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Archive for August, 2015

just the week in – Spirits and Wine

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Here's a round-up of this week's highlights in the global spirits & wine categories. We are also running similar round-ups for beer and soft drinks & bottled water. Read more

Special Report, Part 2: Fast-Rising New Entries Make Luxury Tequila Even Hotter

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The luxury Tequila category, whose impressive success has been driven in recent years by brands like Patrón, Don Julio and Avión, has seen an influx of surging new entrants that are propelling the segment to even stronger growth in 2015. … Continue reading

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News Briefs for August 14, 2015

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•Beam Suntory has branched out with a new flavored offering in the Jim Beam lineup with the launch of Jim Beam Apple. The 70-proof Bourbon-based liqueur, a blend of apple liqueur and Kentucky straight Bourbon, joins the brand’s other flavored … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for August 14, 2015

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•Louisville, Kentucky’s Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. has launched Stray Cat Gin, a new limited edition entry. Made with an apple brandy base and classic gin botanicals, Stray Cat Gin is aged in a medium-char Serbian juniper barrel for … Continue reading

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On this day in drinks history – featuring AG Barr, Bacardi, Carlsberg

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Here's a look at what was happening on this day in... Read more

Australian Vintage creates business manager Europe role

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Australian Vintage (AVL) has appointed Tim Lockwood to the newly-created role of business manager for Europe. Read more

Kirin’s Lion appoints MD for global markets

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Kirin's Australian drinks subsidiary Lion has promoted Matt Tapper to the newly-created role of managing director, global markets, Lion beer, cider & wine. Read more

Wine Continues to Gain Share as Volume Growth Slows

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Although the wine industry has consistently delivered volume growth in the US for more than 20 years, the rate at which it's growing has slowed in the last few of them, per data from Technomic. Wine volumes were up 5.2% in 2011, but in 2014, they grew ... Read more

Special Report, Part 1: Luxury Tequila’s Robust Growth Takes Category To New Heights

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Tequila, perhaps more than any other spirits category, has undergone a dramatic transition within the U.S. market over the past two decades. Margaritas and shots—usually utilizing mixto Tequilas containing 51% blue agave—have given way to 100%-agave brands that have raised … Continue reading

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News Briefs for August 13, 2015

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•Oregon winery Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVV) has filed a lawsuit seeking damages for the loss of nearly 13 tons of Pinot Noir grapes ruined by a herbicide drift incident in 2013. The company, owned by Jim Bernau, has accused the … Continue reading

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