This week in spirits & wine, featuring good news for gin, promotions at Pernod Ricard and the scrapping of wine tariffs between the EU and Japan

This week in spirits & wine

Here's a round-up of this week's top stories from the global spirits & wine categories. Click the links to view our round-ups for beer & cider and soft drinks & bottled water.

• Who will buy Cutty Sark and Glenturret from Edrington? - Comment

The opportunity to acquire an established, well-known Scotch whisky brand doesn't come along very often. So, you'll forgive our brown spirits commentator, Neil Ridley, for being a bit excited right now.

• "The consolidation of the spirits industry is not over" - just-drinks speaks to Pernod Ricard's CEO of EMEA & LatAm, Gilles Bogaert

Earlier this month, Pernod Ricard's former MD of finance, Gilles Bogaert, moved to head up the group's Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America division. just-drinks sat down with Bogaert at the company's Capital Markets Day in China to talk about the job transition, the future of M&A and how data has changed the business.

• Gin can become a global category - Pernod Ricard CEO EMEA & LatAm Gilles Bogaert

The new head of Pernod Ricard's EMEA & LatAm reporting region has forecast that gin has the potential to become a globally-successful category.

• Brown-Forman looks to buy back US$200m of shares

Brown-Forman has launched a share repurchase push, hoping to acquire around US$200m of its own stock over the next 12 months.

• US consumer knowledge boosts premium spirits in 2017 - figures

Spirits volumes in the US rose for the 20th consecutive year in 2017, driven by high-end products. 

• Pernod Ricard promotes Eric Benoist to global marketing role

The former head of Pernod Ricard's Poland & Central European operations has been promoted to become the group's global marketing & commercial director.

• Japan to scrap EU wine tariffs as free-trade agreement signed

Japanese tariffs on European wines are set to disappear by the end of next year after Japan and the EU signed a free-trade agreement.

• Former William Grant executive to head up Camus Cognac brand

Camus has announced a change of global brand manager for its namesake Cognac range, with a former William Grant & Sons executive assuming the position.

• Treasury Wine Estates overhauls Lindeman's Bins range in time for 175th anniversary

Treasury Wine Estates has unveiled new packaging for its Lindeman's Bins range, using artwork from Australian artist David Bromley.

• Zamora Co, W Deutsch Family Wines end US Licor 43 partnership

Zamora Co has called time on its US tie-up with W Deutsch Family Wines and is set to bring distribution of Licor 43 in the country in-house.