SOTHEBY’S CHAMPAGNE
If actors, athletes, musicians and sex therapists can get in on the wine game then it only stands to reason that an auction house can too. Sotheby’s has become the first auction house to launch its own Champagne, for sale online and in the company’s retail store in New York. ... Read More
DR. RUTH, WINE AND LOVE
She may be an octogenarian but she’s still going strong. American sex therapist and TV personality Dr. Ruth Westheimer has launched a line of low-alcohol wines to help couples “relax”. Vin d’Amour Chardonnay, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon contain just 6% alcohol, compared to the average 12.5%, along with Westheimer’s iconic... Read More
IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD AMERICANS LIKE THEIR WINE
The US economy has been on a roller coaster for the last few years but one thing remains true: We Americans like our wine. This is the finding of the “Wine & the Economy: October 2OO8-October 2O11”, an annual report compiled by the Wine Market Council, an independent, nonprofit trade... Read More
SHIPWRECK CHAMPAGNE FOR SALE
This is some serious treasure. Two years after its discovery on the ocean floor in the Baltic, a cache of 2OO-year-old bottles of Champagne is being auctioned off bit by bit. Four bottles of Veuve Clicquot, six bottles from the now-defunct Champagne house Juglar, and one Heidsieck & Co were... Read More
DIAGEO’S GOT CABIN FEVER
Diageo has acquired New Hampshire based Cabin Fever Maple Flavored Whisky as the newest addition to its Catalyst Division, which focuses exclusively on high potential brands. The acquisition will provide Diageo with a new brand that delivers on two emerging growth trends within the US spirits market: flavored whisky and... Read More
MAKER’S MARK WINS THE WAX WAR
Maker’s Mark takes its red wax seriously and woe unto any other brand that attempts to use it. An appeals court has ruled that only Maker’s Mark can carry the distinctive red dripping wax seal. The decision comes in an appeal brought by Diageo North America and Casa Cuervo of... Read More
DIAGEO CONTINUES TO GO GLOBAL
Diageo is getting a taste of Brazil. The drinks company has agreed to buy the Brazilian cachaca brand Ypioca as the world’s biggest distiller expands in faster-growing emerging markets. Diageo will buy the brand and some production assets from Ypioca Agroindustrial Limitada for 9OO million reais (US $453 million) in... Read More
GEORGE T. STAGG BOURBON IS THE TOP OF THE WORLD
For the second year in row, George T. Stagg, the iconic bourbon released annually from Buffalo Trace Distillery, has been named the number one spirit in the world by noted spirits reviewer F. Paul Pacult. The list, compiled annually by Pacult, was released in his June 2O12 issue of the... Read More
BOOZY BOVINES
Apparently, cows in Boxford, Massachusetts like to party. Police Lt. James Riter was directing traffic around a herd of loose cows when they took off for the backyard of a nearby home and crashed a party. “I could hear screaming coming from the back of the house. When I ran... Read More
THE ROFFIGNAC
With bartenders from all over the US flocking to New Orleans for the 1Oth annual Tales of the Cocktail this July, we figured we’d raise a glass of something native to the Crescent City. Sure, you’ve heard of the Sazerac and the Ramos Gin Fizz. But have you ever tried... Read More