COPPER & KINGS
The Kentucky distiller has released two copper pot-distilled gins: American Dry Gin, using an apple brandy base, and American Old Tom Gin, from grape brandy. Both gins are double-distilled using no neutral spirits and are non-chill filtered. Classic gin botanicals are steeped in brandy low-wine and then redistilled together with... Read More
BYZANTINE WINE PRESS DISCOVERY
WINE HAS BEEN big business for much longer than you might think. Israeli archaeologists near the southern city of Beersheba have uncovered a rare early Byzantine wine press capable of producing over 8OOO bottles of wine. Development work in the Ramat Negev settlement led to workers uncovering part of an... Read More
FRANCE WINE OUTPUT TO FALL
CHALLENGING TIMES for France’s wine industry these days as production may fall 17 percent this year to a record low after spring frosts damaged vineyards, notably in the Bordeaux region, which might lose half its output, the farm ministry has stated. In its first estimates of this year’s output, the... Read More
THE THIRST FOR WINE EDUCATION
NEW FIGURES from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) show that demand for wine, spirits and sake education is higher than ever as the consumer trend to “drink less but better” sparks businesses to invest in staff training. WSET is reporting a record 85,487 candidates globally in the academic... Read More
ZONIN
The Italian wine company has hired MEGHAN CAREY as New England Regional Manager. She has extensive experience on both on the supplier and distributor sides, having worked for Winebow, Farrell in Vermont and Ruby Wines.
CONSTELLATION BRANDS
SUSAN SOMERSILLE JOHNSON, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of SunTrust Banks, Inc., has been elected to serve as a member of the board.
DEEP EDDY VODKA
MATTHEW PECHMAN has been appointed as Vice President of Marketing. In this role he will be responsible for the leadership, development and execution of marketing strategy, programing and innovation for the entire Deep Eddy portfolio. Most recently, Pechman was Vice President, Marketing and Innovation at Infinium Spirits. He also held... Read More
THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION
ANN OBENCHAIN has been named Marketing Director. In this role, she will develop and lead the strategic direction of all BA marketing activities, including membership, key events such as the Great American Beer Festival, sales of Brewers Publications titles and communications to support association priorities.
HEAVEN HILL GOES FOR A TASTE OF IRELAND
THE IRISH WHISKEY category has been on fire for the last few years and Heaven Hill is counting on a bit of that Irish luck coming its way in the near future. The Kentucky-based drinks company has purchased Carolans liqueur and Irish Mist liqueur and whiskey from Gruppo Campari. According... Read More
A $91OO OOPS
SHOULD THE opportunity arise to taste a rare and coveted dram of 1878 Macallan it’s best to make sure it’s the real deal. A Chinese tourist recently made news when he dropped a cool $91OO for a glass of the legendary Scotch at the Hotel Waldhaus am See in Switzerland... Read More