Portugal’s association of wine traders, Anceve, has called on the government for economic support as it warns rising costs have left many small- and medium-sized producers “on the verge of bankruptcy”.

The new chief executive of AB InBev has set a core profit growth target of 4% to 8% for the medium-term.

County Cork-based hotel, Longueville House, has launched a premium cider to the Irish market.

The results of the International Cider Challenge 2010 are in. This is the first year of the competition and it attracted over a hundred entries. Drinks International recruited a panel of cider experts to blind taste the ciders, which were then awarded trophies and medals.

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