All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 293
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Stormhoek teams up with Facebook
Stormhoek is pairing up with social networking site Facebook to promote its new look and the launch of a premium range. The South African wine, distributed by Orbital Wines, will carry neck tags featuring Facebook. The company has set up...
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Gallo puts in a corking on-shelf performance
E&J Gallo has ramped up its promotional activity this year, taking the lead in the year to date and pushing last year's big hitter Hardys into second place. E&J Gallo accounted for 34% of the top five wine brands on featured promotion...
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Diageo opts for single Christmas promotions
Diageo will be dropping multi-buy promotions this Christmas, after last year's two-for-£25 deal resulted in a 31.2% drop in value during the period for its star Christmas brand, Baileys. Instead, as part of its £25m Christmas investment,...
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Bavaria promotes responsible drinking
Real men don't drink and drive, according to a new campaign for Bavaria Malt, the alcohol-free beer from Dutch brewer Bavaria. The campaign will include the first TV advertising for a non-alcoholic beer since 2002, the company claims. The...
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My Alternative CV - Murray Leslie, sales director, Britvic
What's your nickname? Muzza. Who was your first teenage crush and why? Debbie Harry from Blondie When was the first time you got drunk and what did you drink? As I recall I was 15 years old and I was enjoying some Grolsch
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acid test - Cubanero Fuerte & St Helens pear cider
Expert's verdict: 7/10 ?A superb drink with a lightly toasted blend of malt and hops. This will appeal to people, particularly those who have visited the West Indies and Cuba and have an interest in the politics and culture of the island. The...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 8th September 2007
Hogarth, thou should'st be living at this hour! Who better than the 19th century doodler of Gin Lane to depict the depraved insanity that I in my darker moments feel has become of our beloved industry. This has surely been one of the madder weeks at...
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New CEO for Carlsberg
Carlsberg has named Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen as its new CEO.Rasmussen, who is a member of Carlsberg's executive board and heads BBH, Carlsberg's joint Russian venture with Scottish & Newcastle, will take up the role on 1 October, replacing Nils...
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Lager sales: going down the hatch?
It was always going to be a difficult year for breweries. There was no big sporting event all summer and the weather during what is usually one of the strongest sales periods of the year was so wet large parts of the country ended up under...
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Boru Vodka turns up the Irish appeal
Irish Republic vodka brand Boru is hoping to join the ranks of iconic Irish drinks such as Guinness, Jameson and Magners with its new packaging and strategy.Boru, owned by Castle Brands, has undergone a "much-needed" redesign in the...
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Low alcohol brands get entangled in EU rules
The burgeoning low-alcohol wine category has been dealt a blow by a Food Standards Agency ruling that two brands were in breach of EU regulations.The FSA's Wine Standards Branch imposed a movement control order on DB Wines' Spanish Sovio...
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Luxury liqueur for the lounge
The classic lounge bar is the inspiration behind Grand Marnier's latest Cordon Rouge limited-edition bottle. Featuring luxurious velvet, leather and metal, the new red bottle is the fifth in the annual series. It has been designed to evoke the...
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Glenmorangie overhauls range for young drinkers
Glenmorangie has radically redesigned its range and added a raft of improved and new whiskies to attract younger drinkers to whisky. Parent company Moët Hennessy has scrapped the flagship 10-year-old expression and replaced it with Glenmorangie...
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Hines opts for festive gift box
A gift box shaped like a book has been chosen for Christmas by Hine Vintage Cognac. The box, which closes with a magnet, is lined in red fabric and uses the brand's signature gold, bronze, red and cream colours. It contains a bottle of Hine Rare...
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Peroni boosts sales targets
Italian lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro has teamed up with Ferrari to help drive sales in the cash and carry sector. The SABMiller brand is offering a trip for two to Rome, including a stay at the luxurious Exedra Hotel, for the business that increases...
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Cuban beer added to Pierhead range
Pierhead Purchasing is adding a brewed-at-source Cuban lager called Cubanero Fuerte to its portfolio of speciality beers. Travellers may already know the classic Cuban lager 'Bucanero' which is brewed at the Bucanero Cevezeria in Holguin. Pierhead...
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acid test - Extreme Rioja & Roaring Meg
Expert's verdict: 6/10 ?I am not a Rioja drinker, but I was surprised by the number of female red wine enthusiasts who responded well to this at a family gathering. For me it was a little too heavy. The modern packaging is a real departure from the...
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Lager stuck in decline as drinkers get classy
There is more to this summer's decline in lager sales than just bad weather, says a new report from market research specialist Mintel. The report suggests that brewers are facing a shrinking market in the long term not just the short term, as...
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Chef creates dishes in Peroni lager deal
The beer and food movement has taken a step forward as Italian lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro hooks up with celebrity chef Giorgio Locatelli. Brand owner SABMiller is hoping the partnership will further strengthen the beer's positioning as a...
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Tesco bogof on Magners a fresh blow to Irish firm
Irish drinks group C&C and its embattled Magners brand has been dealt a fresh blow on its own doorstep by Tesco, which has been offering the cider - sold under the brand name Bulmers in the Republic of Ireland - at a knockdown price. In a...