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Archive for September, 2017

Expert Advice On How to Successfully Build a Wine Business

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SPONSORED Ryan Marcus is an Executive Recruiter at ForceBrands who sources great talent to add value and sustainable growth to companies across the wine, spirits, and beer industries. His passion for and expertise in the wine world makes him our go-to recruiter for this month’s topic: how to build a wine business through hiring strategic […] Read more

Go Back to (Wine) School With These 7 Lessons

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Your wine school curriculum: Understand reviews, a blind tasting party, discover wine's origins, study sparkling, survey Malbec, somm speak, and winery visits. Read more

Brown-Forman Execs Reveal Roadmap for Future Growth

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Early this morning, B-F ceo Paul Vargo and cfo Jane Morreau dove into some pertinent alcohol industry topics at the Barclay's Back-to-School Consumer Conference, including private label, its focus categories, and the changing retail environment. Read more

Why drinks companies will struggle to break Generation Z – Consumer Trends

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This month, Ben Cooper examines what a new report from marketing consultants Protein on Generation Z - or Gen Z - consumers may mean for marketers, particularly for those in the drinks arena. Read more

Zachys Ventures South

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The new location will have retail, but the focus will be on experiences, events and storage. Also, Constellation reports a slip in earnings. Read more

Wine Enthusiast’s 18th Annual Wine Star Award Nominees

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Wine Enthusiast announces the exceptional individuals and companies across 16 categories nominated for its prestigious 2017 Wine Star Awards. Read more

As Casamigos Joins The Diageo Tequila Portfolio, Don Julio Keeps Climbing

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While Diageo’s $700 million bet on Casamigos Tequila has been making headlines this summer, the drinks giant’s Don Julio label remains among the hottest brands within Tequila’s high-end tier. Last year, Don Julio was up 21% to 428,000 cases, according … Continue reading

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News Briefs for September 7, 2017

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•Brown-Forman is extending Jack Daniel’s with a new Tennessee Rye offshoot. Rolling out nationwide in October, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye features a grain bill of 70% rye, 18% corn and 12% malted barley and is charcoal-mellowed before being matured in … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for September 7, 2017

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•Seattle-based importer Merchant du Vin has added a new fruited lambic from Belgium’s Lindemans Brewery to its import portfolio. Strawberry Lambic—the first new addition to Lindemans’s lineup in over 10 years—blends the brewery’s beer with strawberries for a sweet and … Continue reading

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Trinchero Family Estates’ Menage a Trois Cabernet Sauvignon – Product Launch

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Trinchero Family Estates has lined up an addition to its Ménage à Trois portfolio. Read more