Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 18, 2017
•Oregon’s Rogue Ales & Spirits will launch Straight Outta Newport double IPA in January. The beer is an 8.7%-abv ale brewed with Citra, Mosaic and Comet hops for a bright, fruity and juicy profile, according to the brewer. Straight Outta … Co... Read more
Comments Off on Interview: Fred Leighton and Pat McCarthy of Bayway World of Liquor
Elizabeth, New Jersey’s Bayway World of Liquor is one of the state’s major spirits retailers, with annual sales revenue of between $25 and $30 million, half of which is derived from spirits, followed by wine at 20% of total sales.SND … Continue r... Read more
Comments Off on Diageo To Spend $10 Million On Visitor Center At Its New Bulleit Distillery
Diageo has announced plans to build a $10 million tourism facility at its new Bulleit distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The 9,000-square-foot space will host tastings, distillery tours, and have a retail shop dedicated to promoting Bulleit and Diage... Read more
•China’s largest wine company, Changyu Pioneer Wine Co., has signed a deal to purchase an 80% stake in Australia’s Kilikanoon. Financial details of the sale, expected to close in January, have not been revealed, but Kilikanoon’s chief winemaker Kevin M... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 15, 2017
•Fort Collins, Colorado-based Odell Brewing has released Fee Fi Fo Fum, the latest addition to the brewery’s Cellar Series. Fee Fi Fo Fum isan 11.1% abv triple IPA brewed with Chinook, Azacca and Mosaic hops to balance the malt-heavy recipe. … Co... Read more
Comments Off on Interview: WSWA President & CEO Craig Wolf On The Direct Shipping Issue
As e-commerce continues to gain momentum in the beverage alcohol arena, the practice of interstate shipping of wine by retailers has become a highly contentious issue—especially after carriers like UPS and FedEx began refusing such shipments in most ca... Read more
•In case you missed it, earlier this morning SND reported news of Casa Cuervo’s $205 million acquisition of the Pendleton Whisky portfolio from Oregon-based Hood River Distillers. The Canada-sourced whisky label sells about 250,000 cases annually. Clic... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 14, 2017
•The Boston Beer Company has partnered with the Boston Red Sox to make Samuel Adams Boston Lager the baseball team’s official beer. Beginning in 2018, Fenway Park will have two Sam Adams-themed bars—the “Sam Deck” and “Sammy’s On Third”—as well …... Read more
Comments Off on Cuervo To Acquire Pendleton Whiskies For $205 Million
Casa Cuervo is bolstering its position in the whisky category with a deal to acquire the Pendleton whisky brands from Oregon-based Hood River Distillers in a deal worth $205 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter … Con... Read more
Comments Off on Sizzling Kim Crawford Looks To Expand Beyond Sauvignon Blanc
Constellation’s Kim Crawford—the third-largest above-$14 wine brand in the U.S.—has recorded another year of torrid growth, with total production rising to about 1.6 million cases for 2017. In the U.S. market, the brand is on pace to rise 13% to …... Read more