Monthly Archive: February 2016
News Briefs for February 23, 2016
•Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is in the process of culling roughly 30% of its product lines, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 23, 2016Craft Brewing and Distilling News for February 23, 2016
•Five years after selling Goose Island Brewing to Anheuser-Busch InBev for almost $39 million, John Hall is parting with the last piece of the company that he founded in 1988. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 23, 2016Impact Databank: Bourbon’s Top Super-Premium Players
The Bourbon category has expanded by nearly one-third in the U.S. market since 2010, according to Impact Databank, and is closing in on 20 million cases, a level not seen in three decades.
Peter Mondavi, Napa Valley Wine Pioneer, Dies at 101
Peter Mondavi Sr., a Napa Valley pioneer who steered his family’s Charles Krug Winery through more than a half-century of revolutionary change in the American wine industry, died February 20 at his home in St. Helena, on the Charles Krug estate, surrounded by his family. He was 101. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 22, 2016U.S. Government Officially Renews Pernod’s Havana Club Trademark Through 2026
After awarding the U.S. trademark for Havana Club rum to Pernod Ricard and Cubaexport in a surprise move last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has officially renewed the trademark through January 27, 2026. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 22, 2016News Briefs for February 22, 2016
•The owners of Napa Valley’s Realm Cellars have purchased Hartwell Estate Vineyards’ winery, caves and a portion of their vineyards,Wine Spectator has learned. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 22, 2016
