Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

Pernod Ricard Sells Bodega Graffigna to VSPT Wine Group

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Shaw-Ross International Importers will be importing Bodega Graffigna‘s wines to the U.S.  following the sale of Graffigna to VSPT Wine Group, the second-largest exporting group for

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Patron Releases Gran Patron Smoky

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

To create the distinctively smoky aroma and taste of the tequila, the heart of the agave plant, the Piña, is roasted with mesquite for about seven days in small underground stone pits at the Patrón Hacienda

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Cascade Brewing to Release 2 Beach-Themed Beers

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Ocean Views offers a first-class ticket to a tropical place — metaphorically speaking. El Dorado, Cascade and Ekuanot hops

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Who & What —

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Beam Suntory hires Jessica Spence to be the company’s first President of Brands. Spence will join Beam Suntory from Carlsberg Group, where she currently serves as Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer. What We’re Reading —  

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Case Study: How Spoetzl Brewery Now Generates Energy From Its Wastewater Treatment System ADI Systems (an Evoqua brand) designed and built a 1.1 million gal (4,200 m3) low-rate anaerobic ADI-BVF reactor to treat Spoetzl Brewery’s wastewater. (Craft Brewing Business)

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F.Y.I. —

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

We Have Five Years To Save Ourselves From Climate Change, Harvard Scientist Says The level of carbon now in the atmosphere hasn’t been seen in 12 million years, a Harvard scientist said in Chicago Thursday, and

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