Monthly Archives: July 2021

Who & What —

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

HIRED:  Lauren DeStefano as chief financial officer, Hotaling & Co.  She was the vp of Treasury Wine Estates.

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Off-Prem Sales Ease Over July 4 Weekend: Nielsen IQ

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Off-premise alcohol sales declined for the 2021 July 4th holiday compared to 2020, which was expected given the shift back to on-premise establishments along with the tough comps from last year, Nielsen IQ said.   While off-premise alcohol sales declined 4.8% compared to … Continue reading →

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Control States Volume Up 8.6% in July

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Control States spirits case sales grew 8.6% in July over the same period last year despite of an imposing 13.1% comp, National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association reports. The monthly growth rate was elevated by over-the-top month-over-same-month-last-year sales increases reported by … Continue reading →

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RNDC to Distribute CBD

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC), the national distributor and broker of premium wine and spirits, today announced its entry into the CBD business. RNDC signed distribution agreements with DayTrip, Oh Hi, Sati Soda, and Wyld CBD. Their products will be … Continue reading →

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Ulysses Vineyard receives its CCOF Organic Certification

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Ulysses Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valleysaid it received its California Certified Organic Farmers certification for organic farming practices. Once part of the Charles Hopper Ranch, Ulysses was acquired by Christian Moueix in 2008. Since then, through meticulous replantation to dry farmed vines and … Continue reading →

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House of Suntory Reformulates Yamazaki 25

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Yamazaki 25 Single Malt Whisky is blended from rare whiskies aged over a quarter of a century in the place Shinjiro Torii chose to begin the  journey of Japanese whisky. Since 1923, Yamazaki Distillery has been globally acclaimed as Japan’s first and oldest … Continue reading →

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