Monthly Archive: April 2014
Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 15, 2014
•California’s Monument Valley Distillers has released Duke Kentucky Straight Bourbon, a new craft whiskey named for film star John Wayne. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 15, 2014Boston Beer’s Angry Orchard Vaults To The Top Of Rising Cider Category
While Boston Beer remains a driving force behind the U.S. market’s tilt toward “better beer,” one of its best performing brands belongs to another, equally dynamic category. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 14, 2014Martin Wine Cellar To Rebuild Katrina-Damaged New Orleans Store
Martin Wine Cellar is rebuilding its Baronne Street store in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, the retailer’s founding location which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 14, 2014Wine Spectator: Washington’s Sagemoor Vineyards—900 Acres of Vines—Sold to Fruit-Tree Company
Nearly 900 acres of Washington state vineyards, producing grapes purchased by more than 70 wineries, are changing hands. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 14, 2014News Briefs for April 14, 2014
•Former Whyte & Mackay CEO John Beard has partnered with Lion Capital to make a bid for the United Spirits Ltd.-owned Scotch whisky business, which is currently on the block, reports the U.K.’s Sunday Times. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 14, 2014Scotch Exports Flat Amid China’s Dropoff, But Single Malt Propels U.S. To Record High
Scotch exports were flat by value in 2013 due largely to a sharp dropoff in China, but the category reached a record-high in the U.S. as its single malt segment continued to expand markedly. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 11, 2014
