Monthly Archive: August 2012
Craft Brewing and Distilling News for August 14, 2012
•North Carolina’s Piedmont Distillers is enjoying impressive growth with its array of moonshine liquors. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 14, 2012Total Wine Details Its “Next Generation” Store Features
Total Wine & More has revealed details of a set of “next generation” features that will be included at each of its future locations. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 13, 2012News Briefs for August 13, 2012
•Pernod Ricard USA is adding a new peach flavor to Seagram’s Gin’s Twisted range. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 13, 2012Craft Brewing And Distilling News for August 13, 2012
•California-based Lost Spirits Distillery has launched a new single malt whiskey distillery in Monterey County. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 13, 2012Interview: Brian Ellison, President and CEO of Death’s Door Spirits
Wisconsin-based craft distiller Death’s Door Spirits was founded in 2005 and has quickly made a name for itself. While its headquarters is in Middleton (outside Madison), the company’s focus is Washington Island, an unspoiled island lying 250 miles to the north. Once renowned for its potato farming, Washington Island’s agricultural base has lately been revitalized thanks to wheat production—specifically an organic red hard winter wheat that’s used to distill Death’s Door products. The company is named after Death’s Door, a body of water separating Washington Island from the Wisconsin mainland. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 10, 2012Crushpad Assets Acquired By Private Equity Firm CastleGate
Structured Solutions Inc. and Aspect2, LLC—both subsidiaries of investment firm CastleGate Capital Advisors—have purchased the assets of Sonoma, California-based Crushpad. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 10, 2012