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Daily Archive: June 20, 2014

Interview, Part 2: Bill Foley, Founder, Foley Family Wines

Already at the helm of one of the U.S. wine market’s fastest-growing companies, Bill Foley of Foley Family Wines (FFW) has moved into distribution. Foley acquired a majority stake in California’s Epic Wines in 2013, and is now aiming to aggressively build that business as he has done in recent years with FFW. In Part 2 of his interview with Shanken News Daily, Foley talks about his plans for Epic, FFW’s burgeoning New Zealand business and the company’s ambitious cross-marketing play. Continue reading →

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News Briefs for June 20, 2014

•Purple Wine Co.’s Avalon Winery has renamed and redesigned the packaging for its flagship California AVA-designated Cabernet Sauvignon. Continue reading →

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Craft Brewing And Distilling News for June 20, 2014

•Fort Collins, Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing has partnered with Munster, Indiana’s 3 Floyds brewery to create Grätzer, a traditional Polish-style ale. Continue reading →

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