Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

Scheid Sales Up in 2d Quarter, Net Loss Narrows

Scheid Vineyards Inc. reports second fiscal quarter revenue rose to $18.7 million, from $16.7 million a year earlier. After

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Trump’s Tariffs Exempt Wine Above 14% Alcohol, So Bordeaux May Go Higher

Wines below 14% face a 25% tariff, and after adding other taxes retail prices could go up around 30%, meaning a $20 bottle of wine might cost $26.

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Kobrand Adds AIX Rose to Portfolio

Kobrand will be the exclusive U.S. importer for the brand and responsible for all sales and marketing activities in the United States.

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Ethica Wines Adds Cà dei Frati

Ethica Wines, Miami, Fla., adds Cà dei Frati to its USA portfolio as a new wine producer, bringing to the U.S. tables the new crisp Italian wine from Lugana.

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El Tesoro Tequila Introduces Extra Añejo to Its Award-Winning Portfolio

El Tesoro de Don Felipe Tequila introduces El Tesoro™ Extra Añejo as a permanent addition to its award-winning tequila portfolio. This tequila has been aged in ex-bourbon

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For Sober October, a Zero Alcohol Gin

To be honest, we didn’t know there was a “Sober October.”  But apparently there is, and a group of San Diego entrepreneurs have developed “the world’s first zero alcohol gin, which actually

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