Beam Suntory, the owner of Marker’s Mark and Hibiki whisky, is reportedly considering selling its spirits brands including Pinnacle Vodka and Cruzan Rum, according to a Bloomberg report. Read More
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Japan's drinks giant Suntory has consolidated its wine ranges and launched a new brand called SUNTORY FROM FARM to grow domestic wine market. Read More
Can you identify fine wine through closure types? The Portuguese Cork Association believes so and is working with China's Vivino to add closure information for the app's 8.3 million users. Read More
ProWine Shanghai, which for the longest time looks like the only large-scale international wine fair that is set to open its doors as scheduled this month, has just announced its forced postponement due to recent flareups of Covid cases across China. Read More
World’s Best Vineyards has revealed this year’s top wine destinations for 2022 and Italy's Antinori for the first time tops the list with its Chianti Classico estate. Read More
Treasury Wine Estates has announced that it has completed its majority acquisition of Château Lanessan in Haut Medoc, which would allow Penfolds to double its existing production capacity in France. Read More
Three years into her role as CEO of IWSC, Christelle Guibert reflects on how she revitalized the legacy institution and its relevance today in the age of social media. Read More
Pierre Castel, one of the richest billionaires in the wine industry and founder of world’s third largest wine producer Castel, is being hit with US$416 million tax bill ordered by a Swiss court, according to a Bloomberg report. Read More
Walmart, the supermarket chain operator, has taken up two boutique Bourgogne estates from lesser-known Bourgogne appellations, for its membership store Sam’s Club across China, as it beefs up its Bourgogne portfolio to attract the country’s expanding urbanites. Read More
Despite late resumption of business in mainland China, WSET has reported that in the last academic year (2021-2022) students from a record 75 countries enrolled for a WSET qualification, taking their exams in 15 different languages. Read More