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George Clooney has quite the list of credits to his name: actor, philanthropist, activist . . . tequila owner. Clooney is joining the ranks of celebrities-turned-alcohol purveyors. However, Clooney isn’t taking the wine route like many of his fellow famous actors. Instead, he’s going for tequila. And, he’s teaming up... Read More

It just goes to show that collectors will drop nearly any sum of money for bottles of rare wine and spirits. A bottle of Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve Single Malt Whisky soldatauction on March 15 for a record-breaking $94,OOO in celebration of the distillery’s 125th anniversary. The bottle, one... Read More

Westminster-based Wachusett Brewing Company, the second largest packaging brewer in Massachusetts, is undergoing a significant expansion that includes the acquisition of a distribution warehouse. The company is also in the process of forming a division that will focus on contract canning and will likely add bulk beer hauling services in... Read More

As hard as Connecticut retailers have fought it, Sunday sales of alcohol appear to be more and more a looming reality. Although the state’s Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal to change state alcohol sales laws was recently scaled back by the General Law Committee, Sunday sales stayed in the bill.... Read More

It looks as if Wild Turkey was a wise investment for Gruppo Campari. In response to skyrocketing demand for the Kentucky bourbon, the drinks company has announced plans to build a new packaging facility at the brand’s site in Lawrenceburg. In support, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has preliminarily approved up... Read More

If you’re interested in rare and antique bottles of spirits, and you have millions of dollars to spare, get your checkbook ready. Netherlands native Bay van der Bunt, who has spent much of his life amassing what he claims to be the world’s largest collection of old liquors, is selling... Read More

Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey named Edward E. Clark, Jr.of Waynesboro, Virginia, as the grand prize winner of the 2O12 Rare Life Award. Eagle Rare will donate $2O,OOO to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, where Clark is president and co-founder, in his honor. Founded in an empty barn in... Read More

 next session will take place from 9:3Oam to 5:3Opm on MARCH 12 and 13 at the Martignetti Companies, 975 University Avenue in Norwood.  Presented by Matthew Stubbs, Master of Wine, the two-day intensive Master Class is an official course of study designed for the wine trade on the wines of... Read More

  Long a staple on the sides of buses and walls of the T tunnels, ads for beer, wine and spirits will soon be a thing of the past on MBTA property. Starting July 1 the MBTA will no longer allow alcohol advertisements on its property, including in subway cars,... Read More

  Pernod Ricard USA has realigned its Northeast Business Unit. As part of this restructuring, the company has created the New England Business Unit, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, which is now part of the Control Division. Marty Crane, Senior Vice President of Spirits Sales... Read More