Visitors can expect a stellar line up of industry professionals at the upcoming Drinks Industry Show, taking place on Monday 16 to Tuesday 17 November at Luna Park Sydney. Master Classes run by the ‘explore Drinks’ publication will put drinks professionals up close and personal with some of the most recognised names in the business of beverages. Group Publishing Editor, HIP Media and ‘explore Drinks’, Ashley Pini expressed his anticipation for ...

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 and NSW have been busy U.G.L.Y.-fying themselves and registering for the campaign, which will run from 1 ...

Yalumba will launch a major new advertising campaign today encompassing a television and cinema commercial, digital marketing, point of sale and events activations. The 166-year-old family winery has chosen to focus on two key wines for the campaign – Yalumba Patchwork Shiraz and Yalumba The Scribbler Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz – with the tagline of One Family. Many Stories. Yalumba Executive Director of Marketing Matthew Taylor said the campaign celebrates ...

NV Nepenthe Prestige Cuvée Chardonnay Pinot Noir VARIETY The Altitude Prestige Cuvée is a traditional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend; made in the Cremant method. VINTAGE Coming in at an RRP of $20 expect to see this good clean sparkling making waves this Spring Carnival and at Christmas. Good fruit purity and well balanced acidicty. The cooler evenings enjoyed in the Adelaide Hills even during blisteringly hot SA summers (note ...

Last week the Wild Rover, Surry Hills, played host to the last heat of the Australian state finals for the Glenfiddich Pioneers Cocktail Competition. Decked out with a fine selection of 2015’s most awarded single malt in the world, mixed in with some of Sydney’s finest bar-tending talent, and topped with a healthy dose of good times! The term pioneer refers to an explorer or early settler of a new ...

Coming to town next week, Beam Suntory Australia will host four of the world’s top whisk(e)y experts in the Great Whisk(e)y Rumble, an event designed to showcase the growth, innovation and diversity of the company’s portfolio of whiskies. Here we introduce you to the legends of whisk(e)y distilling together for the first time in Australia: JOHN CAMPBELL, LAPHROAIG DISTILLERY MANAGER In Laphroaig’s corner will be John Campbell, who was named ...

A torrid week for one of Sydney’s latest pub renovations has seen unwanted media attention from the Daily Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald, criticising a newly implemented dress code banning high-vis vests. The Village Inn is the re-invigoated Durty Nelly’s, located in Sydney’s Paddington prime pub region. In an effort to re-position the venue and cater to a different occasion, publican Leeroy Peterson simply implemented a dress code, certainly ...

A standout 2014 vintage for Shiraz and a terrific vintage for Semillon in 2015 were the highlights at this year’s 41st annual Clear Image Hunter Valley Wine Show, which saw “a serious swag of silverware dished out” according to visiting international Judge Sarah Ahmed. A record 420 winemakers and support crew gathered for one of the countries oldest regional wine shows, held this year at this year at Cypress Lake Resort. ...

ASM Liquor Pty Ltd (ASM) has announced that it will move forward with plans to distribute its own portfolio as a result of a mutual agreement with previous distributor Beam Suntory. “We would like to thank Beam Suntory and Coca-Cola Amatil for their custodianship of our brands over the past 18 months. ASM will issue a separate announcement about its sales structure in due course.” From Saturday September 5th 2015 ...

Rising from years of progressive loss, Treasury Wine Estates has posted its second largest profit in over four years with a strong plan in place for continued, sustainable growth. The company, who has past battled a number of challenges including unwanted stock and a presumed over-reliance on the Penfolds brand, will now enter fiscal 2016 stronger than ever according to a recently released annual report. CEO Michael Clarke attributes the ...