UK wine merchant, Majestic, has bought the online retailer Naked Wines for £70 million and appointed its founder Rowan Gormley as CEO.

Pierre Casenave has been appointed Veuve Clicquot’s new development, innovation and communication manager following the departure of Cyril Brun in February.

Beringer Vineyards in California is pioneering a try before you buy scheme where consumers can sample three of its wines in supermarkets via “taste strips”.

Leading Wine Brand Signs on as Proud Wine Sponsor of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Danish brewer Carlsberg has set up a giant poster in London which dispenses free beer and is the first stunt in a new campaign drive.

The Anheuser-Busch Houston brewery, which has been producing beer since 1966, will open for tours next week.

Constellation Brands has reported a 24% increase to net sales in its 2015 end of year results, largely propelled by its Mexican beer business.

The Liv-ex 100 index dipped slightly in March as the market slowed in the first quarter of 2015 following a more positive end to 2014 and Latour came off worst.

Angove Family Winemakers scooped the pool at the 9th Annual G100 Super Wine Awards in China.

Diageo’s Word Class cocktail competition has seen significant changes this year, not least to its structure and its challenges.