Monthly Archives: September 2020

Sutter Home Marks 20 Years of Fighting Breast Cancer

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Sutter Home Family Vineyards, one of America’s first wine companies to make a commitment to breast cancer research, treatment and education, Sutter Home has contributed more than $1.5 million to the cause over the past 20 years. For the last … Continue reading →

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Quote of the (Political) Day —

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

“If he holds a vote in 2020, we pack the court in 2021. It’s that simple.”  — Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.).

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Ohio Senate Panel Votes Cocktails-to-Go to Be Permanent

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

A bill to make cocktails to-go from restaurants and bars permanent in Ohio passed the Ohio Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee Tuesday (9/22) and now heads to the full Senate for a vote. In testimony earlier this month, Distilled … Continue reading →

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Kelsea Balleini’s Hole in the Bottle Music for Beringer Bros.

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

The country-western singer’s video lamenting a bottle “leaking all this wine” featured a bunch of video clips from Prohibition and beyond.  It’s a good, bouncy tune.   Beringer Brothers recreated it for an advertising spot for its Beringer Brothers Bourbon Barrel … Continue reading →

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Aided by Labor Day, Total Alcohol Sales Soar 22.6% in Year

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

That’s according to Nielsen, which noted that spirits again led off premise growth, up 30.1% compared to the same week last year. Wine followed, up 22.9%, with beer/FMB/cider lagging slightly, up 19.9%. Core beer (excluding FMB/seltzers) was up 13.6%, with … Continue reading →

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Death of Ginsburg Seen Pushing Craft Tax Bill Action to Year End

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

It wasn’t so much the fact that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday night that shocked Washington as its timing.  Coming right in the midst of a nasty presidential campaign, amid bitter divisions on many issues — from … Continue reading →

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