Category Archives: Wine

Foley Family Wines Acquires 2 Top Vineyards

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Foley Family Wines (FFW) acquired Huntington Hill Vineyards in Willamette Valley, Ore., and Chalk Ridge Vineyard in Russian River Valley, Calif.  Each vineyard will support Foley’s rapidly growing luxury wine portfolio, which includes The Four Graces from Willamette Valley and … Continue reading →

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Beaulieu Marks 80th Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cab Sauvignon

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

The 80th bottling – a 2016 vintage – will be sold in a commemorative 80th Anniversary gift box.  And tomorrow (8/24), Beaulieu Vineyard will host a celebratory dinner aboard the famed Napa Valley Wine train, followed by a year-long consumer … Continue reading →

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Case Sales Grow 6.2% in Control States; Dollar Sales Up 8.5%

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

During July, Control States nine-liter spirits case sales grew 6.2% over the like year-earlier period opposite a fairly robust 4.6% comp, the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association reports.  Control state spirits shelf dollars grew at 8.5% during July while trending … Continue reading →

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Cognac Exports Grow for 5th Consecutive Year, Reach a Record

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Some 211.1 million bottles were shipped last year, with a value of 3.4 billion euros. In addition, Cognac secured the addition of 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) of vineyards over the next three years. Cognac officials said.. With exports accounting for … Continue reading →

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Flâneur Wines Marks Hospitality Center Opening with Special Cuvee

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

The Carlton, Ore., firm’s new Flâneur Wines new wine tasting and hospitality center is in a rehabilitated, 125-year-old Grain Elevator. To celebrate the opening of Flâneur Wines at the Carlton Grain Elevator, Flâneur will be offering 600 magnums of Pinot … Continue reading →

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Larkmead Vineyards Plants Napa Valley Viticultural Research Block

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

The three-acre Research Block will be located at the 110-acre Larkmead estate in Calistoga and will host several different grape varieties, clones, and rootstocks for trial purposes as Napa Valley’s climate changes. “Climate change is very real and already affects … Continue reading →

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