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Archive for May, 2016

Good Company Wines buys New York’s Glassful wine club

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US wine distribution firm Good Company Wines (GCW) has acquired New York-based wine club company Glassful as it looks to engage Millennial wine buyers. Read more

Retailers Talk SKU Overload, Making the Menu and Craft Spirits

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This week, some of the industry's top brass descended on Miami Beach for our annual Wine & Spirits Daily Summit. Here's some insight from the retailer-oriented panel featuring David Jabour, president of Twin Liquors package store chain in Texas, Cory Rellas, co-founder and coo of Drizly, and Mike Ryan, director of bars for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. Read more

Q1 sales slide, but Marie Brizard upbeat on 2016

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Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits has seen its sales fall in the first three months of this year, although the group maintains its target of "significant" profit growth in 2016. Read more

Q1 sales slide, but Marie Bizard upbeat on 2016

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Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits has seen its sales fall in the first three months of this year, although the group maintains its target of "significant" profit growth in 2016. Read more

Freixenet deletes ad slogans after UK watchdog ruling

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Spanish Cava producer Freixenet has removed three slogans from a new advertising campaign in the UK, after ad watchdogs in the country ruled they were "inappropriate". Read more

Bordeaux’s 2015 Futures Campaign: Wine Spectator’s Analysis

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The springtime frenzy of Bordeaux’s en primeur tastings is over, and the next stage in the 2015 vintage’s life is here: the formal release of the wine futures to the market. Merchants and Bordeaux fans alike are now learning how … Continue reading

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News Briefs for May 11, 2016

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•Fast-rising Three Thieves Wines is extending with a new red blend. Composed of 37% Zinfandel, 32% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 11% Syrah, Three Thieves’ red blend is rolling out nationally, retailing at around $8 a bottle. It joins Chardonnay, … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for May 11, 2016

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•San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing Company is releasing three beers in canned format nationwide this month. Rolling out in 12-ounce cans are Jibe Session IPA (4% abv), Passion Fruit Kicker American wheat ale (5.5% abv) and Sea to Sea Zwickel … Continue reading

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CPG markets influenced by multi-cultural consumers

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In the Two of a Kind song “All Over This World,” the singers open with, “All over this world, all over this world; People are alike, but not the same; All over this world.” As more consumers embrace a more globalized ... Read more

Menezes expands roles as Nick Blazquez exits Diageo

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Diageo's Africa & Asia-Pacific president, Nick Blazquez, is to leave the company after 27 years. Read more