- Netherlands: Grolsch gets cool 30 July, 2009
- Scotland: William Grant launches Glenfiddich 50 year old 30 July, 2009
- Canada: Lamb's Black Sheep rum launches 30 July, 2009
- Laithwaites Wine joins forces with Amorim 30 July, 2009
- UK: Bartenders' Guild appoints new president 30 July, 2009
- UK: G & J Greenall appoints new marketing chief 30 July, 2009
- UK: Sauza tequila and Funkin purée mix it up 30 July, 2009
- Birra Moretti gets new look 29 July, 2009
- EU requests WTO probe into Philippines alcohol tax 29 July, 2009
- UK: Beer sales decline at slower rate 29 July, 2009
- UK: Cellar Trends to distribute Campari's Wild Turkey bourbon 28 July, 2009
- US: Foster's appoints new wine marketing chief 28 July, 2009
- South Korea: AB InBev completes Oriental Brewery sale 27 July, 2009
- Pernod Ricard sells Tia Maria for €125m 27 July, 2009
- US: Heineken launches Newcastle Summer Ale 23 July, 2009
- Spanish supreme court to review Havana club dispute 22 July, 2009
- US: Diageo launches Captain Morgan campaign 22 July, 2009
- UK/Australia: Aspall Cyder to distribute Little Creatures beer 22 July, 2009
- UK: 52 pubs close every week 22 July, 2009
- William Grant appoints Stolichnaya vodka boss 21 July, 2009
- UK/Thailand: Molson Coors to distribute Singha beer 21 July, 2009
- US: Deutsch announces spirits import division 21 July, 2009
- UK/Sweden: BrewDog beer signs Swedish distro deal 21 July, 2009
- New Islay distillery to release single malt in September 21 July, 2009
- UK: Chivas reviews its Plymouth gin business 20 July, 2009
- UK: YWCA to tackle binge drinking 20 July, 2009
- Pernod Ricard announces new appointments 20 July, 2009
- France: Jeanjean gets sustainable development benchmark 17 July, 2009
- UK: Stowells pushes on-trade 17 July, 2009
- Famous Grouse master blender to retire 17 July, 2009
- South African Boland comes to UK 16 July, 2009
- UK: Drinks industry to spend £100m on tackling binge drinking 16 July, 2009
- New World wine producing countries create alliance 15 July, 2009
- Scotland: Union calls for MPs to unite against Diageo job cuts 15 July, 2009
- Bacardi launches Eristoff in Germany and UK 15 July, 2009
- Japan: Kirin confirms talks with Suntory 14 July, 2009
- Bacardi elects new board directors 13 July, 2009
- US: Martignetti and Commonwealth Wine & Spirits join distro forces 13 July, 2009
- Moderate drinkers less likely to develop dementia - research 13 July, 2009
- UK: Five million more wine drinkers than 2005 - research 13 July, 2009
- Japan: Diageo announces distro plans with Moet Hennessy and Kirin 13 July, 2009
- Diageo is There for Smirnoff 13 July, 2009
- Italy: Prosecco’s new DOCG status will not push up prices 10 July, 2009
- UK wine survey: red down, white and rosé up. 10 July, 2009
- Angola: SABMiller to invest $125m in brewery 10 July, 2009
- UK: Off-trade wine market up but on-trade suffering 09 July, 2009
- G8 alcoholic drinks worth $629.2bn by 2013 - research 09 July, 2009
- UK: Premium lager market has stalled - new research 08 July, 2009
- UK: Molson Coors to reduce packaging 08 July, 2009
- US: Knob Creek bourbon in short supply 08 July, 2009
- Vinexpo visitors down 7.5% 07 July, 2009
- Bacardi names new chief financial officer 06 July, 2009
- Rare Cognacs in charity auction 06 July, 2009
- UK: WSTA slams 80p minimum alcohol unit price 03 July, 2009
- Millionaires Club shows strength in regional and domestic brands 03 July, 2009
- Dutch Bavaria beer keeps name despite German geographical protection 03 July, 2009
- US: Cork closure Diam turns attention to the States 02 July, 2009
- US/UK: First ever cold distillation spirit - Oxley gin - launched 02 July, 2009
- AB InBev sells can plants for $577m 02 July, 2009
- Global: Diageo launches Tanqueray marketing campaign 01 July, 2009
- South Africa: SABMiller plans to sell brewery stakes to black investors 01 July, 2009
- UK: Sailor Jerry rum to sponsor Big Chill Festival 01 July, 2009
- Scotland: Diageo to cut 500 jobs, close sites 01 July, 2009
- Turkey: Imported spirits tax to be axed 01 July, 2009
- Russian Baltika beer brewed in Australia 01 July, 2009
2009 July
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La'Mel Clarke
Service isn’t servitude: the skill of hosting
La’Mel Clarke, front of house at London’s Seed Library, looks at the forgotten art of hosting and why it deserves the same respect as bartending.
