FEUILLATTE BUBBLES TO THE TOP
IT JUST goes to show that big fancy names and high price tags don’t always get all the glory. Moderately-priced Nicolas Feuillatte is the number one Champagne brand in France and number three in the world by volume, according to the latest impact report. Champagne producer reported the largest growth... Read More
THE WORLD’S FIRST BLUE WINE
ALTHOUGH THE HUES may vary, wine is pretty much one of three colors: white, red or pink. . . until now. A group of young Spaniards has broken the mold with the launch of the world’s first blue wine. Six entrepreneurs have invented Gik, a bright blue wine from Bierzo... Read More
83 WINES NAMED IN SUIT, 83 WINES REMAIN ON SHELVES
FOUR MONTHS ago you couldn’t get away from the news of the lawsuit alleging unsafe levels of arsenic in wine. Social media was in a frenzy as consumers wondered if their wines were toxic. But more than three months after the filing of a class-action lawsuit alleging that dozens of... Read More
PABST BREWING COMPANY
BRIAN BOUSLEY will be joining the company as president to be based in the Los Angeles office.
DIAGEO
JAMES THOMPSON has been appointed Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer for North America. Previously he was Managing Director of Global Reserve. He will also be a member of the North America Executive Team. Prior, he spent six years as Chief Marketing Officer, Asia Pacific, and also held positions at Diageo... Read More
CAMPARI AMERICA
The drinks group has named UGO FIORENZO as its new Managing Director for the US. He has two decades of experience in the alcohol beverage industry including nearly ten years with Gruppo Campari. Prior to joining Campari, he held marketing and sales positions at several other global alcohol beverage companies.
BACARDÍ
FABIO DI GIAMMARCO has been named Global Vice President and will be the lead for Bacardi rum and Grey Goose vodka. He joined Bacardi in 2O12 as Managing Director of Brazil. Prior to joining Bacardi, his responsibilities included marketing strategy for the SAB Miller beer and soft drinks business in... Read More
BREWERS ASSOCIATION
The trade group has appointed DICK CANTWELL as Quality Ambassador. In this role, he will make presentations across the country at state guild conferences and other places where brewers gather. Cantwell co-founded Elysian Brewing Company in 1996, where he served as the head brewer.
RED WINE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
COULD A LITTLE red wine help lift one’s spirits? Serious depression, or major depressive disorder, is the leading cause of disability in Americans ages 15 to 44, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. While excessive alcohol consumption is considered a symptom or coping mechanism for depression, a new... Read More
THE TOP WHISK(E)YS OF 2O14
IN 2O13, whiskey overtook vodka as the number-one spirit in America, so it’s no surprise that the most sought-after spirits of 2O14 were whiskies too. Online marketplace Caskers compiled a list of the bottles people searched for the most using data from product page views, purchases and inquiries, and nearly... Read More