Italian luxury wine producer Masi Agricola, known for its Amarone offerings from northern Italy’s Veneto region, has long had a significant U.S. presence, but after a difficult period coinciding with the recession, the company is again enjoying solid growth prospects. … Continue reading →
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Sonoma-based The Other Guys has renamed itself 3 Badge Beverage Corporation, amid strong growth for both its wine and spirits portfolios. 3 Badge, led by August Sebastiani as president, tells SND that its wine sales are up 10% year-to-date, with The White … Continue reading →
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•Domaine Clarence Dillon, owner of Bordeaux’s Chateau Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion and Quintus, has opened a new restaurant and wine shop in Paris’s Golden Triangle. Both spaces are located at 31 Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a mansion now known … Continue reading →
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•Illinois-based Small Town Brewery is following up on its fast-growing Not Your Father’s Root Beer brand with a national launch of Not Your Father’s Ginger Ale, a 5.9% abv ginger ale. The new entry is a “gruit-inspired botanical beer brewed … Continue reading →
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Seeking to diversify on the new product front, Diageo is now deploying some entrepreneurial strategies that differ starkly from the development systems used for its major brands. “Scale innovations of our big brands will always be critical to our growth, … Continue reading →
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•Online retailer Wine.com says it has doubled its selection and launched a new mobile website ahead of the holiday season. With the expanded selection, the retailer now offers more than 10,000 wines to consumers served by its West Coast distribution … Continue reading →
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•Sebastopol, California-based craft producer Spirit Works Distillery is launching its first whiskey products on December 1. Spirit Works Straight Wheat Whiskey and Straight Rye Whiskey are both bottled at 45% abv and retail at $65 each. The company’s portfolio also includes … Continue reading →
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