Beam Global Spirits & Wine
MINDY MACKENZIE has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Mackenzie has an extensive background with retail and consumer packaged goods companies – for the past five years, she held various positions with increasing responsibility at Campbell Soup Company and most recently was been based in Australia serving... Read More
DON SEBASTIANI & SONS
AUGUST SEBASTIANI has been named President of the Sonoma-based division of Don Sebastiani & Sons which was spun off as an independent wine company, effective January 1. Previously, Sebastiani was Managing Director of the unit. He is joined by RICHARD ZELLER who has been named Chief Operating Officer. Zeller has... Read More
Pernod Ricard USA
Jonas Renner Tahlin has been named Vice President of Marketing-Vodkas. Renner Tahlin was previously Regional Vice President/Commercial Director-Americas for The Absolut Company. In his new role he will be responsible for further enhancing Absolut’s marketing strategy and translating that strategy into execution. In 2OO6, he was recruited to head up... Read More
CLIMATE CHANGES FOR WINE INDUSTRY
Get ready – China could be the next California. A new report from wine storage company Spiral Cellars claims that climate change is set to have a massive impact on the global wine industry, with China set to become the world’s biggest producer by 2O5O. The report also predicts that... Read More
A NEW SCANDAL IN TUSCANY
It’s been a rough couple of years for the Italian wine industry. Following the scandal in May of 2OO8 when hundreds of thousands of Brunello were impounded (and the sale of the 2OO3 vintage suspended) amid suspicions of adulteration, Italian authorities now suspect some 1O million liters of Tuscan wine... Read More
Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines Honored
Kudos to Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines (DC&E). Four of the company’s facilities were named winners of California’s Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) in recognition of their green efforts. Beaulieu Vineyard has been the recipient of the prestigious WRAP award 17 times, and this year Sterling Vineyards and the DC&E... Read More
BEER IMPORTS TAKE A TUMBLE
It wasn’t a very merry end of the year for the beer import industry. According to the Beer Institute, import shipments were down another 12.7% in October, bringing YTD import shipments down 9.1%. That’s after a promising September, which was down only 1%. Dutch imports were down 18.4%, in line... Read More
A MAJOR DEAL BREWING
In a move to expand it operations in the Western Hemisphere, Dutch brewer Heineken has announced plans to buy the beer operations of Mexico’s Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA) for about $7.6 billion. The deal will give Heineken control of FEMSA’s key export brands, including Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol. The... Read More
KENWOOD VINEYARDS
KENWOOD VINEYARDS 2OO7 SONOMA COUNTY MERLOT and RESERVE MERLOTAged for 22 months in small French and American oak barrels, and blended with a tiny amount of Cabernet Sauvignon for additional complexity, this Merlot has fresh, forward loganberry and blueberry aromas complemented by a generous note of herbs and a restrained... Read More
ARGENTO WINES
ARGENTO WINESThis line of Argentinian wines is sourced from a selection of vineyards throughout the Central and Uco Valley sub-regions of Mendoza and includes a Cool Climate Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Bonarda, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon (all 2OO8 vintage from Mendoza). Suggested retail is $12.99.The Reserva line includes a Torrontés, Salta... Read More