Monthly Archive: March 2014
New Bills On Tennessee Whiskey Pit Diageo, Brown-Forman Against Each Other
One of the sponsors of a bill that would loosen some of the requirements regulating the designation “Tennessee whiskey” says his aim isn’t to help spirits giant Diageo with the new legislation, but to aid small distillers who are being hampered by the current law. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 18, 2014Gallo Targets 3-Liter Box Segment With Fast-Rising Naked Grape
E&J Gallo is moving into the 3-liter boxed wine category with one of its fastest-growing brands, The Naked Grape. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 18, 2014U.S. Craft Brewers Report Volume, Value Rise For 2013
American craft beer volumes were up 18% to 15.6 million barrels in 2013, according to the Brewers Association craft beer trade group. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 18, 2014News Briefs for March 18, 2014
•Gruppo Campari is extending its Glen Grant single malt Scotch brand with a rare 50-year-old edition, with just 150 bottles released globally. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 18, 2014Delicato Family Vineyards Preps New Rollouts Amid Ongoing Growth
One of the fastest-growing companies across the California wine industry in recent years, Manteca-based Delicato Family Vineyards (DFV) saw marked advances on several of its key brands in 2013, and the company tells SND it has plenty in the new-product pipeline for the first half of this year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 17, 2014A-B, MillerCoors Rethink Their Sub-Premium Lineups
MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch are both seeking to shore up their sub-premium beer businesses, which have been losing volume steadily over the past several years. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 17, 2014
