Monthly Archives: August 2017

A-B Ships 155,000 Cans of Water to Texas

Anheuser-Busch paused production at its Cartersville, Ga., brewery, shifting production to canned emergency drinking water for shipment to victims of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey.  A-B originally said it shipped 50,000 cans, but we understand the number has grown to 155,000. “Throughout … Continue reading

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Target Selling Its Own $5 Wine

In the battle against Amazon, Target will debut a private-label wine, California Roots, for $5.  That’s just $2 more than Charles Shaw (aka Two-Buck Chuck) at Trader Joe’s.

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D’Usse Cognac Intros a 200ml Flask

The Bacardi brand’s flask holds roughly four pours, and is “convenient for travel and perfect for a variety of traditional cocktails such as the Sidecar and Sazerac,” says Tyler Phillips, the senior brand manager.

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Turquoise Life to Import Parce Rum

Turquoise Life Beverage Brands is now the exclusive U.S. importer of Parce Rum, a luxury rum from Columbia.

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Lime-a-Rita Sponsors NFL

Lime-A-Rita signed as an Official Sponsor of the NFL for the first time. The activation will allow the brand to celebrate the NFL’s passionate female fans through larger team integrations, featuring a variety of ready-to-drink margaritas.

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Scientists Find a 6,000-Year-Old Italian Wine

Chemical analysis conducted on ancient pottery could dramatically predate the commencement of winemaking in Italy. A large storage jar from the Copper Age (early 4th millennium BC) tests positive for wine.

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