Monthly Archive: July 2014
Twin Liquors Faces $500,000 Fine, Is Cutting Back Wholesale Operations
Austin, Texas-based Twin Liquors is facing a potential $500,000 fine by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission over an investigation that began in April 2013, the Austin American Statesman reported. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 21, 2014News Briefs for July 21, 2014
•Some 200 grapegrowers in California’s Lodi region are trying to figure out what is damaging their grapevines, and local authorities are investigating whether a company that sprayed herbicides to clear vegetation from an island in the nearby Sacramento River Delta is to blame. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 21, 2014Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 21, 2014
•Escondido, California’s Stone Brewing Company is planning to open a brewery and destination restaurant in Berlin, Germany in late 2015 or early 2016. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 21, 2014Interview, Part 2: Chris Fehrnstrom, CMO, Constellation Wine & Spirits
In Part 2 of this exclusive SND interview, Chris Fehrnstrom, chief marketing officer for Constellation Brands’ spirits and wine division, discusses how the whisk(e)y boom is impacting the company, Constellation’s efforts to reach female wine consumers and its international ambitions. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 18, 2014Rémy Cointreau Sees Tough Q1, But Expects Growth For Full Year
It continued to be tough sledding for Rémy Cointreau in the three months through June, its fiscal first quarter, in which the French drinks group posted organic sales down 5.7% to €215 million ($291m). Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 18, 2014News Briefs for July 18, 2014
•Energy-industry billionaire and wine collector Bill Koch announced on July 15 that he has settled his six-year lawsuit against New York auction house Acker Merrall & Condit, Wine Spectator reports. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 18, 2014
