Archive for December, 2016

Cream liqueurs were collectively down 1.5% to about 3.2 million nine-liter cases in the U.S. market last year, according to Impact Databank, out of a total liqueurs category that fell 2% to 18.8 million cases. However, in the year-to-date through … Continue reading →

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•After heating up again earlier this year, the battle between Bacardi Ltd. and Pernod Ricard over the Havana Club rum trademark rages on. In January, in a surprise move, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recognized Cuban government partner … Continue reading →

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•Oceanside, California’s Mason Ale Works is launching its core lineup of craft beers in canned format. Charley Hustle Red IPA, Jambi IPA, Willy Time Belgian-Style White and Cash Imperial Coffee Stout are all debuting in cans. Meanwhile, Mason is releasing … Continue reading →

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Expanding on its original mission, mobile drinks delivery provider Drync is now creating customized apps for its retail clients.The company’s original app allows consumers to scan wine labels and purchase them for local delivery or in-store pickup. Drync will continue … Continue reading →

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•Downingtown, Pennsylvania-based Victory Brewing is launching its popular Sour Monkey label in 12-ounce bottled six-packs for the first time this January. Originally launched in 2015, Sour Monkey is a Brettanomyces-fermented play on Victory’s core Golden Monkey Belgian-style tripel. The 9.5%-abv … Continue reading →

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Yesterday, SND reported that Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle has agreed to reacquire Chile’s Lapostolle winery and related assets for $31 million from Gruppo Campari, which had gained the business in its deal for Grand Marnier parent Société des Produits Marnier Lapostolle … Continue reading →

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Trinchero Family Estates (TFE) has acquired Paso Robles, California-based Five Rivers Winery from Fetzer Vineyards for an undisclosed sum. The purchase includes Five Rivers’ 90,000-square-foot winemaking facility, as well as 46 acres of land, of which 15 acres are planted … Continue reading →

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