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Archive for May, 2016

News Briefs for May 13, 2016

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•The primary lawsuit against Tito’s Handmade Vodka producer Fifth Generation Inc. has been dismissed, according to BevLaw.com, which provided a copy of the dismissal filing on its website. First filed in 2014, Hofmann v. Fifth Dimension, Inc. challenged the Austin, … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for May 13, 2016

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•San Diego-based Ballast Point, recently acquired by Constellation for $1 billion, is planning a brewpub in the Long Beach, California marina district, reports the L.A. Times. The brewer recently applied for a brewing permit for an 11,427-square-foot space that was … Continue reading

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Andorra, Argentina, Australia – International Wine Challenge 2016 gold medal winners

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Earlier this week, the International Wine Challenge released its list of winners for 2016. Here, in part one, we detail the gold medalists from Andorra, Argentina and Australia. Read more

Austria, Canada, Chile Croatia, England – International Wine Challenge 2016 gold medal winners

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Earlier this week, the International Wine Challenge released the list of winners for 2016. In this second part, we have the gold medalists from Austria, Canada, Chile Croatia and England. Read more

France – International Wine Challenge 2016 gold medal winners

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Earlier this week, the International Wine Challenge released the list of winners for 2016. Part three covers the gold medalists from France. Read more

Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon – International Wine Challenge 2016 gold medal winners

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Earlier this month, the International Wine Challenge released the list of winners for 2016. In part four, we have the gold medalists from Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Lebanon. Read more

New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa – International Wine Challenge 2016 gold medal winners

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Earlier this week, the International Wine Challenge released the list of winners for 2016. In part five, we have the gold medalists from New Zealand, Portugal and South Africa. Read more

Spain, Switzerland, US – International Wine Challenge 2016 gold medal winners

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Earlier this week, the International Wine Challenge released the list of winners for 2016. In this, the final part, we have the gold medalists from Spain, Switzerland and the US. Read more

Pernod Ricard says no to ‘Brexit’

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Pernod Ricard has joined rival Diageo in backing the campaign to keep Britain in the EU. Read more

B-F Considers Offloading Finlandia

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As Brown-Forman continues to narrow its portfolio down to premium brown spirits, Finlandia vodka may follow Southern Comfort and Tuaca out the door, according to Bloomberg. Anonymous sources say B-F is in very early conversations, so there is no guaran... Read more