Monthly Archive: April 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Argentina Wine Specialist Vine Connections Branches Into Chile
Known for Argentine wines and premium sakes, Sausalito, California-based importer Vine Connections is expanding its South American stable with a collection of wines from Chile. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 9, 2013News Briefs for April 9, 2013
•Carriage House Imports’ Sparkletini bubbly brand has added an açai-flavored extension. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 9, 2013EXCLUSIVE: Flavors, Higher Marques Driving DonQ’s Double-Digit Growth
Serrallés USA’s DonQ continues to rise at double-digits in the U.S. market’s increasingly competitive rum category. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 8, 2013ABI, Justice Department Agree In Principle On Modelo Deal
Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) has reached agreement in principle with the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) to proceed with its $20 billion acquisition of the half of Grupo Modelo it doesn’t already own. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 8, 2013Franco Biondi Santi, Legendary Figure of Brunello di Montalcino, Dead at 91
Franco Biondi Santi, the patriarch of the Tuscan estate many credit with creating Brunello di Montalcino, died April 7 at age 91, Wine Spectator reports. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 8, 2013August Wine Group Aims For 150,000 Cases, As Bocelli Label Jumps Out
Several consecutive years of double-digit growth have positioned Seattle-based August Wine Group (formerly Small Vineyards) to reach 150,000 cases this year on a projected 15% advance, the company tells Shanken News Daily. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 8, 2013
