The week that was

the drinks business presents this week’s round up of wine, beer, spirits and other related news items.

Click through our highlights from news sites and social media across the world.

Wine news

• The Guardian asks whether orange wine is the new white.
• The Telegraph looks at the best wines to take on a picnic this summer. 
• There are reports of hail storms in the Languedoc, particularly in St Chinian and Faugères.
• The Sun asks what happens to wine dregs left over after flights.
• Tennis star Roger Federer stars in the latest Moet Ice advert.
• The Spectator looks at how one can spot counterfeit wine. 
• A rosé-flavoured ice cream has been launched in time for summer.
• Marie Brizard and Champagne Duval Leroy have signed a distribution agreement. 
• The Jewish Telegraphic Agency looks at how West Bank wines are making the Israelis toast the settlements. 

Beer news

• The Telegraph takes a look at Britain’s tiniest pubs.
• Glamorgan Brewing Company has released a beer that is reported to taste like Welsh cakes.
• The Wall Street Journal reports on ‘the new eye-opener’: beer for brunch.
• The Morning Advertiser reports that beer and cider hygiene must improve. 
• A sausage-scented brew is due to be released for dogs. 
• A new Mexican beer depicts a frowning Trump in a sombrero with his trousers held up with a swastika belt buckle.

Spirits news

• The Margarita remains America’s favourite cocktail.
• Our sister title, The Spirits Business, reports that Pernod Ricard may consider future acquisitions in the American whiskey market. 
• Wemyss has opened the new Darnley’s Gin distillery in Fife. 
• One of London’s oldest gin brands, Nicholson Gin, has been revived by direct descendants of the original founders.
• Farming UK reports that researchers have identified key genetic markers in barley which could help growers meet malting specifications and lead to more efficient whisky production.
• Goldman Sachs upgrades United Spirits to buy as stock gains 3%

Other news

• The first edition of Waitrose drinks magazine is launched, edited by Joanna Simon. 
• The Metro reports how a man got a hit by a double decker bus only to get up and walk calmly into a pub. 
• An anti-counterfeit technology start-up has been awarded £90k in a competition. 
• Pernod Richard University has launched its first campus at the historic Domaine de La Voisine château.