After a three-year period in which it added nearly half a million cases in volume, Italy’s Stella Rosa has grown to become the U.S. market’s third-ranked imported wine brand above $10 a 750-ml., following Ruffino (Constellation) and Alamos (E.&J. Gallo). … Continue reading →
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Following up on yesterday’s report regarding Deep Eddy vodka’s upside as part of the Heaven Hill portfolio moving forward, Shanken News Daily has learned that Heaven Hill paid a significant sum for the high-flying Texas-based vodka brand. A source familiar with the … Continue reading →
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Beam Suntory has prevailed in another “handcrafted” lawsuit. A federal judge in San Diego has dismissed a suit accusing the company of falsely advertising that its flagship Jim Beam Bourbon is handcrafted. The suit, filed by plaintiff Scott Welk earlier … Continue reading →
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•Russian state-owned group FTE Sojuzplodoimport has renewed its fight asserting ownership of the Stolichnaya vodka brand. Legal journal Law360 reports that the state-owned company is pursuing infringement claims against SPI Group, whose Stoli Group USA markets the vodka label in … Continue reading →
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•Narragansett Beer is introducing Town Beach IPA, a new summer-fall seasonal, as the latest entry in its Sessionable Series. Previously released as an Imperial IPA, the new incarnation of Town Beach is a 4.7% abv session IPA made with pale, … Continue reading →
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