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Jan

Alert: Constellation Makes Two New Investments

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Constellation Brands' investment arm Constellation Ventures announced two new investments: Copper & Kings and The Real McCoy. While exact figures were not released, Constellation chief Rob Sands says they were both minority investments. Read more
05
Jan

Copper & Kings sells minority equity stake to Constellation Brands

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Louisville-based Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. announced the sale of a minority equity stake to Victor, N.Y.-based Constellation Brands, a leading international producer of beer, wine and spirits. Read more
04
Jan

How the Big Spirits Companies Will Stack Up in 2018

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The New Year can be a time to start fresh, but many spirits companies will also look to keep the momentum going from 2017. In a note out this week, Bernstein has shared some predictions on how the big spirits players will perform in the new year based ... Read more
04
Jan

UK Christmas gin sales soar as Prosecco falls out of favour – IRI figures

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UK gin sales in the run-up to Christmas jumped by almost one-half, new IRI figures show. Read more
04
Jan

Bacardi’s “Forever Cuban” Campaign Reignites Havana Club Battle

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Bacardi has opened a new front in its battle with Pernod Ricard over the Havana Club rum brand, provocatively asserting the Cuban credentials of its version of the brand in a new ad campaign that launched late last year. Titled … Continue reading... Read more
04
Jan

News Briefs for January 4, 2017

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•It’s long been an open secret that a lot of “craft” distilleries buy and bottle whiskey from Indiana-based Midwest Grain Products (MGP). You only need flip over a bottle and see “Distilled in Lawrenceburg, IN” to know who’s doing it. … Con... Read more
04
Jan

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for January 4, 2018

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•Blue Moon creator Keith Villa is retiring from MillerCoors, effective January 5. Villa, who created Blue Moon’s core Belgian White brew in 1995, has been serving as Blue Moon’s head brewmaster and global brand ambassador. After his retirement he plans... Read more
04
Jan

Indigenous Grapes Make Crete’s Wines Distinctly Delicious

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Get to know the wines of Crete via eleven white and red grapes grown on this Greek island, from sea level to more than 3,000 feet high. Read more
04
Jan

The Winemakers Reinventing Crete’s Wine Scene

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Crete has one of the world's oldest wine cultures. Now, a new generation is pushing traditions forward with terroir-driven and small-production bottlings. Read more
04
Jan

Growth, R&D and Trends – just-drinks’ Confidence Survey 2018, Part III

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The third in our four-part review of the just-drinks Confidence Survey for 2018 looks at the answers to questions 8 to 14, which consider future growth opportunities, research & development and the trends that are just around the corner.? Read more
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