Concha y Toro

UK: Oddbins on a knife-edge as debts revealed

17 Mar 2011

Oddbins' fate looks set to be decided by a meeting of its creditors at the end of this month, as fresh documents detail the extent of the beleaguered wine retailer's debts.

just On Call - Brown-Forman salutes Jack Daniel's, open to acquisitions

9 Mar 2011

Brown-Forman has said it sees more strong growth for Jack Daniel's outside of the US, after a strong showing from the whiskey brand in the group's year so far.

FRANCE: Pernod Ricard comfortable with wine business

8 Mar 2011

Pernod Ricard has said that it is comfortable with the disparity in profits between its wine and spirits divisions, amid wine asset sales at some of the firm's major competitors.

US: Brown-Forman Q3 pulls up fiscal 2010-2011

8 Mar 2011

Brown-Forman has toasted a healthy third-quarter performance for driving its year-so-far numbers.

US: Brown-Forman readies Earth Day Fetzer bottle

8 Mar 2011

Brown-Forman has lined up a limited edition bottle from its soon-to-be-sold Fetzer Vineyards, in honour of Earth Day.

just the Round-up - The week in drinks

4 Mar 2011

The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:

In The Spotlight - A Win-Win for Vina Concha y Toro and Brown-Forman?

3 Mar 2011

Vina Concha y Toro's deal this week to acquire Brown-Forman's Fetzer Vineyards for US$238m has been welcomed by many observers as a good move for both companies. Here, just-drinks brings you the market reaction.

CHILE/US: Viña Concha y Toro buys Fetzer Vineyards from Brown-Forman

2 Mar 2011

Brown-Forman has lined up the sale of its California-based Fetzer Vineyards to Viña Concha y Toro for US$238m.

CHILE: Vina Concha y Toro full-year profits fall

1 Mar 2011

Vina Concha y Toro has reported a slip in full-year profits in 2010, despite higher global wine sales.

just the Round-up - The week in drinks

4 Feb 2011

The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:

CHILE: Vina Concha y Toro moves into beer

2 Feb 2011

Vina Concha y Toro is to acquire 40% of Chilean brewer Cerveceria Kross for an undisclosed sum.

CHILE: Peso pushes Chile's wineries to breaking point

26 Jan 2011

Many small Chilean wineries are struggling to survive the country's strong peso currency, which has damaged the value of exports, according to Rabobank.

just the Round-up - The week in drinks

14 Jan 2011

The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:

CHILE: Vina Concha y Toro sees full-year sales rise

11 Jan 2011

Chilean winemaker Vina Concha y Toro has reported a 6% rise in net sales for 2010.

just the Ten - Top Interviews of 2010

23 Dec 2010

With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the run-up to Christmas. Here are the ten most read interviews on just-drinks in 2010.

Review of the Year 2010 - Wine

23 Dec 2010

In this, the final part of just-drinks' review of 2010, Olly Wehring takes a look at what made the wine headlines this year.

CHILE: Vina Concha y Toro wine sales improve in Q3

11 Nov 2010

Vina Concha y Toro has reported a stronger rise in wine sales in the third quarter of 2010, but profits for the year-to-date remain under pressure.

CHILE/UK: Concha y Toro brings Diablo Ecoglass bottles to UK

3 Nov 2010

Concha y Toro has introduced an 'Ecoglass' lightweight bottle in the UK for it Casillero del Diablo wine brand.

The just-drinks interview - Concha y Toro global marketing director

26 Oct 2010

Last month, just-drinks was invited up to Manchester to see Concha y Toro's latest - and most high profile - advertising tie-up at work. Dean Best, who jumped higher than any other at the offer, took the opportunity to grill Giancarlo Bianchetti, global marketing director for Concha y Toro, not only about the marketing deal, but also about the past, present and future for the Chilean firm.

CHILE: Vina Concha y Toro H1 profits drop

20 Sep 2010

Vina Concha y Toro has reported a double-digit fall in half-year profits, despite overcoming damage from a powerful earthquake in its native Chile to increase sales for the period.

UK: Concha y Toro readies Casillero del Diablo ad push

2 Sep 2010

Vina Concha y Toro has lined up an advertising campaign for its Casillero del Diablo wine brand in the UK.

CHILE: Earthquake hampers Vina Concha y Toro in Q1

1 Jun 2010

Vina Concha y Toro has said the earthquake that struck its native Chile earlier this year was the main reason for a drop in sales and profits in the firm's first quarter.

Focus - Concha y Toro eyes Man Utd's Asia fanbase

18 May 2010

Vina Concha y Toro's sponsorship deal with Manchester United is less about connecting wine with football and more about reaching Asian consumers.

CHILE/UK: Concha y Toro teams up with Manchester United

18 May 2010

Chilean wine producer Concha y Toro has secured a global marketing deal with English football team Manchester United.

Comment - The Losh Cause - Foreign Exchange Hell

11 May 2010

It’s rare to find a topic in the wine world where everyone agrees. Still rarer when it’s a bad-news story, and where everyone is prepared to admit it. Chris Losh thinks he's found one, however.

just-drinks LIWF & Distil 2010 - Diary - 5 May

5 May 2010

Coming up at this year's London International Wine & Spirits Fair…

CHILE: Vina Concha y Toro reviews spending plan

28 Apr 2010

Wine producer Vina Concha y Toro has begun a review of spending plans for 2010 following the earthquake that hit Chile earlier this year.

Comment - The Losh Cause - Chile, After the 'Quake

13 Apr 2010

You have to admire the resilience of the Chileans. At the end of February, the country was rocked by the seventh biggest earthquake on record. That, a mere six weeks later, Chris Losh is able to write a column about how this natural disaster has affected the wine industry without it looking grossly inappropriate is testament to the country’s ability first of all to plan for such an eventuality, and secondly to pick up the pieces and soldier on.

just the round-up - The week in drinks

12 Mar 2010

The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:

CHILE: Vina Concha y Toro back in business

11 Mar 2010

Vina Concha y Toro has resumed wine production and distribution less than two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck the country and its wine industry.