The Drinks Business


The Drinks Business is a monthly international B2B magazine and website published by Union Press. The magazine discusses the latest news and trends in the global beer, wine and spirits industries.

History and profile

thedrinksbusiness.com was launched in 2001. It has an international audience of 685,000 monthly readers and regularly provides content for publications such as The Huffington Post and Time Magazine.

db Awards

The db Awards is an annual drinks industry event, held at the London International Wine Fair in Olympia. Winners in 2013 included Beefeater Gin, Cote du Rhone, Roberson Wine and Dubai Duty Free.

Green Awards

The Drinks Business Green Awards is the world's largest programme to raise awareness of green issues in the drinks trade. Winners in 2013 included Sainsbury's, John E Fells and Wetherspoons.