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18
Jan

Dina Opici: You Can’t Stay Static in any Business, Especially not this one

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Amidst all the clishmaclaver about giant wholesalers this month, we wanted to switch gears a bit today to feature a growing medium-sized wholesaler: Opici Family Distributing, the wholesale arm of Opici Wine Group led by Dina Opici. Opici handles a wid... Read more
18
Jan

Wineries: Beware of Shipping Scam to Fiji

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18
Jan

Diageo exec attacks “junk science” pressure group

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A top Diageo executive has launched a blistering attack on a US alcohol pressure group, accusing it of "scaremongering" and of being a "propagator of junk science". Read more
18
Jan

Introducing the 2015 Top 10 Hot Brands ~ Kinero Cellars

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Interesting Whites from the Central Coast Read more
18
Jan

Get a First Taste of Brunello di Montalcino 2011

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By Italian law, wineries must wait 5 years before releasing Brunello di Montalcino, and 6 years before making Brunello di Montalcino Riserva available. That means you’ll start seeing 2011 Brunello and 2010 Riservas in the market at some point this...

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18
Jan

Lower-abv wines gain ground despite French resistance – study

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Lower-alcohol wines posted solid growth in North America last year but France remains sceptical of a category that is yet to connect with consumers, a new report has said. Read more
18
Jan

Champagne AR Lenoble shuns technical term on new labels

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Champagne AR Lenoble has taken the decision not to include increasingly fashionable disgorgement dates on its bottles because many drinkers don't understand them.  Read more
18
Jan

European Commission gives Ball Corp conditional Rexam takeover green light

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Ball Corp has been granted conditional clearance by the European Commission for the proposed takeover of its drinks packaging rival, Rexam. Read more
18
Jan

Eclipse Cognac Cream

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Eclipse Importing Co. will release is Eclipse Cognac Cream in March.  Read more
15
Jan

Pernod Scores a Win in Havana Club Dispute

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You may recall, the thawing of US-Cuban relations has brought the previously-assumed-settled trademark dispute over Havana Club rum back into question. And for the first time in years it looks like Pernod Ricard may be back in the fight after the US Pa... Read more
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