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DecNews Briefs for December 8, 2017
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•Beam Suntory-owned Jim Beam has filed for a $585 million industrial revenue bond with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. The bond, according to KEDFA documents, will help finance up to 15 rickhouses. The bulk of the proposed bond wou... Read more
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DecCraft Brewing and Distilling News for December 8, 2017
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•Michigan-based Blake’s Hard Cider has released Snap Dragon, its limited edition winter seasonal. First launched in 2015 exclusively in 22-ounce bottles, Snap Dragon now returns to the market in six-packs of 12-ounce bottles retailing for $11.99. The s... Read more
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DecPetaluma Gap Growers Discuss 2017 Season
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DecWhisky Advocate: With New Distillery, Tullamore D.E.W. Is Going Grain To Glass
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William Grant & Sons’ Tullamore D.E.W. has made ribbon cutting obsolete. For the opening of their new distillery on October 19, 2017, a bottle of Tullamore D.E.W. was smashed against a grain column like the launching of a ship, eliciting R... Read more
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DecSt. Supery Launches New Luxury Wine, Eyes On-Premise Expansion
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Acquired by fashion giant Chanel from Robert Skalli in 2015, Napa Valley’s St. Supéry is seeing strong progress across its portfolio. Among the winery’s recent initiatives are the launch of a new prestige wine, a Beverly Hills tasting salon and …... Read more
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DecNews Briefs for December 8, 2017
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•Casella Family Brands has acquired Australian winery Baileys of Glenrowan from Treasury Wine Estates for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes the cellar door, winery, 144 hectares (355 acres) of vineyards in the Warby Ranges of Glenrowan, Victoria, a... Read more
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DecCraft Brewing and Distilling News for December 8, 2017
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•In early 2018, San Diego, California’s Green Flash Brewing Co. will launch Remix IPA, a 6.2%-abv ale is made with Cascade, Columbus and Summit hops. The beer will be available nationally in six-packs of 12-ounce cans and single-serve 19.2-ounce cans. ... Read more
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DecWhiskey Surge Drives Brown-Forman To 6% U.S. Growth In Fiscal First Half
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Brown-Forman has reported underlying net sales up 7% to $1.6 billion for its fiscal first half ended in October, thanks to the strength of the Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester and Herradura portfolios. Operating income rose 14% to $590 ... Read more
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DecWine Spectator: Sonoma Wine Legend Davis Bynum Dies at 92
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Davis Bynum, a former journalist who turned his home-winemaking passion into a pioneering Sonoma County winery, died December 3 from cancer. He was 92. Bob Cabral, winemaker at nearby Williams Selyem from 1998 to 2014, considers Bynum one of the …... Read more
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DecNews Briefs for December 6, 2017
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•Terlato Artisan Spirits has reached an agreement to sell and market the portfolio of Santa Barbara-based craft distiller Breaker Bourbon, effective January 1. Breaker Bourbon is located in the Sta. Rita Hills, just up the road from the Terlato family’... Read more