Daily Archive: May 24, 2016
Antinori’s Antica Napa Valley Venture Reaches Critical Mass
Italy’s Antinori family released the first estate wines from Antica Napa Valley, its property in the Atlas Peak AVA, in 2007. Since then, the company has invested aggressively in Antica’s vineyards, growing production from about 1,600 cases the first year to its current 10,000 cases, focused on estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The Antica wines, which thus far have garnered scores in the high 80s and low 90s from Wine Spectator, are distributed in the U.S. by Antinori partner Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (Ste. Michelle also handles Antinori’s Italian wines in the U.S., and the two companies are joint venture partners in Napa Valley’s Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and Washington’s Col Solare). SND recently interviewed Antinori California estate manager Glenn Salva to find out where the Antica Napa business is headed. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 24, 2016DFV Ups Monterey Presence With Santa Lucia Highlands Vineyard Buy
Delicato Family Vineyards (DFV) has acquired River Road Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands from the McFarland family. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 24, 2016News Briefs for May 24, 2016
•Pernod Ricard is launching a new campaign behind its upscale Absolut Elyx vodka. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 24, 2016Craft Brewing and Distilling News for May 24, 2016
•This summer, Maxwelton, West Virginia-based Smooth Ambler Spirits will release a sourced American whiskey made in Tennessee. Continue reading →
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