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Archive for July, 2016

Strong US dollar fails to hamper Californian wine volumes – figures

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Californian wine volumes in 2015 increased for the third year in a row despite a strong US dollar intensifying overseas competition. Read more

Rod & Rifle Wines

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Prestige Imports LLC introduced Rod & Rifle wines, which are crafted to be paired with wild game and benefit local, state and national hunting and fishing conservation groups, the company says.  Read more

Middle classes, e-commerce boost China wine consumption

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The number of urban upper-middle-class wine drinkers in China is still on the increase despite a slowing economy, according to new research.  Read more

Bacardi partners with artist Swizz Beatz

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Hamilton, Bermuda-based Bacardi Ltd. and multi-platform artist Swizz Beatz have joined forces to deliver events, marketing and social activations with industry influencers in exciting and new ways, the company says.  Read more

More on Limestone’s Foray into Bourbon

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Yesterday, we published the first part of an interview with Steve Beam, Limestone Branch Distillery's president [see WSD 07-07-2016]. Today, we'll continue that conversation as Steve discusses Limestone's distribution network and the direction the dist... Read more

This week in spirits & wine, featuring the Brexit disaster for wine, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire’s on-premise struggles and Treasury Wine Estates’ US wine brand dump

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Here's a round-up of this week's top stories in the spirits & wine categories. We also have similar round-ups for beer & cider and soft drinks & water. Read more

Exclusive: U.S. Wine Market On Pace To Grow By More Than 20 Million Cases By 2020

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The U.S. wine market is expected to continue its long-term growth streak in 2016, albeit at a modest 1.1% projected increase to nearly 327 million nine-liter cases. The market is expected to add over 3.5 million cases this year, according … Continue reading

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Crimson Wine To Build 50,000-Case Winery For Washington’s Double Canyon

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Crimson Wine Group’s Double Canyon Vineyards is breaking ground on a new 47,000-square-foot winemaking facility in West Richland, Washington. Set for completion by August 2017, the facility will have an initial production capacity of about 50,000 cases, with the ability … Continue reading

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News Briefs for July 8, 2016

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•Wine Spectator has launched a free Restaurant Awards app for iPhone and iPad, allowing consumers to search more than 3,500 award-winning restaurants to find the ultimate wine experience. The app locates Wine Spectator Restaurant Award-winners near a user’s location, and … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 8, 2016

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•St. Louis-based Schlafly Beer is rolling out a new variety pack highlighting four different experimental hop varieties that play off of the same base beer. The Hop Trial SMaSH (single malt and single hop) pack features three bottles each of … Continue reading

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