Monthly Archives: March 2022

San Luis Obispo Coast TTB’s Newest AVA

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau designated the San Luis Obispo Coast as America’s newest American Viticultural Area. The new AVA spans about 60 miles from San Simeon in the north to Nipomo in the south, but is at most … Continue reading →

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TTB Proposes New Long Valley-Lake County AVA

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Alcohol & tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau proposed establishing a new 7,605-acre American Viticultural Area in Lake County, Calif., and to modify another AVA to create a contiguous border with the proposed Long Valley-Lake County AVA. Only the western third … Continue reading →

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Total Bev/Al Import Value Grew 18% in 12 Months: bw166

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Total beverage alcohol imports (including bulk and packaged) grew +18% by value over the last twelve months and grew 10% by value over the last three months, according to bw166. Some 36% of all imported beverage alcohol by value came … Continue reading →

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Who & What —

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Beck Family Estates, the exclusive importer and sales agency for South Africa-based Graham Beck and Steenberg Vineyards, and Oregon-based Abbott Claim and Angela Vineyards. hires Jenna LaCroix as Director of Marketing, and Lola Buchbinder as Regional Manager for the Midwest.  … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Best Practices for Text Marketing in the Wine Industry Best practices are beginning to emerge for growing text marketing lists, sending text marketing campaigns, and managing two-way text conversations with consumers. (Wine Industry Network Advisor) The Glass Wine Bottle Is … Continue reading →

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Imports from Mexico Prevented a Plunge in Beer Imports in January

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Even so, total beer imports were down by 3.7% in January compared to January 2021. While import volume was down for most countries, a handful of countries’ imports grew , including Mexico (7%), Germany (18%), Czech Republic (9%), and United … Continue reading →

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