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News Briefs for August 7, 2015

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•MillerCoors’s net sales slipped 0.2% in the group’s second quarter ended June 30, but net income rose 9.3% to $487.2 million. Sales were hampered by the Miller Lite and Coors Light brands, which both posted low-single-digit declines. MillerCoors’s above premium … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for Friday, August 7, 2015

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•Colorado’s Oskar Blues Brewery is introducing a new year-round canned IPA this month. Oskar Blues IPA (6.43% abv) is brewed with a variety of Australian hops, such as Enigma, Vic Secret, Ella and Topaz, with red wheat and English Caramalt. … Continue reading

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California fires: ‘minimal’ impact on wine grapes

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Smoke-related impact to wine from wildfires in California is "minimal to none", according to the industry's state trade body. Read more

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

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof

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The Jack Daniel Distillery announced the nationwide release of the brand’s first-ever barrel strength offering within its Single Barrel Collection, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof.  Read more

On this day in drinks history – featuring Carlsberg, Diageo, Lion Nathan

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

A First Look at Mast-Jagermeister’s Plans for SFIC

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In June, Germany's Mast-Jagermeister announce it would acquire its US importer for Jagermeister, Sidney Frank Importing Company. In light of the transaction's close this week, your editor sat down with Michael Volke, chairman of Mast-Jagermeister's US ... Read more

Smoke Taint: Don’t be lulled into complacency

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by thinking the worst time for exposure in the vineyard has passed Read more

Recent Sales of Bulk Wine for August 5

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Selected Recent Sales of Grapes & Wines in Bulk for August 5, 2015 courtesy of Turrentine Brokerage Read more

California wildfires threaten to make local wine ‘unpalatable’?

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