CONSTELLATION BRANDS
BILL NEWLANDS has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, a new position within the company. He joined Constellation in 2O15 as Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer and currently serves as president of the Wine & Spirits Division. In his new role, Newlands will oversee the Beer... Read More
ROYAL BUBBLY
IN CASE YOU’VE BEEN living under a rock . . . British bubbly is a big deal. It’s so big that even the Queen of England has latched onto the craze by producing 3OOO bottles of sparkling wine from vines grown on her estate. Don’t get out your credit card... Read More
CAMERON HUGHES WINE SOLD
PERHAPS IT WAS SIMPLY a case of too much growth too fast. Cameron Hughes Wines was sold in January by a bankruptcy court receiver to Vintage Wine Estates. Hughes was quickly successful more than a decade ago when he began offering low priced wines from prestigious regions packaged under his... Read More
SINGIN’ THE BLUE WINE BLUES
IT’S GENERATED QUITE a buzz with the Millennial set and been highly visible throughout all social media outlets but Spanish authorities have told the makers of Gik “blue wine” that they can no longer label it as wine. Gik has sold close to 1OO,OOO bottles in 25 countries, but a... Read More
McManis Family Vineyards
by Harvey Finkel WE DON’T THINK about it much, but the family farmer has been historically, and even to some extent currently, the producer of our wines. Over the last 2O years I had periodically noted in passing one of these, though larger that the postage-stamp properties of yore, producing... Read More
The Flowering of Irish Whiskey
by LEW BRYSON AFTER YEARS of being a two brand market, Irish whiskey’s growth has attracted other players to the game. First there was Cooley, with their TYRCONNELL and KILBEGGAN brands. Then TULLAMORE DEW returned, back in America after years away. When Cooley was sold to Beam, the sons of... Read More
IRISH WHISKEY WOMEN
by Pink Lady IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, when everyone is Irish for at least an evening and your favorite pub will be likely overrun with happy strangers downing pints of Guinness, Irish car bombs, and shot after shot of Jameson. Should you find yourself declaring “Erin Go Bragh”... Read More
THE VARIOUS STYLES OF STOUT
by Andy Crouch THIS TIME OF YEAR brings forth thoughts of deep, dark pints of rich, creamy pints of plain, as Irish poet Flann O’Brien wrote. The classic dry Irish stout category, best exemplified by Guinness, is known around the globe. In its earliest form, stout simply connoted a stronger... Read More
SAMUEL ADAMS HOPSCAPE and FRESH AS HELLES
The brewer has released these two new seasonal beers. Hopscape is brewed with Chinook, Citra, Centennial, and Zeus hops that add pine and grapefruit notes to the deep golden wheat ale. Fresh as Helles is a light amber, medium-bodied brew made with Mandarina hops and orange blossom petals. Suggested retail... Read More
ROGUE HAZELUTELY CHOCTABULOUS
Rogue has released this fusion of two of its beers: Chocolate Stout and Hazelnut Brown Nectar. Dark and decadent, with a rich nutty flavor up front followed by a chocolate truffle finish. Packaged in 22-ounce serigraphed bottles and on draft. AVAILABLE FROM Craft Brewers Guild