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.

Diageo has surprised some with its move to sell its Irish whiskey brand Bushmills in return for control of Don Julio Tequila. Here our columnist, Richard Woodard, analyses the thinking behind the deal 

Casella Family Brands is set to acquire fellow Australian wine firm Peter Lehmann Wines (PLW). 

Gruppo Campari has reported a drop in year-to-date profits as one-off Q3 acquisition costs hit its bottom line.

United Spirits, the Diageo-controlled Indian drinks firm, has remained in the red in its half-year despite a rise in second-quarter volumes and sales.

William Grant & Sons has launched a new Glenfiddich expression based on a 1963 release that the company claims was the first single malt to be marketed internationally. 

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Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has said a decision to close one of its wineries in South Australia has been “tough, but necessary”. 

Gruppo Campari is to take Canadian and UK distribution of its brands in-house from next year.

Messe Düsseldorf, the German group behind ProWein, is launching a new biennial wine and spirits event in Singapore in 2016. 

Moët Hennessy is launching the first in a planned three-strong Travel Retail exclusive range for its Scotch whisky brand Glenmorangie this month, with two more bottlings to be launched over the next year.

Last week, just-drinks was treated to a tour of Cognac house Tiffon, in the French town of Jarnac. While there, we caught up with the firm’s CEO Jan Braastad. 

Speyside Distillers is preparing to build a second distillery as it launches two single malts in partnership with its global ambassador, the former footballer Michael Owen.

Beam Suntory has begun bottling its flagship Bourbon, Jim Beam, in India as its steps up its focus on the key market.