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Anheuser strikes back in Budvar battle

Anheuser Busch has won the right to sell 'Bud' beer in Austria in its latest court tussle with Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar, as firms looking to protect Geographic Indicators a forced to raise their game, reports Chris Mercer.

France to chop vineyards for EU crisis distillation

An EU Commission committee has promised extra money to help French wine makers distil more than a million hectolitres of quality wine into undrinkable industrial alcohol after the French government promised to rip up vines and make structural changes...

Craft beer flies as Anheuser falters

Falling beer sales in the US have left big brewers like Anheuser Busch banking on new products and better marketing to revitalise growth as small-time craft beers go from strength to strength, writes Chris Mercer.