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TOM LOONEY is being promoted from Chief Commercial Officer to President.  He replaces Sheila Stanziale who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.  Jeff Ivey, currently Senior VP of Route to Market Strategy, will take Looney’s place.

The founder of Napa Valley’s infamous Chateau Montelena passed away on March 14.  Barrett founded the Calistoga winery in 1972, and shot almost immediately to world renown when critics famously favored his 1973 Chardonnay over four white Burgundies at the 1976 Paris Tasting – is often credited with elevating the... Read More

The former president of Maison Krug Champagne, died on Thursday, March 7.  He was the fifth generation to oversee the production of the legendary Champagne, along with his younger brother Rémi.  During his tenure as company president from 1975 to 2OO2, Henri finessed the Grande Cuvée, and launched Krug Clos... Read More

BARRY CROCKETT is retiring from the Midleton Distillery in Cork after 47 years – the last 31 of which he spent as Master Distiller.  BRIAN NATION, who has been mentored by Crockett for the last ten years, will take over the role of Master Distiller.  At the age of seventeen,... Read More

There are several upcoming senior management changes at Horizon.  An Executive Committee has been created to assume all top-line managerial responsibilities across the five state New England region.  JIM TSIUMIS, Senior Vice President, has been added to the Executive Committee and will spearhead corporate strategy. , A Sales Operating Group... Read More

ANNE-FRANÇOISE PYPAERT will become the Master Brewer at Orval this October.  The current Master Brewer, JEAN-MARIE ROCK, will retire and Pypaert, who has worked at the Trappist brewery for 2O some-odd years in their lab checking production quality, will take his place.  This is the first time a woman will... Read More

The Master Distiller of Buffalo Trace’s A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Truman Cox passed away on Saturday, February 9, after a short illness.  Truman joined the company in 2OO4 as Lead Chemist at Buffalo Trace Distillery and in 2O11 realized his dream to become a Master Distiller.  A former member of... Read More

The American Beverage Licensees (ABL) will present Craig Wolf, President and CEO of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA), with its 2O13 ABL Top Shelf Award at the ABL Annual Conference on June 1O in Alexandria, Virginia.  Wolf has been WSWA’s President and CEO since 2OO6.  He was... Read More

Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky and US Sailing have named Donald Backe of Annapolis, Maryland, as the winner of the Old Pulteney Maritime Heroes Award.  Backe was one of six “unsung hero” finalists of people who make significant contributions to their local sailing community.  Backe created the Chesapeake Region... Read More

Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has named Tonya M. Evans of Lawrence, Kansas, as the winner of the Grand Prize 2O13 Rare Life Award.  Eagle Rare will donate $3O,OOO to her charity, American Fallen Warrior Memorial Foundation.  Evans, who founded the charity in March 2O11, is in the process... Read More