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Analysis - How Austrian wine survived scandal to flourish again 15 Mar 2016

Thirty years have passed but Willi Klinger still refers to it as Austrian wine's darkest hour.

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Lively year continues for Amber Beverage Group with Mountain Spirits stake buy in Austria 11 Dec 2019

Amber Beverage Group has acquired control of Austrian drinks distributor and wholesaler Mountain Spirits.

Austrian Wine Marketing Board poaches Chris Yorke from New Zealand Winegrowers for next MD 12 Jun 2019

Austria's wine trade group, the Austrian Wine Marketing Board, has named Chris Yorke as its next managing director.

Austrian Wine Marketing Board MD to step down 7 Dec 2018

The manager director for the Austrian wine trade organisation will retire at the end of next year.

Austria welcomes four new grape varieties to quality classification 22 Nov 2018

The trade organisation for Austrian wine has announced four additions to the country's roster of quality grape varieties.

Capri-Sun Group takes over Austrian energy tea start-up All I Need 23 Oct 2018

Capri-Sun Group has acquired a majority stake in Austrian beverage start-up All I Need, which makes a range of tea-based energy drinks.

Sojuzplodoimport to appeal after Stolichnaya court setback against SPI Group 20 Feb 2018

Sojuzplodoimport, the Russian company locked in a court battle with SPI Group over ownership of the Stolichnaya vodka brand, has said it will appeal after losing the latest round in the pair's long-running fight.

Vinexpo heads to Austria with new mission to highlight fringe regions 17 Jan 2017

Wine trade show Vinexpo plans to take 100 of the world's top buyers to Austria's vineyards for the first edition of a new exhibition concept.

AUSTRIA: Red Bull silent on contamination report 18 Mar 2013

Red Bull has refused to comment directly on reports it has been the victim of threats to contaminate its products in Austria.

AUSTRIA: Rexam to boost capacity for Red Bull can production 26 Nov 2012

Rexam is to invest GBP20m (US$32m) in a fourth line at its Austrian plant to boost production of Red Bull cans.

Product Launch - AUSTRIA/NETHERLANDS/UK: Pernod Ricard's Malibu Red 4 Oct 2012

Pernod Ricard's Malibu Red