Exports of British gin have broken records again this year, with sales overseas breaking the half a billion-pound mark for the first time. The latest figures from HMRC ( HM Revenue and Customs) show that £530 million worth of (…)
Australian wine producer Penfolds has risen two places to be named The World’s Most Admired Wine Brand 2019. Penfolds has taken the top spot from Spanish producer Torres who has fallen to second, while New Zealand’s Villa Maria has risen (…)
Japan’s saké exports increased by 19% in 2017, to 23,481,000 litres. The country’s saké exports have been increasing since 2006, and surpassed 20 million litres for the first time in 2016. This increase is largely due to (…)
Chinese wine market showing signs of development despite imported wine volume decline in 2018, according to Wine Intelligence’s latest China Landscapes 2019 report. The Wine Intelligence China Landscapes 2019 report notes that the past year has been rough for the Chinese (…)
French distiller Cherry Rocher was a leader in the development of absinthe when sales of the ‘green fairy’ where legalized after a decades-long ban going back to 1915. In recent years sales have taken off, backed by (…)
Exports of British gin have, broken records reaching £279 million for the first half of 2018, and the WSTA project that this will be the year that exports reach £600 million for the first time. Last year (…)
Japan has agreed to phase out tariffs on US wine imports as part of a bilateral trade deal expected to be signed at the end of the month, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday (Sept 15). Japan will eliminate (…)
Change in the leadership team of the Austrian Wine Marketing Board: Following Wilhelm Klinger’s announcement last December to gradually step back from his duties as Managing Director, his successor has been elected after a thorough selection process. (…)
The Loch Lomond Group drew inspiration from Loch Lomond National Park, and more specifically Mount Ben Lomond, to create a Scottish gin. Ben Lomond Gin is a London Dry style that uses hand-harvested blackcurrants and local and forage mountain ash (…)
