Tag Archive: Palm Bay International

Palm Bay Expands Spirits Lineup With New Tequila, Vodka Entries

New York-based Palm Bay International is bolstering is spirits stable with two new brands this month, adding premium propositions Tequila Bribón and Ravo vodka. Continue reading →

Interview: Marc Taub, President & CEO, Palm Bay International And Esprit du Vin

Yesterday, SND exclusively reported that the Taub family has agreed to acquire Pasternak Wine Imports from Bordeaux’s DBR Lafite for an undisclosed sum. The Pasternak portfolio will be merged into the Taubs’ Esprit du Vin (EDV) company, which is separate from its Palm Bay International organization and has its own management, sales and marketing teams. It’s a major deal that will more than double EDV’s size, with Pasternak’s 450,000 cases now added to bring EDV’s total volume to 760,000 cases. EDV will welcome onboard most of the Pasternak sales and marketing organization, but Pasternak president and CEO Stephen Brauer won’t be joining the group. Brauer told SND that he’s moving back to the West Coast in early January (he has a home in Sonoma), and will be actively seeking new opportunities. SND senior editor Daniel Marsteller interviewed Marc Taub, president and CEO of both EDV and Palm Bay, to explore the Pasternak deal and the growth prospects for newly enlarged EDV.  Continue reading →

Exclusive: Palm Bay’s Taub Family To Acquire Pasternak Imports, Markedly Expanding French Portfolio

Walsh Whiskey Looks To Lead The Irish Innovation Push

New York Wine Experience Brings The Industry’s Leading Lights To The Big Apple

The wine world is descending on New York City’s Marriott Marquis Times Square this weekend to celebrate Wine Spectator’s New York Wine Experience. Continue reading →

News Briefs for August 9, 2016

•Palm Bay International has forged a new national partnership with upstate New York’s Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards, adding the winery’s Red Cat family of brands to its portfolio. Continue reading →