Archive for September, 2015

Bourbon has been on a phenomenal run over the past few years, and its upswing shows no sign of slowing anytime soon. In 2014, Bourbon advanced by 5% to 18.5 million cases in the U.S. market, which comprises more than … Continue reading →

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Accolade Wines has appointed Paul Schaafsma as its new CEO, replacing John Ratcliffe, who will become deputy chairman. Schaafsma is being promoted from his post as Accolade’s general manager for the U.K. and Ireland, the company’s largest region, where he’s … Continue reading →

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•Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled the new identity of his company’s winery property in Geyserville, California. Coppola has renamed the site as the Virginia Dare Winery, in honor of the first English child born in the New World in 1587. … Continue reading →

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•Somerville, Massachusetts-based Bantam Cider Co. is introducing its three year-round ciders in cans, beginning in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bantam’s Rojo, Wunderkind and The Americain offerings will be available in canned format across the two states aforementioned, with further expansion … Continue reading →

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