Tag Archive: wine
Exclusive: Bacchus Launches “Wineworks” Sales And Marketing Unit With Highly Rated Trio
Bacchus Capital Management—the San Francisco-based private equity firm formed by industry veteran Sam Bronfman and investment bankers Peter Kaufman and Henry Owsley—is set to open its own sales and marketing unit, BCM Wineworks. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 6, 2013Accolade Acquires Range Of Premium Wines From New Zealand’s Mud House
Aiming to expand its presence in wine’s premium segment, Accolade Wines has acquired the portfolio of New Zealand wine company Mud House. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 6, 2013Back In Growth Mode, DC&E Keeps The “Lifestyle” Brands Coming
It’s been a little over year since Diageo reorganized its U.S. wine business, Diageo Chateau & Estate (DC&E), naming Claudia Schubert president of the unit in September 2012 following a high-profile rollout of three new Millennial-targeted wine brands—Butterfly Kiss, Rose’n’blum and Stark Raving—earlier that summer. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 5, 2013Revamped Vin De France Category Sees Big Opportunities In U.S.
While previous efforts at building big-volume French wine brands in the U.S. have faltered, a recent loosening of blending rules and a new marketing push for the pan-French Vin de France category have made producers bullish about growth prospects in the world’s biggest wine market. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 4, 2013Police Uncover Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Counterfeiting Ring
Wine Spectator reports that European authorities have thwarted a counterfeiting ring that’s been faking Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) wines. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 1, 2013Banfi’s Marc Goodrich Named President Of Excelsior Wines
Excelsior Wine Co.—the U.S. joint venture between Chile’s Concha y Toro and Banfi Vintners—has named former Banfi COO Marc Goodrich as its president. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 31, 2013
