If you are a regular reader of The Scotch Blog, then you know that Scotch Whisky is much more than a fantastic breakfast beverage - it's big business. And as we come out of the slow whisky days of Summer and enter the whisky season* the business stories start to pick up. What IS in that bottle? For example this story about a European Union proposal to lift an existing exemption that allows...

The 2006 grape harvest is supposed to be ripe for a good year in Virginia. With the abundance of dry weather this summer, growers were anticipating a sweeter, more robust flavored grape. But now with Tropical Storm Ernesto aiming north and heading toward the mid-Atlantic states, some Southwest Virginia vintners ...

If you are a wine drinker, things are looking up for your pocket book according to a number of sources. First, Americans continue to drink more wine. According to drinks info publisher Adams Beverage Group consumption in 2005 rose 2.1%...

Source: Just-Drinks The Conseil Interprofessionel du Bordeaux (CIVB) has launched a EUR6m (US$7.6m) publicity plan to promote Bordeaux wines until the end of next year. The campaign, created by GAD/Saatchi, consists of poster and press advertising, and will start in the UK, Belgium and Germany this November and December.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Concha y Toro (CHT.SN: Quote , Profile , Research )(VCO.N: Quote , Profile , Research ), Chile’s biggest wine exporter, said on Tuesday its board agreed to pay out a 2.50 peso per share dividend at the end of the month. Concha y Toro ...

Source: ABC News Online The ACT Government says the sale of the Kamberra winery should not be seen as a loss in confidence in the region’s grape industry. The Adelaide-based Hardy Wine Company is selling the business which was set up in 1998. Hardy’s says it is part of a wider restructure ... said. Mr Woods says, while the company wants to sell the business to a smaller owner...

Source: Forbes   LONDON (AFX) - Brown-Forman Corporation said it has signed an agreement with Gruppo Italiano Vini (GIV) which includes selling its Bolla Italian wine production facility to GIV for an undisclosed sum while retaining the trademark. The deal concludes negotiations announced in July over a possible partnership between ...

Under the contract CERT FMCG will manage the warehousing and delivery of D&D’s extensive portfolio of wines throughout the UK.  The operation will be run from CERT’s 106,000 sq. ft. bonded, multi-user site in Middleton, Manchester.  Orders will be downloaded via CERT’s secure web-based ordering and stock monitoring system, CERT ...

By now you've heard about the potential buyout of Whyte Mackay by India's brewing king Vijay Mallya. At first strongly denied, it is looking more and more like it's a real possibility that the discussions are taking place. The immediate response from purists is Indian Ownership?!?. Of course you know ...

A Shropshire wine wholesaler which was sold for more than £133 million will close its headquarters in Telford next month - more than 25 years after the company was launched. Western Wines, which employs about 70 people at its base in Central Park, Telford, is part of US giant Constellation. ...