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Archive for April, 2018

Beaujolais wine exports shine in 2017 – figures

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Exports from the Beaujolais region of France rose by strong double-digits last year, according to recent figures, with the entry-level end of the wine offering soaring in 2017. Read more

Centine Judged Best of Tuscany

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Centine Rosso 2015 was declared “Best of Tuscany” and awarded a Platinum Medal by the judging panel at the 2018 San Diego Wine & Spirits Challenge. The judges, who scored Centine with 94 points, consisted of top critics, sommeliers, winemakers, and other professional experts in the wine industry. In addition to Centine Rosso, many other […]

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How Haiti is Making Some of the Best Rum on Earth

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Rum culture may be a mainstay throughout the Caribbean, but one of the most overlooked countries in spirits, Haiti, is making a sugarcane spirit called clairin that's unlike any rum you’ve tasted until now. Read more

Southern California’s Ambitious New Wine Region

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Multimillionaire Heather Petersen aims to make world-class wine in De Luz, a hilly subregion of Temecula Valley AVA. Read more

Halewood Wines & Spirits offloads Romanian wine operations to Alexandrion Group

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Romania-based spirits firm Alexandrion Group has agreed to purchase Halewood Wines & Spirits' wine operations in the country. Read more

Kentucky DTC Shipping Bill Expected To Become Law This Week

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A Kentucky bill allowing limited direct-to-consumer spirits and wine shipments is expected to be signed into law this week. Fueled by rising Bourbon tourism, HB 400 would permit visitors to the state’s distilleries and wineries to purchase bottles and ... Read more

Vintage Wine Estates Takes On New Investor, Quashes Treasury Acquisition Rumors

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Vintage Wine Estates has announced that investment firm AGR Partners has taken a minority equity interest in the company. Vintage says the new investment, which totals $75 million from AGR and existing shareholders, will “help support future winery and... Read more

News Briefs for April 12, 2018

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•Moët Hennessy is expanding availability of its Woodinville Whiskey brand, marking the craft label’s first foray outside of its home market of Washington State. Woodinville’s portfolio—which includes its core Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Straight Rye W... Read more

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 12, 2018

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•St. Paul, Minnesota-based Summit Brewing Company will add Skip Rock White Ale to its core portfolio beginning in June. Skip Rock is a 4.5%-abv ale brewed with malted and flaked wheat, Lemondrop and Mt. Hood hops, and tangerine peel and … Continu... Read more

Bordeaux 2017 Vintage: Taking the Good with the Bad at En Primeur

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The 2017 red Bordeaux may not live up to the extraordinary 2015 and 2016 vintages, but it is the year for the region’s white dessert wines to shine. Read more