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Daily Archive: July 27, 2015

Interview, Part 1: Max L. Shapira, President, Heaven Hill Brands

Editor’s Note: Heaven Hill Brands is the U.S. market’s sixth-largest spirits player by case volume, in addition to being America’s number-one independent, family-owned distilled spirits company as well as the world’s second-largest holder of aging Bourbon stocks. SND executive editor David Fleming met recently with Heaven Hill president Max Shapira to get an update on progress and trends. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 27, 2015

Wine Spectator: Winemaker Charles Smith Opens Jet City, An Urban Winery in Seattle

Washington vintner Charles Smith flung open the 21-foot-tall doors of his Jet City winery to the public Saturday. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 27, 2015

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 27, 2015

•Atlanta, Georgia-based SweetWater Brewing Company is preparing for an initial public offering, Reuters reports. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 27, 2015