Categoria: Wine & Beverage News
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Snoop Dogg, Harmony Craft Beverages team up to launch Iconic Tonics
Brand platform committed to delivering premium, better-for-you functional drinks Entertainment icon and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg announced a strategic investment and partnership with Harmony Craft Beverages, Los Angeles, to launch Iconic Tonics, a premium functional beverage brand aimed at reshaping the category and redefining adult beverage alternatives. As wellness and mindful drinking trends accelerate, Snoop and…
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Making wine and spirits cool again – insights from Wine Paris
In what feels like a make or break year in the ‘Wine Paris and/or Prowein’ debate, Lucy Britner brings readers key trends from this week’s show in the French capital Wine Paris organiser Vinexposium’s promise of a larger and more international show certainly felt as though it had been delivered at the Paris Expo Porte…
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What’s the Difference Between Cool Climate and Warm Climate Wines?
Wine experts reveal how a region’s climate affects what’s in your glass. Vineyards can be found on mountainsides and valley floors, in areas that receive plenty of rain or are extremely arid, alongside coasts, or tucked inland. But few aspects of a wine’s origin receive more attention than the amount of heat that its grapes…
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The Glenlivet Adds a 40-Year-Old Scotch to Its Permanent Lineup
The Glenlivet has been crafting noteworthy malt for upwards of 200 years. And along the way the Speyside distillery has collected countless accolades and amassed a U.S. following greater than any other Scotch brand ever. Yet, in all this time, it has never unveiled a permanent expression as mature as the one hitting shelves this…
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A Tuscan legacy: A new wine range from the della Gherardesca family
The historic della Gherardesca family marks a new chapter, teaming up with Prosit Group to launch a collection of vibrant Tuscan wines. Leading producers Prosit Group have created a new, contemporary range in collaboration with Gaddo della Gherardesca, who represents the thirty-third generation of the noble Tuscan family. The della Gherardesca wine collection is an…
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Collio DOC to integrate orange wine into production specifications
The Consorzio Tutela Vini Collio, which represents and advocates for producers in the renowned northeastern Italian wine region, recently approved a motion to officially include orange wines in the production specifications (disciplinare) of its denomination of origin. The decision was finalised during the Collio consortium’s latest assembly, held in December just before the holiday season.…
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Ron Matusalem: 150 years of history
Shay Waterworth traces the story of a family company which still honours its traditions of innovating today Cuba is synonymous with rum. Several of the industry’s biggest names have historical ties with the Caribbean island and Ron Matusalem’s 150-year-old story began in Santiago de Cuba when Spanish immigrant Pablo Nonell bought his own distillery in…
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Top 10 oldest beer brands and breweries in the UK
The UK has a storied love affair with beer, with brewing traditions that stretch back thousands of years. From the discovery of hops in the Anglo-Saxon Graveney Boat of 900 AD to evidence of ancient ales brewed over 2,000 years ago, Britain’s brewing history is as rich as its ales. Over the centuries, abbey monks,…
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Rare wine ‘powerhouse’ created by California acquisition
The 2025 acquisition trail has kicked off with Californian rare wine specialist Benchmark Wine Group snapping up Wine Spectrum to offer an “unmatched resource”. The rare wine retail sector in the US has been bolstered by a high-profile California acquisition, announced on 7 January. Benchmark Wine Group, the biggest rare wine retailer in the United…
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US and Brazil propel no-and low-alcohol market growth
The category is set to soar by US$4bn by 2028, with the US and Brazil leading the charge in the sector. The non-alcoholic beverage sector is poised for significant expansion, with projections indicating an increase exceeding $4 billion by 2028. This growth is predominantly driven by the US and Brazil, according to the latest no-…