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•Louisville, Kentucky’s Copper & Kings American Brandy Co., minority-owned by Constellation Brands, has promoted Brandon O’Daniel to master distiller. Since 2014, O’Daniel has worked as the company’s head distiller, crafting spirits across the spec... Read more
Comments Off on As Mezcal Booms In The U.S., Supply Issues Could Create A Pricing Squeeze
While mezcal is surging in the U.S. market, agave pricing and supply issues in Mexico are poised to make a deep impact on the burgeoning category. Mezcal can be made in several Mexican states, but the vast majority comes from … Continue reading &... Read more
•The Boisset Collection has launched JCB Spirits, including three high-end vodkas and a gin. All three are distilled from a wine base of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay sourced from the Côte d’Or in Burgundy, and are made from a single … Continue readi... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for March 26, 2018
•Rhode Island’s Keel Partners LLC has expanded its namesake vodka beyond its home New England market, adding Georgia, Colorado, and Florida to its footprint, with more states to come this year. Keel vodka is a 24%-abv spirit made from potatoes … ... Read more
Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman issued a ruling that struck down Texas’s ban on publicly traded companies selling spirits. In the process, he paved the way for Walmart and other public corporations to enter the market, a move... Read more
Comments Off on Driven By Rosé, French Wine Shipments To The U.S. Rise By Double-Digits
French still wine exports to the United States advanced by an impressive 14% last year to 12.5 million cases, according to Business France, a French government agency. Export value registered an even more notable 18.4% gain to €1.13 billion ($1.39b) &#... Read more
•China imported $79 million worth of U.S.-made wine last year, according to the Wine Institute, but American vintners are now facing a potential 15% tariff on exports to the country. China says it will impose tariffs on U.S. products like … Conti... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for March 23, 2018
•Pennsylvania’s D.G. Yuengling & Son is set to launch Golden Pilsner, the first extension to its core lineup in nearly two decades, on April 1. The 4.7%-abv lager is made with pale and specialty malts along with Hallertau and Saaz hops … Cont... Read more