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Douro grape growers get €12m to leave grapes on the vine
Portugal will pay growers up to €1,125 a hectare for grapes nobody buys, while the Port quota stays far below 2023 levels and cellars remain full.
Au Vodka acquisition: Sazerac completes $405m deal
Sazerac, the New Orleans spirits group behind Buffalo Trace and Fireball, has bought the gold-bottled UK vodka brand for a reported $405 million, its fourth British deal since 2024.
Don Melchor joins New World Winery award shortlist
Wine Enthusiast's 27th Wine Star Awards pits the Puente Alto producer against wineries from New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and Armenia, with a winner due on 12 November.
Canadian alcohol ban closes US border to beer, wine and whisky
From 29 September, packaged Canadian beer, wine, cider and spirits can no longer enter the US. Bulk spirits and bottles already imported stay outside the order; until then, a 50% duty applies.
Alcohol-free drinks are not a gateway, says new report
Club Soda's Gateway? No Way pulls together survey work and academic studies to test a claim the drinks industry has been arguing about for a decade.
US Barista Championship opens registration on 16 September
Two qualifiers in Houston and San Diego, 48 seats between them, and a national final at Pinewood Coffee in Franklin, Tennessee, at the end of January.
French wine harvest heads for its lowest level since 1957
Champagne is down 48% on last year and Pinot Noir by about half, while Bordeaux gained 10% on late summer rain. Volume is short; quality may not be.
Arabica coffee prices fall 10% in a month as Brazil catches up
The contract closed at 292.9 cents a pound on 4 September, down more than a tenth in thirty days, with a record global crop forecast for the coming season.
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