Monthly Archives: September 2017

Who & What —

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Champagne Bollinger hires Charles-Armand de Belenet, as its new General Manager, following several leadership positions with Pernod Richard.  He joins from Pernod Ricard where he was international marketing director of Martell, Mumm and Perrier Jouët.

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

These Wines Are Cheap, Available Everywhere. Any Worth Drinking? “My recent notes on some of the nation’s best-selling chardonnays and cabernet sauvignons include a few positive words such as peaches, blackberries and minerals,” writes Washington Post food columnist Dave McIntyre, … Continue reading →

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Ball Corp. to Shutter 3 Beverage Packaging Plants, Build New Facility in Southwest

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Ball Corp. will cease production at its Birmingham, Ala.; Chatsworth, Calif., and Longview, Texas, beverage packaging plants in 2018. Existing customers will be supplied by other Ball facilities. Ball also will begin construction on a new, state-of-the-art beverage packaging facility … Continue reading →

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Virginia ABC Hosting a Record Number of In-Store Tastings

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Virginia ABC will host 683 free, in-store tastings across the commonwealth, which is an increase of 60% over the number of tastings held in September 2016. Some 224 of September’s tastings will feature Virginia products, including bourbon, whiskey, moonshine, vodka, … Continue reading →

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E&J Gallo Donates $100,000 to Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey Relief

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

E& J. Gallo Winery said it donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross to aid with relief efforts, and assist those communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey. “On behalf of our employees and their families, as well as our distributor partners … Continue reading →

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Tank Garage Winery Debuts 1st Chromed-Glass Wine Bottle

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Tank Garage Winery, located in a 1930s-era service station turned winery in Calistoga, released Chrome Dreams.  It’s a 2015 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend and the world’s first chromed-glass wine bottle. An ode to the classic American automobile, Chrome Dreams … Continue reading →

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