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Archive for March, 2016

Webinar Replay: Dr. Frank Zalom reports discovery of three-cornered alfalfa treehopper as a likely Red Blotch vector

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UCD and USDA-ARS Researchers Dr. Brian Bahder, Dr. Mysore "Sudhi" Sudarshana and Dr. Frank Zalom reported their discovery of three-cornered alfalfa treehopper (ATH), scientific name: Spissistilus festinus) as a likely vector to transmit red blotch asso... Read more

The Coolest New Destination in Napa Valley is in Yountville

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Wild Turkey Lifts Campari To Solid Sales Growth In U.S. Market

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Italy’s Gruppo Campari enjoyed solid organic sales growth in the U.S. market in 2015, due largely to a double-digit advance for its core Wild Turkey brand. Campari’s U.S. sales were up by 3.7% on an organic basis, with the Wild … Continue reading

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Pernod Unveils Smithworks, A New American Vodka Brand

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Pernod Ricard is innovating in the domestic vodka category, targeting the segment with a new brand called Smithworks. Made with corn from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, and water from Lake Fort Smith in Arkansas, Smithworks is distilled three times and … Continue reading

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News Briefs for March 1, 2016

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•Beam Suntory has officially announced plans to relocate its global headquarters from Deerfield, Illinois to downtown Chicago. As Shanken News Daily reported last month, the company will take over 110,000 square feet within The Merchandise Mart, a wholesale design center … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for March 1, 2016

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•Chapel Hill-based Carolina Brewery is releasing a new year-round beer, Pamlico Pale Ale. The 5.2%-abv offering is brewed with Ahtanum, Galena and Cascade hops. It will be available in 16-ounce cans and on draft in North Carolina, Tennessee and South … Continue reading

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E&J Gallo readies raft of wine launches in Europe

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E&J Gallo has announced plans for several new launches in Western Europe, as it continues to target new wine consumers.  Read more

Winery Exchange rebrands as WX

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Novato, Calif.-based Winery Exchange has rebranded itself as WX. The rebranding reflects how the wine, beer and spirits producer’s business has evolved since its founding in 1999, it says. Read more

Slow Hand Six Woods Malt Whiskey

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Greenbar Distillery now offers Slow Hand Six Woods Malt Whiskey nationwide.  Read more

Pernod and Blake Shelton Debut American-Made Vodka

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With Absolut relatively stable in the US, Pernod Ricard USA is doubling down on the vodka category with the announcement of a new, American-made brand called Smithworks Vodka. PR USA says the brand is inspired by the "values of the American Heartland,"... Read more