Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

Macallan Fine and Rare 60 Year Old Sells for $1.9 Million

That makes the bottle, which dates to 1926, the most expensive bottle of wine or spirit every auctioned, Sotheby’s said.

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Motley Fool: Don’t Buy Anheuser-Busch InBev Stock

Acknowledging that “AB InBev does a lot of things right, certainly – it’s done a good job marketing its brews around the world, for

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On This Day in Bev/Al History 10 Crazy Laws on the Sale of Bev/Al

October 28, 1919 was a day for the ages.  Congress passed the 18th amendment that would ban all production, importation,

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What We’re Reading —

Liquor Brands Prove Responsible Self-Regulation Can Serve Consumers Consumers are better off with a strong voluntary industry code that does more than police for false, deceptive or misleading ads — especially since the government can’t make the same demands of … Continue reading

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ABI U.S. Sales Rise 0.2% as Industry Sales Slip in 3rd Quarter

Anheuser-Busch InBev reports it overcame U.S. industry decline in sales to retailers of 1.7% to see ABI’s U.S. sales rise

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Famous Wineries Threatened by Fire

The Kincade fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres, exploded threatening several famous wineries in and near

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