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Yearly Archive: 2013

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 6, 2013

•Escondido, California-based Stone Brewing Co. has increased availability of its Double Bastard Ale and Southern Charred entries nationwide. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 6, 2013

Back In Growth Mode, DC&E Keeps The “Lifestyle” Brands Coming

It’s been a little over year since Diageo reorganized its U.S. wine business, Diageo Chateau & Estate (DC&E), naming Claudia Schubert president of the unit in September 2012 following a high-profile rollout of three new Millennial-targeted wine brands—Butterfly Kiss, Rose’n’blum and Stark Raving—earlier that summer. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 5, 2013

News Briefs for November 5, 2013

•Bacardi’s Grey Goose has formed a new, three-year marketing partnership with PGA Tour golf. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 5, 2013

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 5, 2013

Saint Arnold Brewing Co. is set to enter Florida this year. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 5, 2013

Revamped Vin De France Category Sees Big Opportunities In U.S.

While previous efforts at building big-volume French wine brands in the U.S. have faltered, a recent loosening of blending rules and a new marketing push for the pan-French Vin de France category have made producers bullish about growth prospects in the world’s biggest wine market. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 4, 2013

Former Bacardi Chairman Manuel Jorge Cutillas Passes Away At 81

Manuel Jorge Cutillas, former chairman of Bacardi Ltd., died unexpectedly on November 1. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 4, 2013

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