Tag Archive: Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
News Briefs for July 27, 2016
•Solid growth for its core brands propelled Ste. Michelle to a 7.1% sales increase to $316 million in the first half of 2016, the Washington winemaker’s parent company—Altria Corp.—reported earlier today. Continue reading →
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•Wine Spectator has launched a free Restaurant Awards app for iPhone and iPad, allowing consumers to search more than 3,500 award-winning restaurants to find the ultimate wine experience. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 8, 2016News Briefs for June 14, 2016
•Several major Bordeaux players have hit the market with futures prices for the 2015 vintage in recent days, with Château Margaux, Château Pichon Lalande, Château Palmer and Château Cos-d’Estournel among them. Continue reading →
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•Campari America has debuted Baron Samedi, a new spiced rum brand. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 3, 2016Antinori’s Antica Napa Valley Venture Reaches Critical Mass
Italy’s Antinori family released the first estate wines from Antica Napa Valley, its property in the Atlas Peak AVA, in 2007. Since then, the company has invested aggressively in Antica’s vineyards, growing production from about 1,600 cases the first year to its current 10,000 cases, focused on estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The Antica wines, which thus far have garnered scores in the high 80s and low 90s from Wine Spectator, are distributed in the U.S. by Antinori partner Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (Ste. Michelle also handles Antinori’s Italian wines in the U.S., and the two companies are joint venture partners in Napa Valley’s Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and Washington’s Col Solare). SND recently interviewed Antinori California estate manager Glenn Salva to find out where the Antica Napa business is headed. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 24, 2016Ste. Michelle Sales Jump 8% In First Quarter
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates enjoyed a buoyant start to the year, with its first-quarter net revenues rising 8.2% to $145 million. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 28, 2016
