Award-winning design company The Collective has rebranded as Denomination to reflect its unique focus on the wine and drinks industry. The rebrand caps off a successful period for the drinks design specialist. Earlier in the year it received a prestigious DBA Effectiveness Award for the rebranding of Robert Oatley Signature Series brand which tripled sales. The redesign of Tomich Wines recently won Best of Show at the 2015 Harpers Global Design ...

The 2015 U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year campaign is in its final days and the competition couldn’t be stronger in WA! Can Cranbrook Hotel owners Steve and Jodie Woodcock take out the U.G.L.Y. trophy in WA for a second year in a row? In 2014, Steve and Jodie raised an amazing $13,597 for U.G.L.Y. and took out first prize in WA. Since beginning their U.G.L.Y. journey in 2012, Steve and ...

In exactly one week, the doors to the Crystal Palace in Luna Park Sydney will be opened to drinks industry professionals from across the nation for the inaugural Drinks Industry Show, running on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 November. This is the last week for trade professionals to pre-register for free entry into the show and avoid the queues at the door. The show brings buyers and suppliers together under ...

The inaugural Drinks Industry Show opens its doors to the Crystal Palace at Luna Park Sydney in two weeks time, where Australia’s trade only drinks show will showcase the latest brands and products from both new and existing drinks suppliers in the market. The show will reconnect producers and distributors of alcohol with buyers, bringing industry stakeholders together in one location and providing a forum for education, entertainment and networking. The ...

This Christmas will mark the 100th anniversary of American music legend and Jack Daniel’s greatest fan, Frank Sinatra. Renowned for having a bottle of Jack Daniel’s on stage with him every night, Sinatra has long been considered as the man responsible for putting Jack Daniel’s on the worldwide stage. To honour Sinatra’s birthday, Jack Daniel’s is releasing two incredibly exclusive expressions through Brown-Forman in Australia. Both have been matured in propriety ...

Hotels, clubs and bars across Australia are pretty happy to show off their U.G.L.Y. sides as they battle to be crowned the Leukaemia Foundation’s U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year in their state. Bartenders register to be U.G.L.Y. to raise money that helps the Leukaemia Foundation provide high quality housing for families who need to relocate to be able to receive the best treatments. In Victoria, more than 270 registered U.G.L.Y. bartenders have ...

In 2010, the Royal Oak Hotel in Clarendon, SA registered to become an U.G.L.Y. venue; bartender Gavin Alcoe had recently lost a close friend to Leukaemia and wanted to help make a difference in the lives of people suffering from this insidious disease. Raising $7,000 in their first year of U.G.L.Y. Bartender, Royal Oak Hotel staff and patrons got behind the campaign, taking out the state winner title in 2012 ...

Visitors to The Drinks Industry Show at Luna Park in three weeks’ time, are invited to join an inaugural forum hosted by show partner, Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA). R&CA is a national association that leads and represents the interests of the 35,000 restaurants and catering businesses across Australia. The forum is titled ‘The Business of On-Premise Distribution: Drivers and Challenges’ and is designed to raise discussion around on-premise distribution ...

For the first time this week, William Grant & Sons has released a 23 Year Old whisky from the Kininvie distillery to retail in Australia. Opened in 1990 in Dufftown, Scotland, Kininvie is one of the most reserved distilleries in the world; only released when it is at its very best and even then, just to a select few. The 23 Year Old retails for $210 (350ml bottle) and is ...

What does a remote Hunter Valley vineyard have in common with the ancient art form of stone masonry? For Brett and Linda Keeping of Two Rivers Winery, it is a unique sculptural installation that has been lovingly interweaved into the viticulture of their estate. drinks bulletin took a moment to speak to the husband and wife duo about how this injection of a different kind of art into their Denman-based winery continues ...