Monthly Archives: November 2017

Senate Tax Bill Includes Relief for Craft Beverage Producers

As we went to press, the House was in the midst of a four-hour debate on the Republican tax bill.  Meanwhile, across the Capitol in the Senate, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) succeeded in inserting the

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Michael David Winery Purchases DeLuca Vineyard

The historic 160-acre DeLuca Vineyard property is on the eastern edge of the Lodi sub-appellation of Clements Hills. This property has been in the DeLuca family since 1961.  Louis DeLuca planted the vineyard of own-rooted head trained Zinfandel in 1961 … Continue reading

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Craft + Estate to Import Leclerc Briant to U.S.

Craft + Estate, a member of Winebow Group, said it has been named exclusive U.S. importer of Leclerc Briant, the pioneering Champagne house in Épernay.

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NC Start-Up Signs Southern Glazer’s for 7 States

It took Social House Vodka just 90 days to achieve distribution in 150 liquor stores in North Carolina.  Of course, Social House was a North Carolina business, and the 150 stores were all retail

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Tom of Finland Wines Debuts in U.S.

Tom of Finland Wines (tomoffinlandwines.com), a new label created in tribute to the legacy and artwork of Touko Laaksonen,

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Fetzer Vineyards Honored by UN for Climate Change Work

Fetzer Vineyards was the only wine company among 19 global enterprises to receive a “Momentum for Change” Climate Solutions Award for climate action at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) this week.

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