The luxury Australian wine brand has collaborated with Japanese fashion designer NIGO for festive gift sets, combining tradition with bold, modern design. Penfolds has launched a new holiday collection, Holiday Designed by NIGO, just in time for the 2024 festive season. The collaboration with the Japanese streetwear pioneer, and current Kenzo...

Armit Wines has announced a number of key staff appointment, including boosting its premium on trade team, private client and multiple-retail sector and a number of internal promotions.  The merchant and supplier has appointed former-Vinothentic business development manager Fabrice Guercio alongside specialist in Italian wines in the on-trade,...

The family-run Taylors Wines has confirmed it is considering buying Treasury Wine Estates’ commercial wine division, reports Ron Emler. Taylors Wines managing director Mitchell Taylor said in an interview last week: “We’ve got to do some due diligence on these things. We’re certainly having a good look at them.” As part of the efforts...

Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami has told Time magazine: "we have to brush up so that local consumers think that our brands are more premium than before, so that we can ask for higher prices". Niinami, who celebrates a decade as Suntory Holdings CEO this month, has revealed that the Japanese company plans to increase its whisky prices...

In its latest 'Grand Encounter behind the bar' series, Grand Marnier challenges celebrated mixologist Takuma Watanabe to meld classic and modern influences. The distinctive silhouette, resembling a pot still in orange glass, is a familiar sight on backbars around the world. As an orange liqueur, it is an invaluable weapon in the mixologist’s...

Wuliangye, China's second biggest baijiu brand, has gained distribution in Malaysia as it pushes for international acclaim. The distillery, based in China's Sichuan province, has appointed distributor Luen Heng F&B Sdn Bhd as its official partner in Malaysia. The Chinese brand announced the new deal at an event hosted at hotel EQ...