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Archive for October, 2015

E-commerce wine sales “pose challenges” – research

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E-commerce is poised to continue to grow its share of global wine sales, but brand owners must deal with continuing challenges, according to a new report. Read more

Alert, The Charmer Sunbelt Group and Wirtz Beverage Group are merging forces

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The Charmer Sunbelt Group and Wirtz Beverage Group are merging forces to form a $6 billion distributor called Breakthru Beverage Group headquartered in New York. The Company will initially have operations in 16 markets, employ more than 7,000 people. Read more

Wirtz Beverage, Charmer Sunbelt enter into new agreement

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New York-based Charmer Sunbelt Group and Wirtz Beverage Group, Chicago, two family-run distributors of wine, spirits and beer, announced on Oct. 20 that the companies signed an agreement to substantially combine all of their beverage alcohol... Read more

Wirtz Beverage, Charmer Sunbelt enter into new agreement

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New York-based Charmer Sunbelt Group and Wirtz Beverage Group, Chicago, two family-run distributors of wine, spirits and beer, announced on Oct. 20 that the companies signed an agreement to substantially combine all of their beverage alcohol... Read more

Majority of Craft Distillers Report 10%-20% Growth in 2015

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If you know where to look, it is fairly easy to find data on how the craft spirits category as a whole has grown and gained shared over the last couple of years [see WSD 03-24-2015]. But WSD is taking things a few steps further in initiating our first ... Read more

Cream Competition: RumChata’s Rise Slows While Baileys Continues To Struggle

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With the holiday season fast approaching, RumChata continues to steal share in the cream liqueur category from longtime leader Baileys. After earning its third consecutive Impact “Hot Brand” on the strength of a 17.4% advance to 540,000 cases in the … Continue reading

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Australian Wine Shipments To The U.S. Show Turnaround

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Australian wine exports to the U.S. market registered a 12% increase to A$117 million ($85m) in the three months through September, with the key California (+20%), Florida (+56%) and New York (+14%) markets all showing double-digit gains. The shipment increase … Continue reading

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News Briefs for October 19, 2015

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•Santera Spirits LLC has launched its namesake Tequila range in the U.S. Produced and bottled in Jalisco, Mexico, the Santera lineup includes an unaged Blanco; a Reposado, which is aged for up to seven months in American oak; and an … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for October 19, 2015

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•Utica, New York-based F.X. Matt Brewing Co. has launched Jed’s Hard, a new range of alcoholic sodas. The lineup makes its debut with hard Root Beer, Orange Cream and Black Cherry Cream flavors, each made with a soda base from … Continue reading

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What effect does wine have on diabetes? – International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 174

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Observational epidemiologic studies have consistently found that moderate drinkers are at lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Such alcohol consumption also lowers both the risk of diabetes as well as of CVD among diabetics. However, there have ... Read more