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Yearly Archive: 2018

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 6, 2018

•Oskar Blues Brewery will launch Wild Basin hard seltzer, the Colorado craft brewer’s first foray into the growing category. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 6, 2018

Brown-Forman Sees First-Half Sales Rise 5%, But Warns Of Tariff Effects Moving Forward

Brown-Forman’s sales rose 5% to $1.7 billion on an underlying basis in the six months through October, as operating profit climbed 4% to $596 million. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 5, 2018

Henkell Merges U.S. Business Under Newly Formed Freixenet Mionetto USA

Henkell & Co.’s U.S. sparkling wine companies, Mionetto USA and Freixenet USA, have announced plans to merge their operations, effective in January. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 5, 2018

News Briefs for December 5, 2018

•After revealing its Whisky of the Year yesterday, Whisky Advocate magazine has now unveiled its full Top 20 Whiskies list for 2018. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 5, 2018

Whisky Advocate Has Unveiled Its Whisky Of The Year

Whisky Advocate magazine has revealed its Whisky of the Year for 2018, awarding its highest accolade to a bottling from the ascendant Japanese whisky category. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 4, 2018

News Briefs for December 4, 2018

•The man behind the famed super Tuscan wine Oreno has been confined to his villa near Arezzo by Italian authorities, accused of taking part in money laundering, bank fraud, and tax fraud schemes. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 4, 2018

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