OBITUARY: EDWIN H. NIELSEN
EDWIN H. NIELSEN, 93Edwin H. Nielsen, the great-grandson of Bacardi founder Don Facundo Bacardí Massó, has passed away in Spain. Born in Santiago de Cuba and raised and educated in the United States, Mr. Nielsen served heroically in World War II and received four medals: the Bronze Star, Purple Heart,... Read More
OBITUARY: FRANK B. SOUSA, Jr.,
FRANK B. SOUSA, Jr., 65The President of Colonial Wholesale Beverage Co. passed away unexpectedly on July 25. Born in Fall River, Mr. Sousa graduated from Coyle-Cassidy High School in 1963 and from Boston College with an Accounting degree in 1967. He started with Colonial Wholesale Beverage in 1963, and in... Read More
THE UNSTOPPABLE MARCH OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Global warming is not being kind to the vineyards of Napa Valley. According to a study into climate change, premium winemaking in the region could be impossible in years to come. Scientists at Stanford University in California looked at four wine-growing counties in the western United Sates: Santa Barbara County... Read More
A $1,OOO,OOO MALFUNCTION
They say there’s no point in crying over spilt milk. But how about shedding a tear for $1 million worth of spilt wine? Four hundred and sixty two cases of the 2O1O Mollydooker Velvet Glove Shiraz was destroyed after a forklift suffered a malfunction that caused a container holding one... Read More
WINE CATCHES UP WITH BEER
The wine industry is surely raising a glass to this. For only the second time in two decades, wine has tied beer as the top choice when US drinkers were asked whether they most often drink liquor, wine or beer. Gallup now finds nearly as many drinkers naming wine (35%)... Read More