Monthly Archive: October 2011
Beam To Unveil Two Red Stag Extensions For 2012
Beam Inc.’s director of U.S. Bourbons Rob Mason told Shanken News Daily that the company will add two new extensions to its fast-growing Red Stag flavored Bourbon brand next year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 25, 2011China’s Interest In Australian Wine Grows
Bloomberg reports that Chinese investors see opportunity for Australian wines across the Asia Pacific region and are quickly acquiring vineyards Down Under. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 25, 2011News Briefs for October 25, 2011
•Speaking to Treasury Wine Estates shareholders at the group’s first annual general meeting today, Treasury CEO David Dearie said the economic and consumer outlook in key markets including the U.S. and Europe continues to be cloudy, but demand at the high end of the wine segment continues to grow. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 25, 2011Brown-Forman Sharpens Focus On Sonoma-Cutrer, Korbel Post-Fetzer
Earlier this year, Brown-Forman sold Fetzer and other Hopland, California-based wine brands including Bonterra, Five Rivers and Little Black Dress to Chilean winemaker Concha y Toro. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 24, 2011New York Wine Experience Toasts Its 30th Anniversary With Style
At the 30th anniversary of the New York Wine Experience event, wine lovers packed two ballrooms of the Marriott Marquis in New York’s Times Square from October 20-22, with 262 wines poured during the Grand Tasting events on Thursday and Friday night. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 24, 2011News Briefs for October 24, 2011
•The renowned Lawrenceburg, Indiana mega-distillery once owned by Seagram, then Pernod Ricard and most recently by CL Financial, is being sold again. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 24, 2011