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Deutsch Mounts Super Bowl Push Behind Yellow Tail, Looks To Expand Redemption Whiskey

Josh Cellars has led growth lately for Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, but Australia’s Yellow Tail remains the company’s largest brand by far. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 20, 2016

Exclusive: Hess Family Offloads South Africa’s Glen Carlou

Hess Family Wine Estates has agreed to sell its Glen Carlou wine brand from South Africa to the Pactolus Consortium, led by investor and tech entrepreneur Wayne Pitout. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 16, 2016

Wine Spectator: Premier Cru Owner Sentenced To Six And A Half Years Behind Bars For Wine Ponzi Scheme

John Fox, the wine store proprietor who admitted to conducting a Ponzi scheme for two decades, was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to six and a half years in prison. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 16, 2016

Nicolas Feuillatte Revamps Approach In Increasingly Competitive Champagne Market

Nicolas Feuillatte, imported by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, is currently the fourth-largest Champagne brand in the U.S. market at 68,000 cases, having expanded by nearly 75% since 2010, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 5, 2016

Wine Spectator Kicks Off Top 100 Countdown

Each year since 1988, Wine Spectator has released its Top 100 list, where the magazine’s editors select the most exciting wines from the thousands reviewed during the course of the year. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 29, 2016

Wine Spectator Rates 2016 Beaujolais Nouveau

Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived again—and the race to the third Thursday of November became even more of a sprint this year because harvest occurred three weeks later than in 2015. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 18, 2016

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