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Daily Archive: August 12, 2015

Interview: New Jersey-Based Wine Chateau Thrives With Online Sales

Wine Chateau CEO and president Saurabh Abrol joined his father’s modest drinks retailing business in New Jersey while he was still in college. A technology whiz, Abrol created an online presence for Wine Chateau in 2004, and it took off. Within a few years, Winechateau.com topped $12 million in sales. The company also operates four brick-and-mortar stores in the Garden State, with total annual revenues reaching more than $25 million, led by wine. Continue reading →

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Michter’s Set For Fresh Round Of Upscale Rollouts

Michter’s Distillery is bringing back its Michter’s US 1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon in October. Continue reading →

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News Briefs for August 12, 2015

•New York-based importer and distributor Baron Francois Ltd. tells SND it’s eyeing trade-up trends in wine this year as it preps several new products for September. Continue reading →

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for August 12, 2015

•Belmont, Massachusetts-based retailer Craft Beer Cellar, founded in 2010 by certified cicerones Suzanne Schalow and Kate Baker, has sold a portion of both its franchise company and brand store to friends Joseph Yarid and Marla Yarid-De La Cruz. Continue reading →

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