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Monthly Archive: May 2019

News Alert: Boston Beer Jolts Craft World With Deal For Dogfish Head

Massachusetts brewer the Boston Beer Company has acquired Delaware’s Dogfish Head Brewery in an agreement valued at $300 million. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 9, 2019

Private Label Wines Make Their Presence Felt On Impact’s “Hot Brands” List

With chain retailers ramping up their private label activity in the wine category, several own-label brands have connected with consumers over the past year and earned Impact “Hot Brand” accolades. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 9, 2019

News Briefs for May 9, 2019

•Millions of dollars’ worth of whiskies will go on the block in two major auctions set for the coming week in Hong Kong. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 9, 2019

Craft Brewing And Distilling News for May 9, 2019

•Comstock, Michigan-based Bell’s Brewery has announced Leaves of Grass, a new, yearlong series of releases named for Walt Whitman’s famous poetry collection. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 9, 2019

Catena Zapata Looks To Burnish Malbec’s Premium Credentials

While the surge in Argentine Malbec was a defining trend of the U.S. imported wine market over recent decades, growth trends for Argentina have come back to earth lately, with shipment volume and value declining over the past three years. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 8, 2019

News Briefs for May 8, 2019

•Thousands of members of the global wine industry will descend on the city of Bordeaux May 13-16 for the latest iteration of Vinexpo. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 8, 2019

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