The group says it will invest some of the funds in premium drinks and return some to shareholders. While there are opportunities in the wine market, the ‘premium drinks’ part of this is most likely to be the spirits business. This has been the focus of previous acquisitions; indeed, Diageo allowed Pernod Ricard to take the lion’s share of Seagram’s wine business.

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