A South Australian Grenache has made history by becoming the first Australian drop to be awarded the International Grenache Trophy in the prestigious International Wine Challenge’s (IWC).

Last night, Endeavour Group announced the winners of its inaugural Supplier of the Year Awards program at a gala ceremony in Melbourne, with more than 500 suppliers taking part in the festivities.

Dan Murphy’s has today unveiled the 19 winners in its inaugural Decoded Spirits Awards including best gin, whisky and mezcal, with prices starting from $35. More than 600 spirits were blind tasted by 10 judges over five days.

Friday 29th April - Australia’s leading retail drinks and hospitality business Endeavour Group has today completed the acquisition of Josef Chromy Wines in Tasmania, acquired in partnership with Warakirri Asset Management, one of Australia’s leading agricultural investment managers. 

A loyal BWS customer did not at first believe he had won a major cash prize by playing the free BWS Cooler app this summer.

Dan Murphy’s unveils its first premium Cellar store, featuring a $160,000 wine

Dan Murphy’s has today opened the doors to its very first bar, ZERO% by Dan Murphy’s in Hampton, Melbourne. Patrons can choose from a menu of over 30 zero alcoholic* drinks to enjoy at the bar 7 days a week, as well as a range of more than 200 non-alcoholic products to shop and take home.

Dan Murphy’s is opening the doors to its very first bar next week.

Endeavour Group’s half-yearly Supplier Forum took place yesterday via a virtual format, during which the company’s leadership and merchandise teams updated trade partners on trends and developments.

Dan Murphy’s is so passionate about sustainability that the drinks retailer is now shouting it from the rooftops - literally.

Dan Murphy’s has announced its expansion into wine subscription, with a unique and expertly curated offering called Dan Picked. 

Australia's leading retail drinks and hospitality business, Endeavour Group, continues to harness the power of technology and innovation, recording online sales growth of almost 25% ($603m) in the first six months of F22, with online sales remaining on track to exceed $1 billion for the full year.

BWS has extended its popular BWYASSS stores after installing three stores in Sydney for last year’s Mardi Gras, with another seven stores across the country now loudly and proudly displaying the signs. 

Endeavour Group has launched ‘Loud & Proud’, a bold and colourful new drinks range raising funds for Pride Foundation Australia.

“Diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our culture to be a great place to work and a safe place for our customers to shop. We have been investing significantly in creating an inclusive culture for everybody, and we are excited to be part of The Albany Pride Festival, and it’s so great to see the entire store team get excited and involved,” Mr Freudmann said. The drinks retailer is the major overall sponsor of the festival, which takes place between 18-27 February, and is also sponsoring specific events on the schedule including the Mardi Gras Party. 

After having successfully rolled out a beer can clip reuse and recycling program in selected BWS and Dan Murphy’s stores on the Eastern Seaboard - becoming the first Australian retailer to initiate and develop a circular scheme for the reuse and recycle of can clips - the company has now expanded the recycling scheme to South Australia and Western Australia thanks to local partnerships.

BWS is asking Australians to snap photos of their barbies in the next 7 days, and will donate $1 for every snag seen in the pic to charity. To take part in the BWS Snag a Donation campaign, customers simply upload a photo of their BBQ on Instagram between the 19th and 26th of January, tag @BWS_au, use hashtag #snagadonation, and for every snag visible in the photo, BWS will donate $1 to not-for-profit donation platform GIVIT.

A bottle of Penfolds Grange Hermitage Bin 1 Shiraz 1951 has gone under the hammer at a Langton’s auction for $157,624*, making it the most expensive bottle of Australian wine ever sold, breaking the previous record of $142,131* (also for a bottle of Penfolds Grange 1951 sold at auction by Langton’s in July 2021).

This weekend, BWS and Dan Murphy’s stores across the country are ramping up their fundraising efforts for not-for-profit donation platform GIVIT by hosting their first ever National GIVIT Day. 

Endeavour Group stores, venues and delivery drivers in popular Schoolies locations across the country are gearing up to crack down on any attempts by minors accessing alcohol and adults trying to supply minors with alcohol this Schoolies season.

