Archive for September, 2015

After a difficult period of ownership and importer changes, one of French wine’s best recognized brands is back on the upswing, benefiting from better category conditions and a new focus on higher price points. Formerly part of the Diageo Chateau … Continue reading →

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Japanese whisky Karuizawa has earned the title of the most expensive 700-ml bottle of whisky ever auctioned. Bonhams, Hong Kong set the record with a hammer price of HK$750,000 ($96,774) for the Karuizawa 1960 52-year-old ‘The Cockerel’ (51.8% abv), on … Continue reading →

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With growth ongoing, San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing says it expects to reach its current 100,000-barrel production capacity in the fourth quarter of this year. The craft brewer is now developing a new brewery in Virginia Beach, which will begin … Continue reading →

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•In the super-premium Scotch category, Moet-Hennessy USA is planning to release a five-bottle pack of Glenmorangie single malt Scotch in its Glenmorangie 1970s Collection later this year. Each bottle will be sourced from a different vintage within that decade. The … Continue reading →

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