Monthly Archives: March 2021

WineryTale Seeks to Boost Your Sales via Smartphone

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

I’ll confess, I’m pretty skeptical about WineryTale, a new service from Australia.  But it’s got one — maybe two — features that seem to have commercial value. A consumer picks up your bottle, scans the label and it comes to … Continue reading →

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Open Beer Pouring Locations Highest Since May 2020

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Here’s good news:  BeerBoard reports 92% of beer pouring locations were open last weekend.  That matches the high established in May 2020. Nationally, there were 17 taps per location.  That’s up one from the previous period, Feb. 11-14, but down … Continue reading →

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Who & What —

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Merus Estate, (Foley Family Wines) hires Eric Baugher as head winemaker.  He joins from Ridge Vineyards in Cupertino, CA. Baugher will be charged with fine tuning the winemaking style at Merus and expanding sourcing partnerships throughout the Napa Valley.

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Reyes Beer to Acquire Redding Distributing

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Harbor Distributing, L.L.C. (Reyes Beer Division) agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Redding Distributing Co., Redding, Calif.   The transaction is scheduled to close on Friday, April 30, 2021, and will roll into Reyes Beer Division’s existing Golden … Continue reading →

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