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Daily Archive: September 29, 2011

Interview: Vintage Point’s David Biggar Sees Nearly 40% Growth For Layer Cake

In 2006, former Beringer Blass executives David Biggar and Tom Peterson launched a Sonoma-based wine venture called Vintage Point. The two partners signed winemaker Jayson Woodbridge and his Napa and Barossa label Hundred Acre as their first brand. In August of that year, Vintage Point released Layer Cake, an internationally sourced brand retailing at $15, initially with a South Australian Shiraz. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 29, 2011

News Briefs for September 29, 2011

Brown-Forman is launching a luxury-end Finlandia line extension, Finlandia Platinum, in global travel retail this month. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 29, 2011