Comments Off on Kentucky DTC Shipping Bill Expected To Become Law This Week
A Kentucky bill allowing limited direct-to-consumer spirits and wine shipments is expected to be signed into law this week. Fueled by rising Bourbon tourism, HB 400 would permit visitors to the state’s distilleries and wineries to purchase bottles and ... Read more
Comments Off on Vintage Wine Estates Takes On New Investor, Quashes Treasury Acquisition Rumors
Vintage Wine Estates has announced that investment firm AGR Partners has taken a minority equity interest in the company. Vintage says the new investment, which totals $75 million from AGR and existing shareholders, will “help support future winery and... Read more
•Moët Hennessy is expanding availability of its Woodinville Whiskey brand, marking the craft label’s first foray outside of its home market of Washington State. Woodinville’s portfolio—which includes its core Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Straight Rye W... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 12, 2018
•St. Paul, Minnesota-based Summit Brewing Company will add Skip Rock White Ale to its core portfolio beginning in June. Skip Rock is a 4.5%-abv ale brewed with malted and flaked wheat, Lemondrop and Mt. Hood hops, and tangerine peel and … Continu... Read more
Comments Off on Bordeaux 2017 Vintage: Taking the Good with the Bad at En Primeur
The 2017 red Bordeaux may not live up to the extraordinary 2015 and 2016 vintages, but it is the year for the region’s white dessert wines to shine. Read more
Trees are finally budding and the days are starting to get longer, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few chilly nights left to enjoy some cool weather wines. Read more
Comments Off on Winemakers Hope Their Volcanic Vineyards Blow the Top Off Sales
The International Volcanic Wines Conference, held in New York, looked to promote the diverse soil types as a marketing strategy for wines made in volcanoes’ shadows. Read more
Comments Off on National Prosecco Week to launch in the US
The Prosecco DOC Consortium has lined up a National Prosecco Week in the US for later this year, with activity prepared in five cities across the country. Read more
Comments Off on Analysts See A Significant U.S. Deal Ahead For Treasury
Analysts continue to raise expectations that Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) will soon make a sizeable acquisition in the U.S. According to the Australian Financial Review, Macquarie analysts see TWE acquiring “a medium-sized winemaking and marketing compa... Read more