Author Archives: Joel Whitaker

At End of a Long Day, Millennials Turn to Sparkling Wine: Wine Intelligence

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Global sparkling wine volumes fell almost 5% in 2020, according to ISWR data.  The category started to see some recovery in the second half of 2020 and into 2021, as consumers recovered some of their joie-de-vivre and found they had unspent … Continue reading →

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Union Says Heaven Hill Walked from Bargaining Table, Distillery Says It Didn’t

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

United Food & Commercial Workers union called on Heaven Hill Distillery to return to the bargaining table in an effort to reach an agreement on a new labor contract. It said a federal negotiator also urged the company to rejoin talks with … Continue reading →

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Vintage Wine Estates Volume Up 9%, Sales Up 16.2% in Year

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Vintage Wine Estates reports Fiscal 2021 net revenue rose 16.2% from the prior year to $220.7 million, as case volume rose 9% to 1.875 million cases. Acquisitions contributed $2.3 million in net revenue for the year. The increased volume was … Continue reading →

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Vintage Wine Acquires Vinesse

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Vintage Wine Estates said it was acquiring substantially all the assets of  Vinesse for $14 million, with a $2.5 million earnout over three years.  Vinesse has annual revenue of about $20 million. Vinesse  LLC is a direct-to-consumer platform company specializing in … Continue reading →

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Chelly Official Limoncello of Country Thunder AZ 2021

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

This sponsorship will allow Chelly to partake in one of the largest and most exclusive music festivals in the world. “We are so grateful to Country Thunder’s team to be partnering with this world-renowned festival,” said Stuart Francis, Co-Founder of … Continue reading →

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Who & What —

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

ReserveBar hires Brian Mehta as chief marketing officer.  He joins from Trading Technologies, where he served as CMO for six years and helped guide the company through rebranding and the transformation to a SaaS/Cloud-based business.

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