Peter Gambetta presented a range of wines from the Yalumba portfolio to wine media at Bistro Moncur in Sydney today, including Heggies, Smith & Hooper, Ringbolt and Yalumba The Cigar and The Menzies. Peter Gambetta joined Yalumba in 2002 and is responsible for making the Rare & Fine collection from the Coonawarra, Yalumba The Menzies … Continued
ASM Liquor Pty Ltd. (ASM) and Totem Onelove Group have signed an agreement for Vodka O to stand as the official Vodka Partner for Stereosonic 2015. ASM’s Tequila Blu will also feature in VIP bars as the official Tequila for the festival. Nick Mann, Marketing Director, for ASM commented: “This is an extremely exciting partnership … Continued
The Leukaemia Foundation’s 2015 U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year competition is well underway in Queensland and a record number of U.G.L.Y. bartenders have registered for the six week U.G.L.Y.-iness campaign which will wrap up in QLD on 14 September 2015 Meanwhile bartenders across the rest of Australia including SA, NT, WA, VIC, TAS & NSW … Continued
The Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has announced the names of the four new Directors of the Australian Grape and Wine Authority (AGWA). The new directors are Mr. David Dearie, Managing Director of Eastwind Consulting and former CEO of Treasury Wine Estates; Mr. Keith Todd, General Manager Global Operations, Accolade Wines; Ms. Mary Retallack, Managing … Continued
This Christmas marks the 100th anniversary of American music legend and Jack Daniel’s greatest fan, Frank Sinatra. Sinatra was well known by many to have a bottle of Jack Daniel’s with him on stage every night and today the brand considers him as the man responsible for putting the famous Tennessee whiskey into the spotlight worldwide. To … Continued
The House of Arras 2006 Blanc de Blanc last night won the Len Evans Memorial Trophy for Champion Wine of the Show at the Dan Murphy’s National Wine Show, while on the same evening, House of Arras Chief Winemaker, Ed Carr, was honoured in Adelaide being awarded Winemaker of the Year at the Australian Society of … Continued
Casella Family Brands will release two new vintages into its premium Limited Release range early next year and in the lead up, is encouraging media and trade to try the The 2010 vintages of Casella Family Brands’ premium Limited Release range are now ready in bottle looking great. The anticipated release date is early … Continued
It’s hard to reconcile the continued decline in beer consumption in Australia with the surge in brewery openings across the country throughout 2015. The disconnect can be explained by the fact that many of the new breweries opening on an almost weekly basis are focused on serving their local communities. New South Wales has seen the … Continued
ALSA YOUNG LIQUOR RETAILER OF THE YEAR ALSA was excited to receive applications from across Australia for the inaugural Young Liquor Retailer of the Year Award. The award was established to recognise and reward exceptional young liquor retailers, and to promote the diversity of career opportunities available in retail liquor. We are is proud to … Continued
Inspired by the scent of the Australian summer garden, Distillery Botanica Gin, a premium Australian artisan gin has been launched featuring notes of jasmine, honeysuckle and orange blossom. In celebration, World Class Bartender of The Year winner and co-owner of Sydney’s Bulletin Place and Dead Ringer Tim Phillips have created a one-of-a-kind cocktail ‘The Garden … Continued