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Archive for January, 2017

Home entertaining set to dominate drinks consumption in 2017 – Diageo

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Diageo has labelled 2017 the year of home-consumption in a new report that predicts a shake-up for socialising over the next 12 months. Read more

UK drinks industry flags free trade, EU nationals, VAT reduction as Brexit plan takes shape

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The UK drinks industry has broadly welcomed the speech this week by the country's Prime Minister regarding her intention to take the UK out of the European Union, although trade associations say they will push for the ability to trade "as freely as pos... Read more

Remy Cointreau posts solid YTD as Cognac sales surge – results

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Strong Cognac sales in the third quarter have helped deliver an impressive year-to-date performance for Remy Cointreau. Read more

Introducing the 2016 Top 10 Hot Brands — 2015 Pinot Noir Ros from Presqu’ile Winery

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SVB Predicts Wine Sales to Grow 4%-6% in 2017

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Today Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) released its annual State of the Wine Industry report, and your editors got our hands on a copy. There's always a lot to unpack from the report and accompanying webinar, so today we'll leave you with our key takeaways: Read more

Alit Wine Lays Bare its Costs (for Better or for Worse)

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Alit, a new Oregon wine brand founded by former film producer Mark Tarlov--who also owns Chapter 24 in Willamette Valley--has raised the bar on transparency for the wine industry. In November the company debuted a business plan that includes ditching t... Read more

Spurred By Surging Hennessy, Cognac Reaches Record Highs In 2016

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Spurred by significant growth in the U.S. market, Cognac exports reached record highs in volume and value in 2016, according to the BNIC trade group. Exports rose by 6% to nearly 15 million nine-liter cases, while export value grew by … Continue reading

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News Briefs for January 18, 2017

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•Johnson Brothers, one of the country’s largest spirits and wine distributors, has entered the West Virginia market through a partnership with Mountain State Beverage. Based in Summersville, West Virginia, Mountain State is one of the state’s leading wine and craft … Continue reading

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Premium wine set for US sales jump – study

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Premium wine sales in the US are expected to grow by as much as 14% this year amid improved retails conditions and good supply, a new report has said. Read more

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for January 18, 2017

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•Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing is introducing a new spring seasonal, Whizbang. Made with Nugget, Simcoe, Mosaic, UK Admiral and Centennial hops, Whizbang is a 5.7%-abv American blonde ale. Billed as a hoppy sessionable brew for the spring season, it will … Continue reading

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