Monthly Archive: July 2015
News Briefs for July 28, 2015
•Walmart has won a skirmish in its effort to begin selling spirits in the Texas market, as U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman has allowed the retailer’s suit against the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) to move forward. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 28, 2015Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 28, 2015
•Whole Foods’ Houston-based Whole Foods Market Brewing Company is set to debut its first draft offering this summer. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 28, 2015Interview, Part 1: Max L. Shapira, President, Heaven Hill Brands
Editor’s Note: Heaven Hill Brands is the U.S. market’s sixth-largest spirits player by case volume, in addition to being America’s number-one independent, family-owned distilled spirits company as well as the world’s second-largest holder of aging Bourbon stocks. SND executive editor David Fleming met recently with Heaven Hill president Max Shapira to get an update on progress and trends. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 27, 2015Wine Spectator: Winemaker Charles Smith Opens Jet City, An Urban Winery in Seattle
Washington vintner Charles Smith flung open the 21-foot-tall doors of his Jet City winery to the public Saturday. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 27, 2015Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 27, 2015
•Atlanta, Georgia-based SweetWater Brewing Company is preparing for an initial public offering, Reuters reports. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 27, 2015After Parting With Gallo, Australia’s McWilliam’s Shifts Upmarket In U.S.
Long a part of the E.&J. Gallo import portfolio, Australian winemaker McWilliam’s has taken a new direction in the U.S. market this year, switching importers and launching two higher-priced wine ranges and a millennial-targeted red blend, with more premium offerings on the way. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 24, 2015
