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Daily Archive: July 3, 2013

HandCraft Will Reach 150,000 Cases This Year, DFV Says

DFV Wines’ female-targeted HandCraft Artisan Collection managed a strong performance in 2012, its first year on the market, as depletions reached nearly 100,000 cases, according to winemaker and proprietor Cheryl Indelicato. Continue reading →

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Wine.com Hits Back At Sale Rumors

Rumors were swirling yesterday that New York-based private equity firm Baker Capital had put its Wine.com retail site up for sale. Continue reading →

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News Briefs for July 3, 2013

•Speaking to analysts on a conference call following Constellation’s first-quarter results announcement yesterday, company CEO Rob Sands revealed that the group has big plans for innovation in the beer category now that it controls its own production of Grupo Modelo brands for the U.S. market. Continue reading →

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 3, 2013

•Washington’s Redhook Brewery is partnering with restaurant and bar chain Buffalo Wild Wings to release Game Changer pale ale. Continue reading →

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