Napa-based importer and marketer Quintessential Wines has been adding new producers at a rapid-fire pace, building a premium portfolio that will approach 1 million cases in volume this year, up from about 400,000 cases five years ago. At the start … Continue reading →
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Until recently, the only method of making aged spirits was to mature them in barrels for years, but new technology is dramatically shortening the process. Start-up player Lost Spirits Distillery has developed a reactor that can replicate up to 20 … Continue reading →
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•The Four Seasons, one of New York’s most renowned restaurants, closed this weekend after Saturday night’s dinner service. Opened in the Seagram Building in 1959 (just months after the landmark building itself was opened), The Four Seasons quickly emerged as … Continue reading →
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•Stone Brewing appears to have received a $90 million investment from California-based VMG Partners, although the company has yet to confirm the deal. A June SEC filing shows an equity and pooled investment fund offering in the amount of $89.5 … Continue reading →
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With the flavored whiskey category surging in the U.S. market—up 28% to about 8.6 million cases in 2015, according to Impact Databank—several top brands are making rapid gains with a variety of offerings. Among them, Beam Suntory-owned Jim Beam has … Continue reading →
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