Archive for October, 2016

As whiskies surge in the U.S. market, blended Scotch is being left out of the boom. Last year, total Scotch shipments to the U.S. posted a 0.1% increase by value to £749.3 million ($977m), with depletions slipping 0.4% to 7.6 … Continue reading →

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Bardstown Bourbon Co., the Kentucky distiller that recently took on Constellation as an investor, is planning to expand capacity from 1.5 million proof gallons (roughly 750,000 nine-liter cases) to 6 million proof gallons (3 million cases) looking ahead. Led by … Continue reading →

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•AdVini, a French wine company that owns more than a dozen wineries in France and South Africa, purchased the Burgundy négociant house Maison Champy on October 14. The deal also includes Domaine Laleure-Piot, which Champy acquired in 2010 but operates … Continue reading →

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•Boston-based Harpoon Brewery is set to enter Wisconsin and Minnesota this fall. Harpoon has linked with Breakthru Beverage to launch in Wisconsin, while partnering with J.J. Taylor Distributing to bring its portfolio to Minnesota’s Minneapolis/St. Paul region. The brewery will … Continue reading →

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