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Archive for November, 2015

Votto Vines: A Small Importer Starting to Attract a Lot of Attention

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Votto Vines, a little fine wine importing company from Connecticut first landed on our radar at WSD when it was the highest ranked alcohol company on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for 2014. Then it popped up... Read more

Whatever happened to binge Britain? – comment

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Ten years ago today, when the new Licensing Act came into effect in the UK, I was a cub reporter on licensed-trade newspaper The Morning Advertiser. Read more

Wine Spectator: Want To Buy Wine From Master Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan?

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If someone offered to sell you wine that once belonged to convicted wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan, would you buy it? Beginning today, 4,711 bottles confiscated from Kurniawan by federal marshals will be sold off in two internet auctions, each lasting … Continue reading

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Craft Distiller Wyoming Whiskey Maps National Expansion Plans

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Since launching in late 2012, Wyoming Whiskey has expanded to 28 states, and the Kirby, Wyoming-based company tells SND its sales are on track to more than triple this year. The craft distiller is also readying the release of more … Continue reading

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News Briefs for November 24, 2015

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•New Jersey-based Niche Import Co. has been appointed the new exclusive U.S. importer of Bärenjäger honey liqueur, formerly handled by Sidney Frank Importing Co (SFIC).Distributed nationally in the U.S., Bärenjäger is owned and produced by Schwarze & Schlichte in Oelde, … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 24, 2015

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•Philadelphia’s New Liberty Distillery has expanded into the Michigan and Ohio markets, which join Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Washington, D.C. in the company’s distribution territory. New Liberty’s spirits offerings include Kinsey Rye, Bourbon and 7-year-old American Whiskey. … Continue reading

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Diageo sells off United Spirits’ Bouvet Ladubay

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French wine company Bouvet Ladubay has returned to family control following Diageo's decision to withdraw from the category. Read more

Drizly announces mixology guide for holiday travel

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Boston-based Drizly, the technology company offering convenient alcohol delivery across the United States, unveiled its Mile High Mixology Guide. The guide features suggestions for travelers to become their own in-flight mixologist during ho... Read more

Call for Abstracts – 67th ASEV National Conference

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The 2016 ASEV National Conference will take place June 27--July 1, 2016 at the Portola Hotel & Monterey Marriott in Monterey, California. Read more

Can You Trust Sidney Frank Importing Co.?

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On July 9 of this year, Shanken News Daily published a story stating that Lee Einsidler, longtime CEO of Sidney Frank Importing, was leaving “to head up a new company, Casamigos Importing, which will be the exclusive national importer and marketer of Casamigos Tequila, … Continue reading

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