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News Briefs for July 26, 2016

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•Edrington has revealed revenues of £575 million ($755m) for its fiscal year ended in March, in line with the previous year. The company’s organic EBIT was at £156 million ($205m), representing a slight increase from a year earlier. Edrington’s Macallan … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing And Distilling News for July 26, 2016

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•Eugene, Oregon’s Ninkasi Brewing Company is adding Hop Cooler IPA to its year-round Flagship Series. Hop Cooler (7.2% abv) is brewed with sweet orange and tangerine peel, as well as Equinox, Simcoe, Amarillo and Citra hops. It’s available in six-packs … Continue reading

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Lucas Bols, De Kuyper, Herman Jansen rescue Cooymans from administration

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Lucas Bols, De Kuyper Royal Distillers and Herman Jansen have agreed the carve-up of drinks producer Distilleerderij Cooymans and the wine operations of Delcave/NCK. Read more

Delicato Family Vineyards enters partnership with ASC Fine Wines

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Delicato Family Vineyards, Napa, Calif., announced a new partnership with ASC Fine Wines, a distributor of imported wines in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. ASC Fine Wines will have exclusive distribution rights to a select portfolio of... Read more

Michter’s Chief Spills on the Whiskey’s “Beyond Normal” Production Methods

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The Michter's whiskey brand was established as far back as 1753, but it has changed hands several times over the years and seen more than one owner file for bankruptcy. It lay dormant until Chatham Imports picked up the trademark in the mid-'90s and no... Read more

Letter to the Department of Justice on Music Licensing

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By Tara Good 7.25.2016 Last Friday, the MIC Coalition, which includes WineAmerica, along with bars, restaurants, and streaming services, sent a letter supporting DOJ’s decision to keep in place the longstanding consent decrees which have governed music licensing by ASCAP and BMI for decades. View Letter to the Department of Justice Additionally, MIC applauded DOJ’s […] Read more

Vranken-Pommery Monopole withholds forecast as H1 Champagne sales drop – results

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Vranken-Pommery Monopole has declined to issue a full-year forecast as still wine growth propped up falling Champagne sales in the first six months of the year. Read more

Sonoma’s V2 Wine Group Aims To Double Business Within Five Years

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Launched in 2010 by industry veterans Dan and Katy Leese and entrepreneur Pete Kight as a wine production, sales and marketing company, Sonoma’s V2 Wine Group has reached an annual volume of about 600,000 cases and revenues of just under … Continue reading

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News Briefs for July 25, 2016

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•Australia’s Casella Family Brands has made another acquisition play, purchasing countrymate Morris Wines from Pernod Ricard for an undisclosed sum. Based in Rutherglen, Victoria, Morris is known for its fortified wines, which Casella says it sees opportunity to expand. The … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 25, 2016

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•Cooperstown, New York’s Brewery Ommegang will launch a new beer in its Game of Thrones series on October 10. The new entry, Valar Dohaeris Tripel Ale, is brewed with pilsner and wheat malts as well as oats and flaked barley … Continue reading

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