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Yearly Archive: 2012

Interview, Part 2: Richard Cacciato of Frederick Wildman & Sons Ltd.

In the second part of our interview with Richard Cacciato, the president and CEO of Frederick Wildman & Sons discusses the brand portfolio and recent trends. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 16, 2012

News Briefs for August 16, 2012

•Treasury Wine Estates has promoted from within to fill the managing director, Beringer, position vacated by Stephen Brauer last month. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 16, 2012

Craft Brewing And Distilling News for August 16, 2012

•Park City, Utah’s High West Distillery is set to roll out a new Bourbon variant to its American Prairie Reserve whiskey brand. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 16, 2012

Interview, Part 1: Richard Cacciato, President and CEO, Frederick Wildman & Sons Ltd.

New York-based importer Frederick Wildman & Sons’ history dates back to the Repeal of Prohibition, after which Connecticut-born wine connoisseur Frederick Wildman purchased century-old wine importer Bellows & Co. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 15, 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, 2012

Heineken 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, 2012

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