A UK push for alcohol to be sold in plain packaging could have a devastating effect on Australian exports.

Mike McGinty from the Voyage of Buck in the United Kingdom has won the Patron Perfectionists Cocktail Competition. The global competition challenged 600 bartenders to create a Patron cocktail with the same passion, precision and care that goes into each expertly crafted, ultra-premium bottle of tequila. After winning the UK finals in London, Mike traveled … Continued

Nip of Courage owner Kathleen Davies has launched the first four products for her latest brainchild: The Aussie Tipple Company.

Aspiring sommeliers can now register for the 2017 Court of Master Sommeliers Australian program. This includes the Introductory, Certified and Advanced certification, beginning in June. The Court of Master Sommeliers was established in 1977 to promote excellence in hotel and restaurant beverage services. The intensive education and examination program guides students through four increasingly rigorous levels of coursework … Continued

Congratulations to Pernod Ricard’s Jennifer Collins on being appointed Chair of the Women in drinks council.

Shares in Treasury Wine Estates – the company leading the boom – rose 3.4% after the report was released.

“Beer, babies and smokes” the only bright spots for Coles and Woolworths in dire Australian grocery sector.

Congratulations to the Association of Australian Boutique Winemakers CEO Judith Kennedy on becoming a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia.

Australia’s hottest craft beer, US drops TPP, lockout laws dumped and more.

GABS Hottest Aussie Craft Beers of 2016 were counted down yesterday, with Stone & Wood Brewing Co’s ‘Pacific Ale’ taking out the top spot again.