Tag Archive: Brown-Forman
News Briefs for March 16, 2012
•William Grant & Sons’ Glenfiddich single malt has broken the record for the most expensive bottle of whisky ever sold at auction with the sale of its 55-year-old Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve for $94,000. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 16, 2012News Briefs for March 7, 2012
•Brown-Forman reported a net profit drop of 5% for its fiscal third quarter ended January 31, 2012, to $140.7 million. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 7, 2012News Briefs for January 26, 2012
•Brown-Forman is squarely targeting female consumers with its new vodka brand, Little Black Dress. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 26, 2012News Briefs for January 18, 2012
•California’s Concannon Vineyards (part of The Wine Group) and Ireland’s Cooley Distillery (recently acquired by Beam Inc.) have partnered on a new brand, Concannon Irish whiskey, which hits the U.S. market this month. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 18, 2012Brown-Forman Bullish On Further Whiskey Growth As Sales Rise 12% In First Half
Brown-Forman saw net sales surge 12% to $1.85 billion in the six months through October, its fiscal first half, and said momentum has picked up in the U.S. spirits market, particularly in its core whiskey category. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 8, 2011Brown-Forman Sharpens Focus On Sonoma-Cutrer, Korbel Post-Fetzer
Earlier this year, Brown-Forman sold Fetzer and other Hopland, California-based wine brands including Bonterra, Five Rivers and Little Black Dress to Chilean winemaker Concha y Toro. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 24, 2011