Following the unveiling of Dan Murphy’s South Melbourne in March which was the first store to feature the drinks retailer’s new flagship design, a further three stores with the new concept have now opened across the country. 

Endeavour Group has today launched its first sustainability strategy, A positive imprint, made together in which the company has set a range of goals and commitments anchored to its purpose of ‘Creating a more sociable future together’.

Endeavour Group’s first Supplier Forum as a stand-alone business took place earlier today via a virtual format, where the company shared its plans for a Supplier of the Year Awards Program.

Recycle beer can clips? Yes you can now! Endeavour Group has rolled out a beer can clip reuse and recycling program in selected BWS and Dan Murphy’s stores, becoming the first Australian retailer to initiate and develop a circular scheme for the reuse and recycle of can clips.

Drinks retailers Dan Murphy’s and BWS, part of Endeavour Group, are looking to hire over 4,400 team members for summer, with hundreds of roles offering immediate starts.

He was promised a beer once lockdown is over by Endeavour Group’s MD Steve Donohue, and Professor Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, certainly earned himself a cold one after answering an array of tough questions from the drinks and hospitality industry during a live Q&A session yesterday.

Endeavour Group will be hosting Professor Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, in a livestream Q&A session on vaccinations for its team, and has opened up the session to the wider drinks and hospitality business industry. 

Brain cancer survivor Elias Forbes rallied his store team at Dan Murphy’s Woolloongabba to host barbecues for customers during the month of June in an effort to raise funds for the Mark Hughes Foundation.

A bottle of Penfolds Grange 1951 has gone under the hammer at a Langton’s auction for $142,131*, which makes it the most expensive bottle of Australian wine ever sold, breaking the previous record of $103,000*.

Working in a bottle shop has never looked so good! BWS has unveiled new outfits for its 9000 store team members nationally after collaborating with three Australian designers.

It’s official, we are becoming a nation of beer, wine & spirits drinkers - minus the alcohol. Sales of non-alcoholic* drinks have increased more than 83 percent in the 12 months according to sales data from Endeavour Group, the parent company of BWS and Dan Murphy’s.

Team members at Endeavour Group, Australia’s leading retail drinks and hotels group, got creative and created a virtual bell so all 28,000 employees could take part in celebrating the first day of trading on the Australian Securities Exchange, following the postponement of the bell ringing ceremony at the Exchange Centre due to Covid-restrictions in Sydney.

Australia’s leading retail drinks and hotels business, will commence trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) at 12pm AEST on 24 June 2021 on a conditional and deferred settlement basis.

On 10 May 2021, Woolworths Group announced its intention to separate Endeavour Group by way of a demerger, subject to shareholder approval and other conditions being satisfied or waived.

BWS is amplifying its focus on convenience for customers, and has today become the first Australian drinks retailer to offer a guarantee on its one-hour drinks delivery service.

Leading drinks and hospitality business Endeavour Group will offer domestic and family violence awareness training to its 28,000 team members, who are members of more than 1600 communities in Australia.

When Dan Murphy’s Mornington East Wine Merchant Michael Zitzlaff saw how many wine box dividers were going into paper recycling every month, he thought there must be a better way to reuse them.

Dan Murphy’s has unveiled the new look of its future stores where drinks education, discovery, technology and sustainability are at the heart of the customer experience.

LATEST NEWS Paragon Wine Estates welcomes Yarra Valley’s Oakridge Wines into portfolio Paragon Wine Estates (part of Endeavour Group) has today announced the acquisition of the Yarra Valley’s Oakridge Wines into its premium wine portfolio.

BWS is bringing the glitz this Mardi Gras with store makeovers and drag queen drinks deliveries

Dan Murphy’s has revealed the winners in its Decoded Wine Awards 2021, after 12 experts tasted over 1000 wines.

The Coffs Harbour Dan Murphy’s store is no longer just green by its trademark signature colour – it has now been fitted out with solar panels to reduce the store’s environmental footprint and cut energy costs.

Endeavour Group’s leadership in the responsible sale of alcohol has been recognised through an invitation to join a global partnership that will establish robust international guidelines for online sales of alcohol.