Monthly Archive: August 2015
News Briefs for August 13, 2015
•Oregon winery Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVV) has filed a lawsuit seeking damages for the loss of nearly 13 tons of Pinot Noir grapes ruined by a herbicide drift incident in 2013. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 13, 2015Craft Brewing and Distilling News for August 13, 2015
•Hawaii’s Maui Brewing is set to markedly expand its presence in the western U.S. through several new distribution deals in California and Nevada. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 13, 2015Interview: New Jersey-Based Wine Chateau Thrives With Online Sales
Wine Chateau CEO and president Saurabh Abrol joined his father’s modest drinks retailing business in New Jersey while he was still in college. A technology whiz, Abrol created an online presence for Wine Chateau in 2004, and it took off. Within a few years, Winechateau.com topped $12 million in sales. The company also operates four brick-and-mortar stores in the Garden State, with total annual revenues reaching more than $25 million, led by wine. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 12, 2015Michter’s Set For Fresh Round Of Upscale Rollouts
Michter’s Distillery is bringing back its Michter’s US 1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon in October. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 12, 2015News Briefs for August 12, 2015
•New York-based importer and distributor Baron Francois Ltd. tells SND it’s eyeing trade-up trends in wine this year as it preps several new products for September. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 12, 2015Craft Brewing and Distilling News for August 12, 2015
•Belmont, Massachusetts-based retailer Craft Beer Cellar, founded in 2010 by certified cicerones Suzanne Schalow and Kate Baker, has sold a portion of both its franchise company and brand store to friends Joseph Yarid and Marla Yarid-De La Cruz. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 12, 2015
