Sommeliers Choice Awards 2023 Winners

(Bloomberg) -- Starbucks Corp.’s juice unit Evolution Fresh will quadruple capacity with the opening of a new factory as the coffee company seeks to increase its share of the $1.6 billion super-premium fruit drink industry.

Pernod Absinthe, the first-ever absinthe commercially produced and sold, announced today the re-launch of its original formula.

New World Wines scored highly in this year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition with Australia and New Zealand, no exception, 10 trophies were awarded in total to the Australasian contenders.

Budweiser's Project 12 – the brewmaster innovation platform that resulted in the introduction of Budweiser Black Crown – is back with three new beers named for the ZIP codes where the beers were brewed, beginning Oct. 28. (PRNewswire)

The "world's first" wood-finished whisky was recently discovered in a hidden corner of one of Glenmorangie's expansive Highland warehouses. (PRNewswire)

Chile has declared a state of emergency after a late frost caused an estimated $1 billion worth of damage to fruit crops, potentially hitting wine production and impacting trade from one of South America's top fruit exporters. (Reuters)

Stock Spirits Group, the central European distiller owned by Oaktree Capital Management LLC (OAK), is selling shares in an initial public offering at 210 to 260 pence apiece, according to terms of the sale seen by Bloomberg News. (Bloomberg)

(Reuters) - Constellation Brands Inc (STZ.N), the world's biggest branded wine maker, reported higher quarterly earnings beating Wall Street's estimates.

Improving wine quality, celebrity endorsement, restaurants and demographics are driving a US wine boom, according to Stephanie Gallo. (The Drinks Business)