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Yearly Archive: 2017

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 15, 2017

•Fort Collins, Colorado-based Odell Brewing has released Fee Fi Fo Fum, the latest addition to the brewery’s Cellar Series. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 15, 2017

Interview: WSWA President & CEO Craig Wolf On The Direct Shipping Issue

As e-commerce continues to gain momentum in the beverage alcohol arena, the practice of interstate shipping of wine by retailers has become a highly contentious issue—especially after carriers like UPS and FedEx began refusing such shipments in most cases within the past year. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 14, 2017

News Briefs for December 14, 2017

•In case you missed it, earlier this morning SND reported news of Casa Cuervo’s $205 million acquisition of the Pendleton Whisky portfolio from Oregon-based Hood River Distillers. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 14, 2017

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 14, 2017

•The Boston Beer Company has partnered with the Boston Red Sox to make Samuel Adams Boston Lager the baseball team’s official beer. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 14, 2017

Cuervo To Acquire Pendleton Whiskies For $205 Million

Casa Cuervo is bolstering its position in the whisky category with a deal to acquire the Pendleton whisky brands from Oregon-based Hood River Distillers in a deal worth $205 million. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 14, 2017

Sizzling Kim Crawford Looks To Expand Beyond Sauvignon Blanc

Constellation’s Kim Crawford—the third-largest above-$14 wine brand in the U.S.—has recorded another year of torrid growth, with total production rising to about 1.6 million cases for 2017. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 13, 2017

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