Monthly Archive: November 2014
Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 12, 2014
•A Chicago retailer called Ezra’s, which focuses exclusively on craft spirits, has launched from a North Side storefront and an eponymous Internet address. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 12, 2014Top Imported Sparkler Freixenet Leads Way As Cava Looks To Leverage Prosecco Surge
While the performance of the cava category has been upstaged in the U.S. market of late by fast-rising rival Prosecco, it too is enjoying a lift owing to U.S. consumers’ increasing taste for sparkling wines. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 11, 2014PLCB Sees Luxury Wines Drive Retail Growth
In its annual report for its fiscal year through this past June, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) said robust premium wine sales drove a 3.2% revenue increase to a record $2.24 billion. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 11, 2014News Briefs for November 11, 2014
•Private label winemaker Truett-Hurst has reported a net sales rise of 20% to $6.5 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2015, ended September 30. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 11, 2014Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 11, 2014
•Green Flash Brewing Co. has acquired fellow San Diego-based craft brewer Alpine Beer Co. for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 11, 2014Wine Spectator to Unveil Top 100 Wines of 2014
After tasting 18,000 wines from vineyards around the globe this year, Wine Spectator’s editors are set to release their much-anticipated list of the Top 100 Wines of 2014. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 10, 2014
