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Monthly Archive: August 2016

Trinchero Unveils Two New Wines, As Emerging Brands Drive Gains Across The Portfolio

The fourth-largest wine marketer in the U.S. at nearly 17 million cases, St. Helena, California-based Trinchero Family Estates is reloading on the new product front and stoking growth on a number of fast-rising smaller brands in its portfolio. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 25, 2016

C. Mondavi & Sons’ Divining Rod Sees Big Upside For Oregon Pinot

When it hit the market in 2012, The Divining Rod marked the first new wine brand for C. Mondavi & Sons in more than 60 years. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 25, 2016

News Briefs for August 25, 2016

•Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits, a division of Southern Glazer’s, has made several new executive appointments. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 25, 2016

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for August 25, 2016

•Charlottesville, Virginia-based Starr Hill Brewery has added two new fall offerings—Last Leaf Maple Brown Ale and Basketcase American Helles—to its seasonal lineup. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 25, 2016

Total Wine Sues Connecticut Over Minimum Pricing

Asserting “price-fixing by wholesalers and retailers,” Total Wine & More is challenging Connecticut’s mandatory minimum pricing rules on wine and spirits on the grounds that the state’s regulations constitute “a restraint of trade and a violation of the federal Sherman anti-trust act.” Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 24, 2016

South African Wine Shows Double-Digit Progress

While South African wine sales have largely been stuck in neutral in the U.S. for the past several years, the category has posted stronger results in recent months. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 24, 2016

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