A US court has rejected an appeal from Indonesian-born wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan, who had argued his 10 year prison sentence for conning victims out of $30 million by selling fake wines was too harsh.

The Franciacorta Consorzio, the governing body of the Franciacorta Italian sparkling wine region, has named Vittorio Moretti, owner of Bellavista and Contadi Castaldi, as its newly elected president.

The downward trajectory of the fine wine market looks to be bottoming out after an increasingly stable 2015.

Son Tinh Original Ruou partnered with French lusury bottle producer Saverglass to create a new outfit for Vietnam's first internationally recognized spirit brand.

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With 2015 drawing to a close the drinks business team would like to wish all of our readers a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

The European Court of Justice has today confirmed that Scotland’s plan to introduce Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol is illegal because it breaches EU trade laws.

UK drinks giant Diageo has been removed from the ‘Hall of Shame’ after taking steps to speed up payments to small businesses.

Australia’s Casella Family Brands, the producer behind Yellow Tail, has confirmed its purchase of Brand’s Laira from McWilliam’s Wine Group as it continues to focus on its bolstering its premium portfolio of wines.

The number of people in the UK admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning has doubled in the last six years according to new figures.