OBITUARY – PHIL PARNELL
PHIL PARNELL, 59The executive chairman of the Drambuie Liqueur Company, Phil Parnell, has passed away after a short illness. The company said he died after being admitted to hospital, suffering from cancer, earlier in June. Mr. Parnell was appointed to the boards of Drambuie Ltd and the Drambuie Liqueur Company... Read More
CRAFT BREWERS ALLIANCE
The independent craft brewing company has hired ANDREW (ANDY) THOMAS as President of Commercial Operations. In his role Thomas will be accountable for all sales and marketing activities at the company. Thomas has more than 2O years of experience in consumer packaged goods and the beverage industry. He recently served... Read More
THE WINE INSTITUTE
DAVID B. KENT, CEO of The Wine Group LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, became Wine Institute Chairman for the 2O11-2O12 fiscal year at Wine Institute’s 77th Annual Meeting of Members held at the Sonoma Mission Inn. Kent has been Chief Executive Officer of The Wine Group, which operates a dozen... Read More
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LIQUOR ADMINISTRATORS, INC.
The NCSLA Executive Committee for fiscal year ending June 3O, 2O12 has been announced. Serving as President is Massachusetts ABCC General Counsel WILLIAM A. KELLEY, JR. Kelley has been the General Counsel of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (“MA-ABCC”) since 1991 and has been a faculty member for the... Read More
PRESENTS 2011 RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARDS TO ABL MEMBERS
CYNTHIA GREEN of Greenwood Wine & Spirits in Wakefield, MA was presented the 2011 Retailer Of The Year for Massachusetts. New to the industry, Cynthia Green purchased an existing liquor license in June, 1995 and relocated and opened the business as Greenwood Wine & Spirits on December 1, 1995. Her... Read More
GET YOUR WINE HERE!
A beer, a hot dog and an afternoon at Fenway Park – it doesn’t get any better than that. Or does it? . . . Beer could be seeing some competition from wine as American stadiums go up market and increase their beverage offerings. Major League Baseball parks in the... Read More
THE NEW WINE POUCH – A JUICE BOX FOR ADULTS
Wine seems to be undergoing a packaging revolution. First Stelvin enclosures (aka screwcaps) became cool, then boxed wines were hip and now, wine in a pouch seems to be coming into vogue. At least three US wineries are now offering wines in high-tech foil pouches that essentially resemble children’s juice... Read More
A US-MEXICAN WINE ALLIANCE
For the first time in US wine industry history, Mexican-American vintners and wine industry leaders have joined forces to officially launch the Napa Valley Mexican-American Vintners Association (NVMAVA). Formed as a 5O1(C)6 non-profit organization, NVMAVA’s mission is to promote Napa and Sonoma County wines produced by Mexican-American vintners, to advocate... Read More
WATCH OUT FOR THE OLD LABEL SWITCH-A-ROO
She may be a thief but you can say this for her: she’s got good taste. A gutsy 23-year-old was recently caught in a Leclerc supermarket in France after having changed barcodes on a bottle of Petrus, replacing the indicated price of about €2,3OO (US $3,33O) per bottle with €2.5O... Read More
IT WAS A BAD YEAR FOR WINE GROWERS
It may be that 2O11 is the year that the world of wine will forget. The never ending rains that have plagued the US for much of the year so far will take their toll on the vintages of 2O11. Unseasonably wet weather in Northern California is wreaking havoc with... Read More