Due to La Niña, Drought Could Get Worse This Winter: Last month, state water officials eased conservation mandates in response to slightly above-average winter rain and snow in much of California, leading...
Treasury Wine Estates Moves to Consolidate Its US Businesses: Following the acquisition of the bulk of Diageo's US and UK wine business for £390 million in October, Treasury Wine Estates announced today...
Wineries Sold! The Trickle Down Effect: There have been some dramatic acquisitions in the wine business the past several months. Most recently, Jackson Family Wines purchased Copain winery, a highly regarded...
Liquor Wholesaler and Three Employees Indicted for $9 Million Scheme to Smuggle Liquor from Maryland to New York: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted Republic National Distribution Company,...
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Kroger Drops Plan to Charge Alcohol Suppliers for Shelf Display
Kroger Co. has dropped a controversial plan to charge alcohol suppliers for how it organizes...
Vision and Robots Team Up for Wine Production: Robots and robotic-based vision systems are slowly replacing the tedious, time-consuming tasks involved in wine production...
Treasury and E.&J. Gallo on Premiumization Plans: With premium wines showing robust growth in the U.S. market, it's no surprise that some of the industry's biggest players are ramping up their efforts...
American Oak 'Not Suited to Cabernet': Speaking to the drinks business on a visit to the UK to promote the Abreus distribution in the UK through the Pol Roger Portfolio, Grimes said that American oak imparted...
Financial Crisis Led to 'Winemaker Freedom": The global financial crisis in 2008 was in some ways positive for winemakers as it gave them a sense of freedom according to Ted Lemon of California's Litt...
Landmark Vineyards and Winery Acquires Russian River Valley’s Hop Kiln Winery: Landmark Vineyards, one of Sonoma's premier producers of luxury chardonnay and pinot noir, announced today its purchase of...
