4TH ANNUAL TAUB FAMILY VINITALY ITALIAN WINE SCHOLARSHIP
TO PROMOTE the continued growth and development of Italian fine wine in the US on-premise sector, VeronaFiere is offering the Taub Family Vinitaly Italian Wine Scholarship. Now in its fourth year, this annual scholarship provides applicants the opportunity to be awarded an all-expenses-paid professional, educational trip to the 48th annual... Read More
WINE PRICES RISE IN FRANCE
FRENCH BULK WINE prices are rising as the outlook for the 2O13 vintage deteriorates, crop office data show, with the government cutting its forecast for volumes for a fourth time in recent weeks because of grape rot. The price of bulk red and rose wines without geographic indication jumped 15... Read More
PINOT NOIR IN A CAN
YEP, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. Oregon-based producer Union Wine Company has released a Pinot Noir in a 12-ounce can to appeal to beer-loving consumers. The cans will go on sale next year for around $5 each. The idea for the cans, carrying both Underwood Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, came... Read More
PERNOD RICARD USA
The drinks company has made several key management appointments in its Wines and Champagnes division. JEFF AGDERN, who most recently served as Vice President, Wine and Spirits Marketing at Pernod Ricard’s Canadian sister company, Corby Spirit and Wine Limited, has returned to the US as Senior Vice President, Wines and... Read More
EXCELSIOR WINES
JOHN DOUGHERTY has been named National Sales Director. The appointment represents the first in a series of new initiatives and structural changes underway following the recent appointment of MARC GOODRICH to serve as company President. He will assume responsibility for the ongoing development of Excelsior Wines’ Sales Division, which currently... Read More
BROWN-FORMAN
JANE MORREAU has been named CFO and Executive Vice President of Brown- Forman upon the retirement of current CFO DON BERG, who is retiring at the end of the current fiscal year on April 3O. Morreau has over 22 years of business and financial experience at Brown-Forman, most recently in... Read More
BOLS AROUND THE WORLD
LUCAS BOLS is running its eighth annual Bols Around the World cocktail competition. Bartenders are tasked with creating a cocktail and then developing a complete drink menu inspired by their creation. Those with the highest scores will present a two minute video to convince the judges why their idea could... Read More
WAREHOUSE X OPENS TO VISITORS
BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY has opened its long-anticipated experimental barrel warehouse – Warehouse X – in Frankfort, Kentucky. Comprised of brick, concrete block and skylights, this is the first new building Buffalo Trace has added to its 13O acre complex in more than 6O years. With a small footprint of only... Read More
THE BLOOM IS OFF THE FLAVORED VODKA ROSE
CAN IT BE? Have flavored vodkas fallen out of grace amongst the cocktail set? It may be so. Restaurant Sciences LLC, an independent firm that closely tracks food and beverage product sales throughout the foodservice industry in North America, reported that the sales of on-premise flavored vodkas fell 11.7 percent... Read More
DIAGEO GETS ITS GAME ON
DIAGEO and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced a new multiyear marketing partnership that will make the drinks company the exclusive spirits partner of the league. Diageo brands Ciroc and Crown Royal will be integrated into marketing initiatives across the NBA and NBA Development League (NBA D-League), with Diageo... Read More