Jackson Family Wines’ Kendall-Jackson—the U.S. market’s largest wine brand above $10 a bottle—is back on the upswing in the U.S. After slipping by 2.5% in 2014, the California brand rebounded in 2015, rising 6.5% to 3.35 million cases. Since 2010, … Continue reading →
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•Jim Beam is set to debut a new Double Oak version of its flagship Bourbon brand. Bottled at 86 proof, Jim Beam Double Oak spends four years in freshly charred new American oak barrels, then is transferred to newly charred … Continue reading →
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•California-based Graton Distilling Co., part of Purple Wine & Spirits, has released its second craft spirit, D. George Benham’s Vodka Vodka. Made with grapes, organic white wheat, rye and red cracked wheat, Vodka Vodka is launching in California through Young’s … Continue reading →
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John Fox, the man behind troubled wine retailer Premier Cru, will plead guilty this week to criminal charges that will likely send him to federal prison, Wine Spectator has learned. During a sealed proceeding in June, federal prosecutors charged Fox … Continue reading →
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Pernod Ricard is innovating at the high end of the fast-rising Jameson franchise with the launch of Cooper’s Croze, a new 86-proof whiskey retailing at around $70 a bottle. Named for one of the tools a cooper uses to seal … Continue reading →
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•Healdsburg-based Williams Selyem has purchased the 33-acre Saitone Vineyard in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley. The property has 26 planted acres, including 12 acres of more than 100-year-old Zinfandel vines. Williams Selyem’s estate vineyards also includes the Russian River Valley’s Drake … Continue reading →
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