Boutique Melbourne Shiraz Takes Out Top Gong on Global Stage

November 12th – There’s little surprise you’ve haven’t heard of Concrete & Clay wines (yet)… That’s because they’ve only launched their first release in 2019 and is a small family-run label based out of metropolitan Melbourne, in an inconspicuous suburb named Bangholme. And yet just this week, Concrete & Clay was awarded the highly coveted Best Shiraz Trophy at the Cathay Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition, which […]

Rathbone Wine Group Adds Lisa Lambertus as North America Manager

Melbourne, Australia – (August 24, 2022) – Rathbone Wine Group, a leading family-owned Australian fine wine group based in Melbourne is proud to add Lisa Lambertus to its team. In her […]

Glenn Goodall of Xanadu Wines Receives 2023 Halliday Wine Companion Winemaker of the Year Award 

Joins List of Accolades Received by Rathbone Wine Group’s Margaret River Property  Melbourne, Australia – (August 9, 2022) – Xanadu Wines Chief Winemaker, Glenn Goodall is the recipient of the […]

We are pleased to invite your distillery to participate in our upcoming New York International Spirits Competition. This international spirits competition will be held virtually in New York, and next year we return to the 3 West Club across from Rockefeller Center. The New York International Spirits Competition was the first competition to be founded in the International Beverage Competition Series. After its success, we were asked to replicate the competition in multiple countries, and have since expanded to include wine and beer competitions as well. What sets us apart from other international beverage competitions is our TRADE ONLY blind judging panel, and the spirits industry has continued to take notice as our competitions have grown. At our wine competition held here in New York City, the retail store buyer, sommelier, restaurant beverage director, hotelier, distributor and importer will be our judges. We feel that these judges, whose livelihood rely upon their skill set, t

May 3rd, 2021, Ponte dell’Olio, Italy – Enoforum USA, a two-day technical conference launches tomorrow. Enoforum is known as the largest technical-specific wine industry event in Europe. It takes place every other year attracting 1,200 attendees in Italy, 500 in Spain, and 450 in Portugal, while bringing together over 1,900 technicians with 70 research groups and 40 leading companies; more than 2,100 people over a 2-year cycle. The symposium will be held virtually Tuesday - Wednesday, May 4-5, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration is free for wine industry professionals. Leading scientists, researchers and industry contributors will present the results of recent R&D, as well as receive input from practitioners regarding tailoring new technology to individual real-world wine producing situations. See the conference schedule here.Some of the participating organizations, institutions, and companies include: JUCLAS USA - Premiere Sponsor OIV A&P Inphatec De