Monthly Archives: May 2022

Bar Convent Brooklyn to Offset Its Physical Footprint

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Bar Convent Brooklyn is collaborating with Barr Hill, a Vermont distillery, to offset 100% of the show’s 73,000-square-feet physical footprint by planting and maintaining 73,000 square feet of new pollinator footprint, creating a life source for bees which are responsible for … Continue reading →

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Inspiro Intros 1st Tequila Aged in Rose Wine Barrels

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Inspiro Tequila Rosa Reposado is distilled from 100% Blue Weber Agave before it is aged in oak cases previously used from rose wine.  The Rosa Reposado is then finished in pinot noir wine barrels for a short while to impart a … Continue reading →

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Who & What —

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Smirnoff Red, White & Berry names Kaley Cuoco, the actress, “chief summer officer.”  

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

How Sonoma County Winegrowers Collaborated With Ford Pro Towards Creating The Sustainable “Farm Of The Future” It takes a lot of a chutzpah to cold call Ford Motor F +0.4% Company and ask them to be your sustainability partner. But Karissa Kruse, President … Continue reading →

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TTB Proposes Expanding (or Eliminating) Standards of Fill for Wine, Spirits

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau proposed amending the Standards of Fill rules to add 10 additional sizes to the 12 currently allowed for wine and to add four to the current 11 for spirits.  In the alternative, TTB also … Continue reading →

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Imported Beers Continue to Expand, NBWA Says

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

National Beer Wholesalers Association‘s Beer Purchasers Index continued pretty much where it has been, with the “total beer” category reading at 53 and the “at-risk” inventory category at 46. “There is nothing particularly exciting in these results, which may be a … Continue reading →

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