Consumers are paying more for drinks after the introduction of WA's container deposit scheme but the economic regulator says the price increases are reasonable.
Former Must Winebar partner Russell Blaikie has joined Prendiville Group, while Natalie Jenkins has been appointed Seesaw chair and Natasha Collier will lead West Australian Music.
Western Australian craft beer and spirits producers have welcomed the federal government’s decision to increase tax relief for the industry, but some say more change is needed.
China’s tariffs on Australian wine have taken a toll on exports from Western Australia, with a 24 per cent decrease in total wine exports in the year to March.
Australia’s second oldest family business, Lionel Samson Sadleirs, has sold its Plantagenet Wine business to Tom Wisdom, a sixth-generation descendant of founder Lionel Samson.
Frankland River-based winery Swinney has been named Vineyard of the Year by website Young Gun of Wine for maintaining a large-scale vineyard with a small-scale approach.
Investigators from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services believe a mechanical fault to be responsible for a blaze at Elizabeth Quay's Oyster Bar overnight.
ICS Australia will start construction on a bar made from locally grown timber later this week, the latest project by hospitality entrepreneur Miles Hull.
Perth distilleries, including Whipper Snapper Distillery and Sin Gin Distillery, are lobbying the government to change taxes on spirits, which they claim are stunting industry growth.