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Wine Spectator: A Changing Of The Guard At Bordeaux’s Iconic Lafite Rothschild

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Baron Eric de Rothschild, chairman of Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR), the wine company that includes the iconic Bordeaux first-growth Château Lafite Rothschild, has confirmed a once-in-a-generation transition in leadership. In March 2018, Saskia d... Read more

News Briefs for November 17, 2017

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•Gem & Bolt Mezcal has added industry veteran John Esposito to its board of directors. Esposito, who has four decades of spirits industry experience across all three tiers, was previously CEO at High West, and before that served as CEO … Cont... Read more

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 17, 2017

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•Craft beer growth continues to slow in IRI beer channels, increasing less than 4% to 92.2 million cases for the year-to-date period ending November 5, 2017. Last year, total craft beer volumes gained 4.7% in IRI channels, decelerating significantly fr... Read more

Patrick Campbell and Bloomfield Bluegrass Band

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Whisky Advocate Poised To Unveil Its Whisky Of The Year

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Whisky Advocate magazine will reveal its Whisky of the Year this morning. The unveiling begins at 11 o’clock with the naming of whiskies number 3 and 2, followed by the announcement of the magazine’s Whisky of the Year at 11:30. The countdown to Whisky... Read more

Craft Spirits FET Proposal Now Added To The Broader GOP Tax Reform Bill

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The Senate Finance Committee has included the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act in an amendment to the GOP tax reform plan currently under consideration on Capitol Hill. The Craft Beverage Modernization plan has 54 Senate co-sponsors, and... Read more

News Briefs for November 16, 2017

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•Pernod Ricard-owned Irish Distillers is launching Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest, the latest edition in its Virgin Oak Collection of single pot still Irish whiskies. The whiskey is made up of a selection of Midleton’s pot still distillates mat... Read more

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 16, 2017

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•North Carolina-based Social House vodka is expanding beyond its home state via a new deal with Southern Glazer’s. Under the agreement, Social House will launch in seven new states, with Southern Glazer’s handling distribution. Produced by Kinston, Nor... Read more

Interview: Ryan Maloney Of Julio’s Liquors

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With a longtime emphasis on its whisk(e)y selection, Julio’s Liquors of Westborough, Massachusetts, continues to see overall growth of its spirits business, while competition for wine sales in the Bay State intensifies.SND contributing editor Terri All... Read more

News Briefs for November 15, 2017

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•Wine Spectator has revealed numbers 10 through seven of its Top 100 Wines of 2017Numbers six and five will be unveiled today, with four, three and two coming tomorrow. The Wine of the Year will be announced on Friday. Sister publication Whisky Advocat... Read more