Daily Archive: January 20, 2012
Costco To Open 20 New Units in Fiscal 2012
Issaquah, Washington-based Costco has reported strong fourth quarter sales of beverage alcohol for calendar 2011 and plans to open 20 new units before the end of its 2012 fiscal year, ending August 31. Shanken News Daily recently spoke with Annette Alvarez-Peters, Costco’s assistant general merchandise manager for wine, spirits and beer, about the brands and categories that performed well over the recent holiday season. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 20, 2012Vintus Wins U.S. Import Rights To Tommasi
Vintus, the Pleasantville, New York-based fine wine importer, today agreed to become the exclusive U.S. importer for Tommasi Viticoltori, the renowned producer of Amarone and Valpolicella in Italy’s Veneto region. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 20, 2012News Briefs for January 20, 2012
•California’s bulk wine market inventory is now at just 4 million gallons (1.7 million nine-liter cases), down from 25 million gallons (10.5 million cases) in 2002, according to a presentation by Turrentine Brokerage at yesterday’s Sonoma County Winegrape Commission Dollars & Sense seminar. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 20, 2012
