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Monthly Archive: January 2012

Craft Player New Belgium Brewing Unleashing Flurry Of New Products

Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing, which has annual sales of more than 9 million (2.25-gallon) cases, has unveiled the first two entries in its 2012 Lips of Faith series—Biere de Mars and Cocoa Molé. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 25, 2012

Sierra Nevada Reportedly Chooses North Carolina Site For New East Coast Brewery

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has settled on North Carolina’s Henderson County as the location of its new East Coast brewery and taproom, according to local media reports. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 25, 2012

News Briefs for January 25, 2012

•Southlake, Texas-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in which it hopes to raise $100 million. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 25, 2012

Yellow Tail Joins Sweet Red Phenomenon

W.J. Deutsch & Sons says it will launch a new extension to its Yellow Tail wine brand, Sweet Red Roo, this March. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 24, 2012

Interview: The Frescobaldi Family On Italian Wine And Their Role In The Category

Tuscany-based Frescobaldi, one of the oldest families in winemaking, owns 5,000 hectares of estate property and more than 1,000 hectares of vineyards. Its properties include Castello di Nipozzano, Castello di Pomino, CastelGiocondo, Tenuta di Castiglioni, Tenuta dell’Ammiraglia, Santa Maria and Costa di Nugola, Conti Attems and Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, which was formerly held in partnership with Robert Mondavi. (Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, Tenuta di CastelGiocondo and Luce della Vite are grouped under Tenute di Toscana S.r.l., controlled by Frescobaldi in partnership with the SPI Group and MIP, a firm owned by Michael Mondavi.) Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 24, 2012

News Briefs for January 24, 2012

•Glenmorangie will add a new whisky, Glenmorangie Artein, to its Private Edition series beginning February 1. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 24, 2012

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