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Archive for January, 2018

Bruno Giacosa Has Passed Away at 88

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Today the Italian wine world lost one of its luminaries, Bruno Giacosa, at the age of 88 after years of declining health. Read more

Vinexpo New York Brings World’s Top Wine Producers to Javits Center this March

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  Manhattan will be the place to be for wine and spirits professionals on March 5 and 6, as Vinexpo New York takes over two exhibit halls at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center for the most dynamic wine and spirits trade event focused on the North American market. High demand has resulted in the near […] Read more

SVB’s Executive Vice President Expects up to 8% Growth in Wine Sales this Year

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Rob McMillan of Silicon Valley Bank looks at different wine trends and generational drinking habits to predict what will happen with wine sales in 2018. Read more

Richard Kunde, Sonoma County Grapevine Pioneer, Has Passed Away at Age 75

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A pioneer and philanthropist, Richard Kunde is credited with improving the quality of Sonoma County's wine grapes and raising countless dollars for a variety of causes and charities. Read more

Sour Beers Benefit from Winemaking Technique

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Towering barrels called foudres have been used for centuries to age wine. Now, brewers are tapping these traditional vessels as an innovative source of yeast to formulate flavorful sours. Read more

Luxco Boosts Whiskey Business With New Bardstown Distillery

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Bardstown, Kentucky’s newest whiskey distillery quietly filled its first barrel on January 10th, 2018. Lux Row Distillers, which is located just a few miles from Jim Beam and Heaven Hill, among others, is the first whiskey distillery owned by Luxco, &#... Read more

Diageo Sees Scotch Whisky Tourism Booming

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Diageo says 2017 was a banner year for tourism at its Scotch whisky distilleries, which welcomed a total of 440,260 visitors last year, representing a 15% increase from 2016. Over the past five years, the visitor count across Diageo’s Scotch … Co... Read more

Chicago Restaurant Market Undergoes A Year Of Major Change

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The past year has been one of significant transition for fine dining in Chicago, as the city experienced a long list of high-profile restaurant closings. Those have included Grace, holder of three Michelin stars, along with Tru and 42 Grams, … Co... Read more

News Briefs for January 22, 2018

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•Prosecco continues to surge in the U.S., according to recently released IRI data. While total sparkling wine dollar sales increased 6.4% in IRI channels in calendar 2017, Prosecco outperformed the category with a 21% gain to $212 million. Total shipme... Read more

Lot18’s Portlandia wine range – Product Launch

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Lot18 has pulled together a range of four wines for US consumers that has been "inspired by memorable episodes and fan favourite characters from the comedy sketch show, Portlandia. Read more