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Archive for October, 2017

The Easy Guide to Giving Wine as a Gift (for Any Occasion)

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Whether it’s a bottle to be shared or saved as a keepsake, be it brunch or meeting parents for the first time, here's your cheat sheet for how to gift wine. Read more

Cayuse Pulls a Large Portion of its 2015 Vintage

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Due to faulty corks Cayuse won't release many of their 2015 vintages. Read more

How to Turn a 1,790 Pound Pumpkin into a Keg

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This year Elysian Brewing Company turned a 1,790 pound pumpkin into a massive keg. See the results, and try making your own. Read more

Getting Down and Dirty with the Mosel Riesling Harvest, Part 1

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For one Master of Wine, working a Riesling harvest is a long-overdue experience. She finally gets her chance on slopes of the Mosel, and tells us the story. Read more

Cuervo’s Mark Teasdale on Trends Pick Up in Q3

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Jose Cuervo's first two quarters as a public company were a bit rocky as a result of price increases on its largest, namesake brand and significant changes in route-to-market that took a toll on performance. But Cuervo has come out the other side of bo... Read more

This week in spirits & wine, featuring an in-depth look at Brown-Forman, a new grain distillery for Tullamore Dew and celebrity campaigns from Pernod Ricard and Gruppo Campari

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Here's a round-up of this week's top stories from the global spirits & wine categories. Click the links to see our round-ups for beer & cider and soft drinks & bottled water. Read more

Campari Looks To Boost Grand Marnier By Emphasizing Link To Cognac

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Last year, Campari added luxury liqueur Grand Marnier to its portfolio in a deal worth nearly $760 million. Despite being in a transition year, Grand Marnier held steady in 2016 at 488,000 cases in the U.S., according to Impact Databank, … Contin... Read more

News Briefs for October 27, 2017

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•Jose Cuervo has posted 24.3% net sales growth to $299.2 million for its third quarter ended September 30. Company volumes also rose, up 15.2% over the same period last year, bolstered by a 17% gain in the U.S. and Canada. … Continue reading &#85... Read more

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for October 27, 2017

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•Boston Beer Company has reported revenue and depletion declines of 3% and 3.5%, respectively, for its third quarter ended September 30. Net revenue was down by 3% to $247 million on the same quarter last year, due to a decrease … Continue readin... Read more

E&J Gallo brings Apothic Dark to UK market

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E&J Gallo has launched its Apothic Dark wine in the UK market, in an effort to bring new consumers to the Apothic brand.  Read more