With names like Prickly French and Villa Chambre d'Amour, French wine producers are casting aside traditional regional appellations in pursuit of a new generation of label-conscious consumers.

Dutch beer giant Heineken said Thursday it had completed its acquisition of Fraser and Neave's (F&N) share of Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) as part of the takeover of brand Tiger Beer.

Soft drinks group Britvic said Wednesday it had agreed to a merger with rival A.G. Barr to form a new company with annual sales of more than £1.5 billion.

The European Court of Justice on Thursday rejected a lawsuit brought by Hungary against Slovakia over the disputed naming of wines from the Tokaj region along the two countries' border.

Amazon on Thursday launched an online wine store selling "more than a thousand" varieties of US vintages.

Prince Charles swapped expensive wine for local beer at a pub in Tasmania Thursday, as the heir to the British throne and his wife continued their tour of Australia.

Renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero has turned his talents to liquor, designing a bottle and label for an aged rum, with 80 percent of the proceeds pledged to Medellin's museums.

Amsterdam's famous coffee shops will remain open for business with foreign thrill-seekers despite the new government's plan to restrict sales to locals only, the mayor said Thursday.

French celebrity chef Raymond Blanc on Wednesday unveiled the new menu he has devised for Eurostar, with dishes inspired by the rail network's French, British and Belgian destinations.

A British sommelier Saturday smashed the world record for the number of wine glasses held in one hand, according to organisers of the event, handling 51 glasses to surpass the previous record of 39.

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A British sommelier Saturday smashed the world record for the number of wine glasses held in one hand, according to organisers of the event, handling 51 glasses to surpass the previous record of 39.

For those who like their coffee with a strong nose Thailand could be the ideal destination, after a blend made from elephant dung was put on sale by an upmarket hotel chain.

Mexico, second in obesity in the world after the United States, wants its children to cut down on the soft drinks and fatty foods that have made them the chubbiest kids in Latin America.

It can be green, black, white or red and, after water, is the most widely consumed drink on the planet.

On the gentle slopes of the Dealu Mare (Big Hill) region, winemakers are striving to make Romania the New World of wine in Europe.

China is set to become the world's second biggest market for luxury goods after the United States in five years, overtaking France, Britain, Italy and Japan, an industry report said on Tuesday.

Palestinians in Gaza packed into coffee shops on Sunday to watch Barcelona play Real Madrid despite a call to boycott the game because an Israeli soldier was invited to attend.

An explosion shook an area around an outdoor bar in the city of Jalingo in eastern Nigeria, police said Friday, with local media reporting up to three people killed.

China has displaced Britain as the world's biggest importer of armagnac following a spectacular surge in sales of the upmarket brandy produced in southwestern France.