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Things get U.G.L.Y at Carina Leagues Club

Things get U.G.L.Y at Carina Leagues Club

Staff at The Carina Leagues Club got behind the Leukaemia Foundation’s U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year campaign when someone close to the club was diagnosed with blood cancer.

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Local & UK duty hikes for Australian drinks industry

Local & UK duty hikes for Australian drinks industry

Australian drinks companies have been delivered a double whammy with duty rates rising locally and in the UK.

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WFA & Australian Vignerons merge to fight industry peril

WFA & Australian Vignerons merge to fight industry peril

The combined threats of climate change, biosecurity and the anti-alcohol lobby have united Australia’s wine grape and wine producers in a single industry body, Australian Grape & Wine.

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Aussies renounce imported wine

Aussies renounce imported wine

New research by Roy Morgan shows Australians are 73% more likely to buy wine if it is produced in Australia.

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Retailers battle falling foot traffic & consumer anxiety

Retailers battle falling foot traffic & consumer anxiety

January has been a rollercoaster month for retailers as consumer confidence continued its “up-down-up pattern”.

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Champagne shipments drop by more than 5 million bottles

Champagne shipments drop by more than 5 million bottles

Comité Champagne has revealed that initial estimates for the past year show Champagne shipments were down 1.7% in 2018.

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Batter up! Bacardi Bartender Softball is back

Batter up! Bacardi Bartender Softball is back

BACARDÍ’s annual Bartender Softball competitions are in the calendar and touring to major cities around the country.

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Hotel Illawarra fined over bar tab competition

Hotel Illawarra fined over bar tab competition

The licensee of the Hotel Illawarra has been fined $2500 over an incident where an intoxicated patron vomited in the venue’s toilets after winning a $100 bar tab.

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Can this ad win the cola war for Pepsi?

Can this ad win the cola war for Pepsi?

Pepsi is using the world’s biggest stage to tackle the question consumers are constantly asked by waiters when ordering a certain cola in restaurants – “Is Pepsi OK?”

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The most buzzworthy Super Bowl drinks commercials

The most buzzworthy Super Bowl drinks commercials

More than 111 million Americans tuned in for Super Bowl in 2018, which makes it one of the most lucrative advertising opportunities in the the US, next to the Olympics.

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Vinomofo opens first permanent retail outlet

Vinomofo opens first permanent retail outlet

After a successful trial period in 2018, Vinomofo has permanently opened its Melbourne warehouse for wine tastings, click-and-collect fulfilment and walk-in sales.

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Accolade Wines the winner as Britain

Accolade Wines the winner as Britain’s biggest pub chain cuts EU drinks

Pub chain Wetherspoons, which operates more than 900 venues in the UK and Ireland, is adding Hardys sparkling and brandy to its drinks list in the lead up to Brexit.

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This is Australia

This is Australia’s favourite craft beer

Gold Coast brewery Balter’s XPA has been voted No.1 beer in the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers for the second time.

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