Tag Archive: Hess Family Wine Estates
News Briefs for August 21, 2015
•Diageo is extending its Smirnoff Sours flavored vodka range with a Berry Lemon offering. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 21, 2015Interview, Part 2: Hess Family Wine Estates MD Timothy Persson
In part two of our interview with Timothy Persson, the Hess Family Wine Estates chief highlights upcoming new products and the potential of the company’s import portfolio. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 20, 2015Interview, Part 1: Hess Family Wine Estates Managing Director Timothy Persson
Hess Family Wine Estates, part of The Hess Group of Switzerland, has undergone a strategic overhaul recently, offloading Australia’s Peter Lehmann Wines to Casella for $49.5 million last November, and making major investments in its flagship Hess Collection range, which includes Mount Veeder, Napa Valley and Select tiers. The company—whose other brands include MacPhail, Sequana and Artezin among others—has also revamped its leadership team, with Hess family member Timothy Persson named managing director in 2012, and John Grant—formerly managing director for Treasury’s Beringer brand—joining as COO last August. SND associate editor Christina Jelski recently met with Persson to discuss the company’s U.S. outlook. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 18, 2015News Briefs for February 13, 2015
•California-based importer and marketer The San Francisco Wine Exchange (SFWE) is under new ownership, following the December retirement of founder Hugh Thacher. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 13, 2015
