Monthly Archive: June 2018
News Briefs for June 5, 2018
•Japan’s Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. is launching its Nikka From The Barrel whisky across the U.S. later this month. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 5, 2018Craft Brewing and Distilling News for June 5, 2018
•Walnut Creek, California’s Calicraft Brewing Company has launched Rosé Ale, the brewer’s latest beer-wine hybrid. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 5, 2018The PlumpJack Group’s John Conover On CADE’s Expansion And Napa’s Future
The PlumpJack Group, the wine and hospitality company owned by California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, billionaire philanthropist Gordon Getty, and partner John Conover, has steadily expanded its winery and vineyard holdings in recent years amidst a wave of generational change across the Napa Valley wine business. The company, which now has 220 acres of vineyards in Napa, most recently expanded its CADE Estate on Howell Mountain with the 2016 purchase of an adjacent 82-acre vineyard and gravity-fed winery, which will help boost CADE’s production by about 50% beginning with the 2017 vintage. SND managing editor Daniel Marsteller recently interviewed Conover on the changes at CADE, sister properties PlumpJack Winery and Odette Estate, and the outlook for Napa overall. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 4, 2018News Briefs for June 4, 2018
•Argentina’s Valentin Bianchi, imported by Quintessential in the U.S., has unveiled a new winery project devoted to higher-end bottlings. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 4, 2018Craft Brewing and Distilling News for June 4, 2018
•Michigan’s Traverse City Whiskey Co. is breaking ground on a new distillery. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 4, 2018DBR Lafite Looks To Build Upon Its Légende Range
Known for its flagship Pauillac-based Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) is looking to leverage the U.S. market’s increasing thirst for entry-level Bordeaux with its accessibly priced Légende range. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 1, 2018
