In Brief.

(From Off Licence News)

Just for dads Glengoyne Distillery has launched a limited-edition Father's Day (Sunday June 15) gift pack containing a bottle of Glengoyne 10 Year Old and a stainless steel cigar flask with collapsible cup. Available from May at UK distributor Harvey-Miller Wine & Spirits Agency, it will retail for AGBP39.99.

Frost ravages Muscadet fruit Muscadet producers are counting the cost of a spring frost which destroyed up to 50% of the fruit for the 2008 vintage. The cold snap on April 6 was described as the most damaging for 17 years and in some areas killed 100% of buds. Growers are now hoping that secondary buds will develop and alleviate …