottles of still Prosecco, priced at £5.99, into UK stores with the retailer claiming the wine has the same taste of the classic Italian fizz, but “without the bubbles”.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.wine.co.za | Sarah Neish
A potentially game-changing finding from Henkell Freixenet’s latest financial results is the significant leap made in sales of its alcohol-free sparkling wine. According to the German company, whose full-year results for 2024 show it reached €1.25 billion in revenue (excluding excise taxes), sales of its Mionetto 0.0%, Freixenet 0.0% and Mionetto Aperitivo non-alcoholic increased by 23.6%.
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3 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
With the number of wineries nearly doubling in New York over the past decade, The New York Wine & Grape Foundation is inviting vineyard owners across the state to share detailed information about their grapes following the success of last year’s inaugural survey. In 2024, the New York Wine & Grape Foundation (NYWGF) launched a comprehensive statewide vineyard survey, its first since since 2011.
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3 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Sarah Neish
The organic Medlock Ames Winery and vineyard, with plantings in two of the most exciting appellations in California — the Russian River Valley and Alexander Valley— is up for sale. A Californian producer known for making some of the finest Cabernets and Chardonnays in Sonoma County is looking for a new owner.
