TWE has given notice that it will be cease using Accolade’s bottling facilities in the UK.

The lead-up to Christmas has been unseasonably action-packed for the drinks industry.

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird has announced a softening of the state’s lockout laws as part of a two-year trial. Closing times for Sydney CBD and Kings Cross venues that offer live entertainment, performance or art and cultural events will be moved from 1.30am to 2.00am, and last drinks moved from 3.00am to 3.30am. … Continued

Australian Liquor Marketers has bought Porter’s Liquor and announced plans to expand the chain from 30 to 100 stories nationally.

The Van Haandel Group recently announced the upcoming relaunch of Stokehouse St Kilda. In 2014, the iconic, two-storey restaurant was destroyed by fire, leaving the owners, patrons and locals devastated. Finally, Stokehouse St Kilda is set to open its doors again this Friday 9 December 2016. The new building has taken a significant amount of … Continued

Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW) has appointed Bruce Tyrrell as its new Chair, making him the fifth Chair of the esteemed wine group. Tyrrell is the fourth generation CEO and winemaker at Tyrrell’s in the Hunter Valley, and has assumed the Chair from Yalumba’s Robert Hill Smith. Bruce Tyrrell, AFFW Chair AFFW was established … Continued

It took just 82 seconds for Edinburgh-based distillery Pickering’s Gin to sell out of its latest batch of gin-filled Christmas baubles.

Industry stalwart, Gordon Broderick, was farewelled by industry in Canberra on Wednesday night, celebrating his illustrious and distinguished career spanning over 40 years as he now retires. Broderick’s career in the alcohol industry began in 1974 when he was appointed Secretary of the Wholesale Spirit Merchants Association of Victoria. Later, Broderick was appointed as General … Continued

A record price has been set for a freehold pub sale at public auction with Justin Hemmes buying Mascot’s Tennyson Hotel for $37.5m.

Independent family distiller William Grant & Sons was awarded Distiller of the Year at the 2016 International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC). The award is the highest honour bestowed by the IWSC, who also awarded the Company Scotch Producer of the Year. Now in its 47th year, the IWSC is considered one of the most authoritative, … Continued