Paul Symington has been awarded a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Esporão partners with Hatch Mansfield for UK distribution
Portuguese wine producer, Esporão, has announced its partnership with Hatch Mansfield as their UK distributor.
Esporão appoints Barwell & Jones in UK
Esporão, the leading family-run Portuguese wine company, has appointed Barwell & Jones to be its exclusive UK agent
Portuguese wine
Portugal has no shortage of great wines to offer the world, but its challenge lies in communicating the message. Hamish Smith reports
CEO of Sogrape Vinhos, Francisco Ferreira, has ventured that the planting of further international varietals could help to attract more consumers to Portuguese wine.
Diageo launches ready to serve cocktails
Spain/Portugal/Italy: Diageo has launched two ready to serve cocktails. The J&B Manhattan is to sell for €9.99 (70cl) and will roll out across Spain’s off-trade this month. J&B blended scotch whisky is mixed with cherry and cranberry flavours as well as citrus and the product has an ABV of 14.9%.
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Ben Branson on the future of non-alc spirits
In his inaugural column for Drinks International, Branson takes a wider look at the overall non-alcoholic spirits sector to identify which brands will thrive and which won’t survive.
