Monthly Archive: August 2012
Wine Spectator: Crushpad’s Assets Go On The Auction Block
The assets of Sonoma, Calif.-based Crushpad are scheduled to go under the gavel today following months of speculation about the company’s solvency, Wine Spectator reports. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 7, 2012News Briefs for August 7, 2012
•Florida’s Indigo Wine Group is adding South Africa’s Rustenberg to its portfolio this fall. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 7, 2012Craft Brewing And Distilling News for August 7, 2012
•Craft beer-focused bar and retail chain World of Beer is opening its first West Coast location in Tempe, Arizona. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 7, 2012Duboeuf Eyes Vineyard Acquisitions, Prepares New Extension To HobNob Label
Amid intense pressure from the onslaught of New World wines over the past decade, one of France’s pioneering brands in the U.S. market, Georges Duboeuf, has lost more than half its volume, slipping from 1.1 million cases in 2002 to around 400,000 currently. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 6, 2012Winebow Expands In Illinois With Vintage Wines Buy
New Jersey-based importer and wholesaler Winebow is set to expand in the key Illinois market, agreeing to acquire fellow importer and wholesaler Vintage Wines LLC for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 6, 2012News Briefs for August 6, 2012
•The Bourbon (+11.3%), Irish whiskey (+24.7%) and vodka (+7.4%) categories continued to drive U.S. spirits growth in Nielsen channels in the three months through July 21. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 6, 2012
