Tag Archive: wine
Barton & Guestier Rebounds With Upmarket Shift
After a difficult period of ownership and importer changes, one of French wine’s best recognized brands is back on the upswing, benefiting from better category conditions and a new focus on higher price points. Continue reading →
Posted in News on September 4, 2015Trinchero Adds Silk, New “Soft Red Blend,” To Ménage à Trois
Trinchero Family Estates is launching Ménage a Trois Silk, characterized as a soft red wine intended to take advantage of ongoing strength in the red blend category. Continue reading →
Posted in News on September 3, 2015Copper Cane Targets 1 Million Cases Within Five Years, Preps Elouan Extensions
Following its sale of the Meiomi wine brand to Constellation for $315 million earlier this summer, Joe Wagner’s Copper Cane Wines has set the goal of reaching 1 million cases within five years, with Oregon label Elouan expected to play a key part. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 26, 2015Shaw-Ross International Forms Premium Wine Unit
Florida-based Shaw-Ross International Importers has created a new premium wine unit known as The Lineage Collection. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 26, 2015Interview: Vias Imports Chairman Fabrizio Pedrolli
New York-based Vias Imports boasts a portfolio of 91 wineries, including its core upscale Italian stable as well as labels from the U.S., France, Spain, Austria, Argentina and Lebanon. The 32-year-old company also serves as a wholesaler in New York and New Jersey. With annual import volume of 425,000 cases and sales projected to rise 5% to above $40 million this year, Vias is led by chairman Fabrizio Pedrolli. SND senior editor Daniel Marsteller recently caught up with Pedrolli to discuss trends in imported wine, as well as the launch of Vias’ first proprietary wine brand, Acinum. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 21, 2015Wine And Spirits Exporters Tap Into China’s Booming E-Commerce Channel
The explosive growth of China’s e-commerce channel is giving spirits and wine imports a direct conduit to the nation’s expanding ranks of middle-class consumers, drinks marketers say. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 20, 2015
