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AprGérard Bertrand Leads The Way In Languedoc
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With French still wine exports to the U.S. rising 14% to 12.5 million cases and 18% to $1.4 billion last year, the Languedoc-Roussillon region has emerged as a growth driver. Languedoc-Roussillon shipments to the U.S. surged 26% to 746,000 cases …... Read more
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AprNews Briefs for April 2, 2018
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•Bronco Wine Co.’s Charles Shaw brand has launched a new organic range of wines amid increasing consumer interest in organically made products. The Charles Shaw “Made with Organic Grapes” lineup currently includes California-sourced Cabernet Sauvignon,... Read more
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AprCraft Brewing and Distilling News for April 2, 2018
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•Craft brewers and beer retailers dispute the idea that craft beer is on the wane. Still, with competition fiercer than ever and beer shelves crammed with choices, the days of indiscriminately adding new SKUs are over. According to equity analyst ̷... Read more
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MarWine Spectator: Will China’s Threatened Tariffs Hurt American Wine?
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Could American wine end up collateral damage in a trade war between two of the world’s biggest wine-consuming nations? On March 23, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced it was planning to impose a 15% tariff on U.S. wine, among … Continue r... Read more
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MarJohnson Brothers Expands In North Carolina, Acquiring Mutual Distributing
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Johnson Brothers, one of the U.S. market’s leading beverage alcohol wholesalers, is expanding its footprint in North Carolina with the acquisition of wine and beer distributor Mutual Distributing.Mutual, which has 700 employees and seven branches throu... Read more
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MarNews Briefs for March 30, 2018
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•Rutherford-based Provenance Vineyards, part of the Treasury Wine Estates portfolio, is launching a new Carneros Chardonnay. Retailing at $35 a 750-ml., the new entry is predominantly sourced from the Sangiacomo and Winery Lake vineyards, as well as ot... Read more
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MarCraft Brewing and Distilling News for March 30, 2018
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•Constellation-owned Ballast Point has announced the national launch of Aloha Sculpin IPA, the brewery’s newest seasonal release. The 7%-abv ale is brewed with Brux Trois yeast, which adds tropical flavors and aromas while giving the beer a hazy appear... Read more
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MarFirst International Volcanic Wine Conference held at New York City’s Metropolitan Pavilion
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MarConstellation’s Sales Rise 3% For Fiscal Year, As Meiomi, Mexican Beers Drive Gains
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Constellation Brands saw rapid growth across its Mexican beer portfolio and premiumization in wine and spirits yield solid gains in its fiscal year ended in February. The drinks giant’s net sales were up 3% on a comparable basis to $7.6 … Continu... Read more
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MarCraft Beer Tops 25 Million Barrels, With Local Breweries Leading Growth
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Craft beer growth slowed again in 2017 on a percentage basis, but the category still advanced by 5% to 25.4 million barrels in the U.S. last year, according to the Brewers Association, as consumers continued to gravitate toward local craft … Cont... Read more