Wine Industry News

Apr

Concha y Toro Performance Trends 2013-2017 – results data

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In late-March, Concha y Toro released its full-year results for 2017. The wine group posted a 1.2% sales rise for the 12 months, as its premiumisation strategy came to the fore. Here, just-drinks considers CyT's performance over the last five years. Read more

Apr

10 Rosés for Late Spring Sips

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While rosé is good all year round, this refreshing wine is definitely best enjoyed as the weather warms up. Here are ten recently released vintages from France’s Rhône Valley and California’s Central Coast, plus two special rosatos. Read more

Apr

Brown-Forman’s $45-Million Old Forester Distillery To Open In June

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Brown-Forman will open Old Forester Distilling Co., its newest tourism facility and distillery, on June 14. The completion of the $45-million, 70,000-square-foot center marks the Old Forester brand’s return to downtown Louisville’s Whiskey Row, where i... Read more

Apr

Resounding Success For WhiskyFest In Chicago And Washington D.C.

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This spring’s WhiskyFest events in Chicago and Washington, D.C. showcased the depth and breadth of the whisky world, offering whisky lovers the opportunity to taste hundreds of whiskies and meet the leading distillers and blenders from Scotland, the U.... Read more

Apr

Breakthru Acquires Pennsylvania Broker Majestic Wine And Spirits

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Breakthru Beverage Group has agreed to acquire Pennsylvania-based Majestic Wine and Spirits USA for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to close on or around May 31. Breakthru president and CEO Greg Baird called Majestic “one of Pennsylvani... Read more

Apr

Control States Spirits Volume Accelerates In March, Posting 2.8% Rise For The First Quarter

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Control states spirits case sales were up 2.8% in the first quarter of the year, bolstered by a 4.4% increase in March, according to the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA). Dollar sales in control states grew 5.6% in the … Cont... Read more

Apr

News Briefs for April 25, 2018

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•Stoli Group USA has extended its namesake vodka brand with a new Cucumber offshoot. The expression marks the first flavor to join the core Stoli range in more than five years. Infused with notes of savory cucumber, the 37.5%-abv entry … Continue... Read more

Apr

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 25, 2018

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•Pacific City, Oregon’s Pelican Brewing Co. has launched a mixed 12-pack featuring three of the brewery’s IPAs. The pack features Beak Bender, a 6.7%-abv ale brewed with Citra and El Dorado hops; Beak Breaker, a 9%-abv double IPA brewed with … Co... Read more

Apr

Vague Wine Tasting Terms and What They Really Mean

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From freshly cut hose to tennis balls, the wine world has always been full of colorful tasting terms. But not all tasting notes are equal. Here are seven commonly used but incredibly vague wine terms and what they really mean. Read more

Apr

Alert, Breakthru Buys Majestic in PA

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Breakthru Beverage Group has acquired Pennsylvania-based Majestic Wine and Spirits USA, per a release. Majestic will operate as an independent division of Breakthru Beverage Pennsylvania. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more