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Archive for April, 2016

Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Month with Pesto Mozzarella Grilled Cheese

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If you were to ask me about my favorite cuisine I would hands down say Italian. All things Italian. Pasta, pesto, delicious cheese, you name it and I love it. Perhaps the fact that I’m half-Italian plays into this love....

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Protein Discovery May Be Key to Understanding Pierce’s Disease in Grapes – PD-GWSS Board

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enzyme appears to play a key role ... Read more

Interview, Part 1: Tim Hassett, President, Americas, Beam Suntory

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The third-largest spirits player nationally, Beam Suntory saw its U.S. volume climb by an estimated 1% to 21.7 million nine-liter cases in 2015, according to Impact Databank. Among its top brands, Jim Beam grew 3% to 4.3 million cases, while … Continue reading

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Moët Hennessy Sales Rise 6% In First Quarter

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Moët Hennessy posted an organic revenue increase of 6% to €1 billion ($1.1b) in the three months through March, representing the company’s fiscal first quarter. On a reported basis, sales were up 4%. The impressive growth of Hennessy Cognac continued … Continue reading

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News Briefs for April 12, 2016

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•Brown-Forman is launching a new whiskey brand, Coopers’ Craft, its first new Bourbon label in two decades. Coopers’ Craft, whose name is a nod to the barrel-making process and its importance to Bourbon production, is an 82.2 proof Kentucky Straight … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing And Distilling News for April 12, 2016

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•Newport, Oregon-based Rogue Ales & Spirits has unveiled its first straight whiskey. Made with Rogue Farms-sourced malt, Rogue Spirits’ Oregon Single Malt Whiskey is aged for at least two years in American oak. The 40%-abv expression is available at select … Continue reading

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Blood Oath Pact No. 2

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Luxco launched the second expression in its limited-release, ultra-premium bourbon series, Blood Oath: Blood Oath Pact No. 2.  Read more

China rebound continues as Moet Hennessy grows Q1

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Strong Champagne sales in Q1 combined with a bounce-back in China to give LVMH's wines & spirits unit, Moet Hennessy, a solid start to the year. Read more

IRI: Wine the Big Winner of 2015

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In spite of all the fanfare over spirits and beer in 2015, wine came out on top for the year, according to IRI's year-end recap. Wine dollar sales were up 6.8% for the year, outpacing both spirits (6%) and beer growth (4.7%) in all IRI-measured channel... Read more

Chapel Down’s Kit’s Coty Chardonnay 2013 – Product Launch

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English wine maker Chapel Down is to launch a range of wines under the new Kit's Coty brand, starting with a 2013 Chardonnay. Read more