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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 13, 2018

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•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

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

Analysts See A Significant U.S. Deal Ahead For Treasury

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Analysts continue to raise expectations that Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) will soon make a sizeable acquisition in the U.S. According to the Australian Financial Review, Macquarie analysts see TWE acquiring “a medium-sized winemaking and marketing compa... Read more

Vintus Adds Italy’s Masciarelli To Growing Import Stable

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New York-based importer Vintus is expanding its Italian wine portfolio, welcoming Abruzzo’s Masciarelli Tenute Agricole to the fold. Masciarelli, which was previously imported to the U.S. by Boston’s San Martino Imports, is expected to sell about 75,00... Read more

Wild Turkey Extends With 8-Year-old Longbranch Bourbon

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Campari America’s Wild Turkey has announced the May release of Longbranch, the brand’s latest extension. The 43%-abv whiskey is an 8-year-old Bourbon that’s been filtered twice—once through American oak charcoal and a second time through charcoal made ... Read more

News Briefs for April 11, 2018

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•Moët Hennessy’s online retail platform Clos19 is making its debut in the Florida market. Launched in the U.S. late last year, Clos19 offers a selection of LVMH Champagnes, wines, and spirits, with all sales made by licensed retailers and facilitated b... Read more

Brown-Forman Reinforces Its Presence In Kentucky Bourbon

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Led by Jack Daniel’s, Tennessee whiskey continues to account for more than half of Brown-Forman’s U.S. volume, but the Louisville-based company has also been aggressively strengthening its presence in whiskey from its home state of Kentucky. Brown-Form... Read more