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Jack Daniel’s Keeps Climbing Amid The Craft Boom

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While much of the American whiskey renaissance has been focused on small-production craft brands, the ongoing rise of Jack Daniel’s shows that the market’s major players are also having success winning new consumers. Jack Daniel’s has added to its U.S.... Read more

Federal Judge Paves Way For Walmart To Sell Spirits In Texas

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In a ruling that could potentially shake up the Texas retail spirits market, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman has issued a decision striking down the state’s ban on publicly traded companies selling spirits. The decision is a victory for Walmart, &#82... Read more

ProWein 2018 Sees Visitor, Exhibitor Numbers Continue To Grow

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ProWein, the Germany-based wine and spirits trade fair, saw a record number of both visitors and exhibitors during its most recent event, held March 18-20 in Düsseldorf. The show featured over 6,800 exhibitors—200 more than last year—from 64 countries ... Read more

News Briefs for March 22, 2018

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•French prosecutors have accused a leading Bordeaux négociant and bulk wine bottler with “flagrant” wine fraud. On March 15, Bordeaux’s criminal tribunal heard the charges against Grands Vins de Gironde (GVG), which is owned by the Ca... Read more

Starbucks Revamps Beverage Alcohol Approach With New Reserve Stores

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After experimenting with beverage alcohol in different formats over the years, Starbucks is taking a fresh approach to the category, marked by the opening of its first Reserve store. Located on the ground floor of Starbucks’ global headquarters in Seat... Read more

News Briefs for March 21, 2018

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•Robert Haas, a wine merchant who became a vintner when he cofounded Tablas Creek Vineyard in California and helped propagate over a million buds and cuttings of French vines, died March 18 at his home in Paso Robles. He was … Continue reading &#... Read more

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for March 21, 2018

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•San Francisco’s Hotaling & Co.—formerly Anchor Distilling—has unveiled a barrel-finished version of its Genevieve Gin. Made with a mashbill of wheat, barley, and rye, the 47.3%-abv genever-style offering is matured in once-used Old Potrero Straigh... Read more

Bonterra, 1000 Stories Drive Growth For Fetzer

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Concha y Toro’s Fetzer Vineyards is seeing strong progress for its Bonterra and 1000 Stories brands, boosting growth for the company as its namesake label continues to vie for share in the highly competitive under-$10 segment of the wine market. &#8230... Read more

Champagne Shipments To The U.S. Rise 6% in 2017

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Champagne shipments to the U.S. grew by 5.9% to 23.1 million bottles in 2017, according to the Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC), marking their fifth consecutive year of growth. Sales value progressed ahead of volume, rising 8.5% to ... Read more

News Briefs for March 20, 2018

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•Between October 2013 and June 2016, Raphaël Michel, a bulk-wine merchant in France’s Rhône Valley, allegedly sold the equivalent of 13 Olympic-size swimming pools of cheap French table wine while claiming it was some of the best wine of the … Co... Read more