Here’s a round-up of this week’s highlights in the global spirits & wine categories. We are also running similar round-ups for beer and soft drinks & bottled water.

Accolade Wines is in talks to buy Australian winery Grant Burge Wines, the company has confirmed.

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Belvédère has seen its year-to-date sales slide as a tough third-quarter hampered the group’s progress. 

China is to drop duty on Australian wine imports after the two countries signed a “landmark” free trade agreement.

Tito’s Handmade Vodka owner Fifth Generation has secured distribution in six new countries as the brand continues to widen its global footprint.

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Willamette Valley Vineyards has seen a healthy jump in year-to-date profits after a strong Q3 sales performance.

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Earlier this year, South African multi-category drinks producer Distell set up a unit specifically for its higher-end wine portfolio. The CEO of Distell Vineyards & Estates, Carina Gous, spoke to just-drinks earlier this year about the new division, its plans abroad and the prospects for the broader South African wine category going forward.

Diageo and Combs Wine & Spirits have launched the first new expressions in the DeLeón range since they formed a JV for the Tequila brand.

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has confirmed to just-drinks that it will not be exhibiting at next year’s London Wine Fair (LWF).

Pernod Ricard’s decision this week to withdraw its support for the geographical indication (GI) ‘Plymouth Gin’ makes sense to me, but that such a GI exists at all serves only to underline the confusion that still abounds in the gin category.

Five years ago this month, Constellation Brands spoke publicly about its plans for its Australian wine business. At the time, the US group said it was considering the prospect of merging, or selling, its Australian and UK units with Sydney-based wine firm Australian Vintage.