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News Alert: The Wine Group To Acquire Constellation Wine Labels Totalling 12 Million Cases

Constellation Brands has taken another big step in streamlining and premiumizing its wine stable, selling a 12-million-case portfolio of mostly mainstream brands to The Wine Group for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading →

Posted in News on April 9, 2025

Constellation Names Company Veteran Sam Glaetzer To Lead Wine & Spirits Division

In case you missed yesterday’s news alert, Constellation Brands has promoted from within to find new leadership for its wine and spirits division, with company veteran Sam Glaetzer filling the role previously held by Robert Hanson, who departed at the end of last month. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 12, 2024

American Sparkling Wines Boosted By $15 And Over Segment

While Prosecco and Champagne continue to steal market share from domestic sparkling wines in the U.S., American bubblies priced $15 and over a 750-ml. have bucked the trend, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 1, 2023

Constellation’s $3 Billion Wine Sale: What’s On The Block

Last fall, multiple reports surfaced that Constellation Brands is exploring a selloff of several wine labels—among them Clos du Bois, Cook’s, Arbor Mist, and Mark West—as it looks to continue premiumizing its portfolio in line with market trends.  Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 4, 2019

Domestic Sparklers Thriving, As Barefoot Bubbly Races Toward Top Of Category

While imports have driven much of sparkling wine’s U.S. growth lately, domestic offerings are also flourishing, increasing 7% to 9.35 million cases in 2014, with their total about 2 million cases higher than the import segment. Continue reading →

Posted in News on June 11, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: Sparkling Wine Drives Industry Growth In 2014

Due to a still sluggish on-trade environment, the total U.S. wine market is estimated to have inched ahead a mere 0.3% in 2014, to volume of 321.8 million nine-liter cases, according to the current edition of The U.S. Wine Market: Impact Databank Review and Forecast. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 5, 2015