FREDERICTON – The president of the of the New Brunswick Craft Alcohol Producers Association (NBCAPA) says microbrew consumers want less regulation around the retail sales of craft beer, but she says the Maritime provinces need to work together to create a more equitable marketplace.
Opposition from Italy and Portugal to measures in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 highlights the need for amendments to be made to the legislation, according to the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI).
Scottish supermarkets are preparing to raise the price of certain high-alcohol products when new minimum-pricing guidelines become law on Tuesday.
Liquor brands in Australia have been accused of breaking the voluntary Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code by using actors under the age of 25 in their campaigns.
CAPE TOWN - Despite the damaging drought that has affected parts of the Western Cape’s winelands, South Africa remained one of the world’s 15 largest wine producers, churning out 10.8 million hectolitres (hl) of wine in 2017.
Let’s say you have a drinking problem — as a nation — and, let’s say, as the government, you wanted to do something about that. What are your options?
“Distance sales to Finland of alcoholic beverages containing more than 5.5 per cent alcohol by volume would still be prohibited, but it would be possible to distance-purchase such products,” it stated.
FREDERICTON, NB – In a move that some are claiming to be related to the recent Supreme Court decision regarding the transportation of alcohol across provincial borders, Picaroons Traditional Ales has been instructed by NB Liquor to remove beer from Nova Scotia breweries from its retail stores.
According to the government agency responsible for developing and recommending United States trade policy to the American president, Ireland’s Public Health (Alcohol) Bill could represent a barrier to trade.
A congressional committee has recommended new measures to combat the problem of underage drinking on Spanish streets – a practice commonly known as botellón (literally, “big bottle”).