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How do they make Pink Champagne?
In the past, pink champagne has often been considered inferior to the white variety. However, pink champagne, or rose, has been going through something of a revival in the past few years. If white...
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Diageo to Distribute & Market Grand Marnier in all European Markets
Diageo is to distribute and market the Grand Marnier liqueurs range in 61 markets across Western and Eastern Europe, Russia and former CIS countries, as well as duty-free. From July 1 Diageo will...
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Education: What is and What are Trappist Beers?
What is and What are Trappist Beers? Trappist beers are one of the most well-known products which Trappist monasteries produce and sell commercially. A Trappist beer is not the same as an Abbey beer...
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Pernod Ricard prepares Tia Maria for Outright Sale
Pernod Ricard has reportedly put up coffee liqueur brand Tia Maria up for sale, as it looks to raise cash after spending $9.2bn to acquire Vin & Sprit last year. The move follows the group’s move...
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Constellation Wines Annual Report & Results Just Published Today
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LVMH to launch Belevedere Brands in India
France’s luxury goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) will introduce two new versions of its flagship vodka Belvedere – Belvedere IX and Belvedere Intense in India by September this...
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People: International Executive Appointments at Pernod Ricard
Paris, June 29, 2009 Pernod Ricard (Paris:RI) announces seven new appointments, effective from 1st of July 2009 . Further to the nomination of Gilles Bogaert as Managing Director Finance of Pernod...
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Tia Maria Sold by Pernod to Illva Saronno
Pernod Ricard yesterday announced the disposal of it’s coffee liqueur Brand Tia Maria to Illva Saronno for a cash consideration of Euro 125m (£107.7m) on a cash free/debt free basis. The transaction...
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Heineken H1 profits up by 13% – share price soars to 11 month high
* H1 op profit up 13 pct to 993 mln eur vs f’cast 927 mln * Forecasts high single-digit pct rise in 2009 net profit * Achieves 50 mln euros of savings from latest plan * Shares rise more than 9 pct to...
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Cognac Grape Harvest underway – yield up
The Cognac grape harvest is under way The harvest began on Monday 28 September in the 75,000 hectares of ugni blanc of the cognac production region. The average yield is expected to be 110 hectoliters...
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Patrick Ouart Appointed Advisor to the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of...
Patrick Ouart has been appointed as Advisor to the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of luxury products group LVMH.Mr. Ouart will become a member of the Executive Committee and will resume the...
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Suntory purchases Orangina Schweppes in $3.8 Billion deal
By Junko Hayashi and Naoko Fujimura Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — Suntory Holdings Ltd. said it purchased European drinkmaker Orangina Schweppes from Blackstone Group LP and Lion Capital LLP as Japan’s...
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Belvedere’s Restructuring Plan Accepted By French Court
A court in Dijon in France has approved the restructuring plan of Belvedere, the French vodka producer which owns Sobieski, the popular Polish vodka brand. In July 2008 the producer was granted six...
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French group Belvedere To Resume Investments In Ukraine
French Alcohol Group Belvedere is planning to resume sales of its well-known Sobieski vodka brand in Ukraine and to increase investments into the market, which were suspended due to litigations....
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Wine producers Jeanjean And Laroche Merge To Form Advini
France: Wine producers Jeanjean and Laroche have merged to form a new group called Advini. According to the new company, Advini will be the third largest wine producer in France, with 1,450 hectares...
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Champagne Piper Heidsieck Moves Away From Private Label
Remy Cointreau’s Piper Heidsieck champagne is to cut 45 jobs as it moves away from private label business. This is a quarter of Piper’s 160 employees. Chris Mason, MD of Remy Cointreau’s UK...
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Champagne Gosset Buys premises in Epernay
Champagne Gosset has announced the acquisition of ‘substantial premises’ in Epernay. The company plans to move its administration to this site. Domaine Gosset, in Rue Malakoff is the former mansion...
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Hine Rolls Out Antique Cognac
Hine is to roll our its new Antique XO Premier Cru cognac to markets around the world. Hine Antique XO was originally created in 1920 by Georges Hine. ‘Antique’ was unusual at this time as it was a...
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