Monthly Archive: August 2012
Federal Judge Says Kentucky’s Ban On Wine And Spirits In Grocery Stores Is Unconstitutional
U.S. District Court Judge John G. Heyburn II wrote in an opinion issued Monday that Kentucky’s decades-old law allowing wine and spirits sales in drugstores but not in grocery stores and gas stations is unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 15, 2012Heineken USA Brings Surging Strongbow In-House
Heineken is set to take over U.S. distribution of its Strongbow cider brand from Vermont Hard Cider Co., which has served as the brand’s U.S. importer for the past nine years. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 15, 2012News Briefs for August 15, 2012
•Plymouth, California-based Renwood Winery—acquired by Argentine investment group Ren Acquisition Inc. last year for $6.95 million—is updating its portfolio with new wines and new packaging, while also renovating its tasting room. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 15, 2012Craft Brewing And Distilling News for August 15, 2012
•California’s Anderson Valley Brewing and Campari’s Wild Turkey Distillery in Kentucky have partnered to create a new range of Bourbon barrel-aged craft beers. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 15, 2012VeeV Targets 50,000 Cases With First Premixed Entry, VitaFrute
Thanks largely to the success of Skinnygirl, the premixed cocktail category has seen a rush of entries and is rapidly expanding, rising 6% to 6.8 million nine-liter cases last year, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 14, 2012News Briefs for August 14, 2012
•Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits is launching Adult Beverage Co.’s Adult Strawberry Milk in the U.S. market. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 14, 2012
