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Archive for May, 2017

Take Me Out to the Ballpark Vineyard

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Raley Field in Sacramento gets a Cabernet vineyard within a home run's reach. It's a Triple-A farm-to-table venture, but can it make major league wine? Read more

April Numbers Worth Knowing

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For the first time in years, beverage alcohol sales off-premise grew slower (2.4%) than the larger food and beverage category (3.9%) during the 12 month period to April, according to a BW166 report. Read more

Decline in Global Beverage Alcohol Consumption Accelerates

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Also, the largest winery purchase in Michigan history and $1M raised in Silicon Valley wine auction. Read more

This week in spirits & wine, featuring Brown-Forman and Constellation, a trading update from Stock Spirits and a PDO for Camel Valley

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Here's a round-up of this week's top stories from the global spirits & wine categories. Click the links to see our round-ups for beer & cider and soft drinks & bottled water. Read more

4 Summer Sangrias

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Red, white, rosé and even Sherry. These sangria recipes offer a refreshing, creative take on one of the best outdoor cocktails ever created. Grab a pitcher. Read more

Sangria in Rio

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Go with a Tempranillo for this red wine sangria recipe. It's loaded with berries and citrus, complex flavors from Cachaça and richness from cream Sherry. Read more

Tropical Sangria

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This white wine sangria uses a Riesling base and is served shaken rather than in a pitcher, for a Piña Colada-like froth. Apple brandy adds boozy punch. Read more

Sunset Sangria

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Still, sparkling and fortified rosé? All three versions of this wildly popular wine are in this sangria recipe. White whiskey adds a subtle, sweet kick. Read more

Manzanilla-Pineapple Sangria

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Dry Sherry plus Cointreau, cilantro, pineapple, cinnamon and agave nectar make for an creative take on the typical sangria recipe. Top with sparkling wine. Read more

Border Adjustment Tax Dies; B-F Denies Possibility of Sale

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The border adjustment tax (BAT) "looks as if it's finally dead," according to the New York Times, which claims Republicans "will struggle to meet their goal of enacting a sweeping rewrite of the tax code in 2017." Recall, the idea for the measure was ... Read more