Comments Off on Hahn Family Wines Sees Chain Channel Drive Growth
Hahn Family Wines enjoyed a 5% volume boost to about 415,000 cases last year, bolstered by a strong performance in chain channels, which offset a difficult year for its supply-constrained Santa Lucia Highlands tier. The company’s chain business, focuse... Read more
Comments Off on Treasury CFO Burghardt To Take On U.S. Operations Role
Treasury Wine Estates CFO Gunther Burghardt is transitioning to the role of executive vice president, operations for the Americas, effective May 1. Burghardt will be charged in part with overseeing the company’s U.S. supply chain, working in tandem wit... Read more
•Constellation’s Cooper & Thief wine brand is set to release a new Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc aged in ex-Tequila barrels. Retailing at $30 a 750-ml., the new entry spent three months in barrels formerly used for Casa Noble Añejo Tequila, … C... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 13, 2018
•Comstock, Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery is entering seven new states. The brewer has partnered with 11 distributors in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and New Jersey to expand the brand’s reach. Following the brewe... Read more
Comments Off on UK must make case for wine volumes in face of Asian appeal – Accolade Wines UK & Ireland head
The head of Accolade's UK arm has warned that the country's wine industry needs to up its game to remain an attractive destination for wine volumes compared to fast-growing Asian markets. Read more
Comments Off on Treasury Wine Estates CFO Gunther Burghardt to head up Americas operations
Treasury Wine Estates has looked internally for its next CFO, with current incumbent Gunther Burghardt set to head up operations across the Americas. Read more
Comments Off on Young consumers in Australia driving alternative wine pack sizes – research
Australian consumers under 35 years old are more inclined to purchase wine in alternative formats to the traditional bottle size, according to Wine Intelligence.
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Comments Off on Vintage Wine Estates Brings in $75M in Growth Capital
Amidst speculation this week that Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) would be a logical acquisition target for Treasury Wine Estates, VWE has announced it received $75 million in new funding. ARG Partners, a food and agribusiness investment firm, has taken a m... Read more
Comments Off on Bordeaux 2017 Vintage: The Surprises of En Primeur
As Bordeaux’s annual En Primeur barrel tasting comes to a close, there are a few shining stars among the reds from Saint-Émilion, Pauillac and Saint-Julien. Read more
Comments Off on It’s Time to Stop Using Grappa as Just a Digestif
Historically, this spirit has been limited to very few uses, but it's time to start exploring all that that grappa has to offer. Here are the bottles to get you started. Read more