All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 281

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    Acid Test: Dannoff Vodka

    2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Our panel road-tests Dannoff Vodka. Is it really ‘premium without the price’?

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    Yorkshire range by Co-operative Group

    2008-09-13T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has teamed up with local producers in Yorkshire to bring together products from the county in a branded range. Made In Yorkshire, available in 38 The Co-operative stores in Yorkshire, includes products such as beer, ice cream...

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    Diageo ditches Cobra purchase plan

    2008-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Diageo has ditched plans to acquire a stake in Cobra Beer.   The drinks giant, which owns brands including Guinness and Smirnoff, had previously planned to invest up to £30m in a stake in Cobra.

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    Alternative CV: Kelly Eastwood, marketing controller, Greencore Frozen

    2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Who was your first teenage crush and why? I started young – it was Luke Skywalker when I was about nine because I wanted to be Princess Leia.

    When was the first time you got drunk? I was 14 and I drank a bottle of Thunderbird fortified wine.

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    Acid Test: Stella Artois 4%

    2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Our panel assess Stella's new lower-abv variant

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    Drinks giant sponsors alcohol disease guide

    2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Diageo, the owner of brands including Guinness and Smirnoff, has sponsored a new report on the perils of alcohol-related liver disease.

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    InBev tries to restore Stella to former glory

    2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

    It has a premium look and a 5% abv, but can the so-called ‘wifebeater’ shake off its old image, asks Charlie Wright.

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    Duvel picks Willson to be UK manager

    2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Duvel Moortgat, the Belgian blond beer stocked by the big four multiples, has appointed Matthew Willson as its general manager for the UK. Willson, who has spent the past 11 years with Coors Brewers, will be responsible for developing on and...

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    Police seize counterfeit Spar vodka

    2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Counterfeit Spar vodka containing 160 times the legal safe limit of methanol has been seized by police and council officials in North London and Northumbria. More than 180 bottles of the vodka, which was an imitation of Spar brand Imperial vodka,...

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    Emmerdale actress turns wine blender

    2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Stowells is teaming up with former Emmerdale actress and Hell’s Kitchen finalist Adele Silva to produce a limited-edition wine range as part of a campaign to demystify wine for female drinkers. Stowells brand owner Constellation Europe claims the...

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    They booze you lose

    2008-08-28T22:46:57.677Z

    They booze you lose The pressure on retailers to stamp out alcohol sales to the under-age is already intense. But it’s about to get a whole lot worse. Robyn Lewis reports

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    Mid-Strength prospects ‘limited’, says Magners

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Magners UK boss John Holberry has admitted he is “not as convinced” the new Magners Mid-Strength cider, launched at the end of last week, will be as successful as recent more mainstream launches. Brand-owner the C&C Group will introduce the 2.3% abv...

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    M&S lightens up sparklers

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer is putting some of its sparkling wines in lighter bottles in an effort to cut down on packaging. The retailer claims the move will save hundreds of tonnes of glass a year. Bottles of Prosecco and the pink Prosecco Raboso now weigh...

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    Magners to triple UK office to grow brand

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Magners owner the C&C Group is planning to more than triple the size of its UK office in a bid to stem declining sales of the cider. The Irish company ran the UK business from its Dublin base until last March, when it appointed John Holberry,...

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    Pre-paid card keeps student beer fund full

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s is launching an innovative new Meal Ticket scheme designed to assure worried parents their kids are feeding themselves properly at university. Next month, it is bringing out a pre-paid card that parents can top up at their local store,...

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    Premium release from Arniston Bay

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    South African producer The Company of Wine People is boosting the premium appeal of Arniston Bay with a new Limited Release tier, which will be available for just a month.  The Co-operative Group will be the exclusive stockist of the new range,...

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    acid test

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Taboo COMPANY: First Drinks  RSP: £7.89

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    St George has UK distributor

    2008-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Beer importer Pierhead Purchasing has added a Tasmanian lager to its portfolio. Boag’s St George (4.8% abv) is being pitched as a more easy-drinking alternative to Boag’s Premium (5.2% abv), which Pierhead already distributes in the UK. It will have...

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    Corpora creating ‘Red Bull of wine’

    2008-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Chilean wine producer Corpora is planning a blueberry functional wine drink, described as “the Red Bull of wine”. The functional wine is still in development and there is currently an issue over whether the tipple, which would also contain vitamin B...

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    Wokka is a vodka, not sake – Extreme

    2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

    Extreme Spirits has moved to rebrand its Wokka Saki drink as a vodka to avoid confusion among consumers and trade customers. Even though Wokka Fusion Vodka has always contained a blend of Japanese sake, fruit and vodka and would continue to do so,...