Monthly Archives: August 2017

Gallo Wins Import Rights to St. Clair Wines from New Zealand

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

E & J. Gallo Winery was awarded the exclusive rights to distribute New Zealand’s Saint Clair Family Estate wines in the United States, effective immediately.   Saint Clair Family Estate Sauvignon Blanc will retail for $28. It is already available in select … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Brewery Takes Stake in 21st Amendment, Funkwerks

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

As of Jan. 1, sales teams of all three will be working for Brooklyn Brewery.  The idea is to be able to better compete with major brewers that have been buying American craft breweries.  The deal – terms weren’t disclosed, … Continue reading →

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Pernod Ricard’s J.P. Wiser’s: Even More Rye and Pot Still Wheat

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Pernod Ricard thinks the unique blend of 60% column distilled rye and corn and column and pot distilled what “sets it apart from other whiskies.”   It’s matured in three types of barrels — Canadian whisky, American bourbon and Virgin oak

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Chloe Wine Collection Releases Its First Estate Grown Varietal

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Chloe Wine Collection expands its portfolio of premium wines, introducing a single-vineyard Merlot, crafted using grapes grown exclusively in the San Lucas Estate Vineyard in

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Nelson’s Green Brier Intros First 108 Tennessee Whiskey

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

By the time Prohibition shuttered Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery in 1909, Charles Nelson was out-producing several competitors annually with numbers consisting of 380,000 cases versus others at only 23,000 cases. The distillery was reaching markets across America and as far … Continue reading →

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Egan’s Intros Its First Single Grain Irish Whiskey

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

P&H Egan USA adds Vintage Grain to add to its collection of premium and award-winning whiskeys. The new expression will be the second to be released to the U.S. market following the successful launch of the brand’s Single Malt in … Continue reading →

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