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America’s Oldest Brewery’s Newest Packaging

D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery, has announced packaging updates to its core brands Yuengling Traditional Lager, Light Lager and Black & Tan in April 2017. “We are excited to introduce updated packaging of our core brands which features our powerful Yuengling Eagle & Barrel icon, a proud...
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Strongbow Welcomes Spring With New Orange Blossom

Strongbow Hard Apple Ciders unveils its newest flavor, Strongbow Orange Blossom. The new flavor delivers a fresh, spring-like orange blossom aroma with a touch of sweetness and a juicy apple finish. Strongbow Orange Blossom, along with all Strongbow products, contain no artificial flavors or colors. “We are welcoming spring this...
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ABCC CHAIRMAN KIM GAINSBORO

ONE MIGHT IMAGINE that walking into the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission headquarters to meet with Chairman Kim Gainsboro would feel a bit like walking into the principal’s office.  This is, after all, where the letter of the law as it applies to “the sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption and possession...
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SAGRANTINO di MONTEFALCO

UMBRIA, called the “Green Heart of Italy”, has long been shaded vinously by Tuscany, its immediate neighbor to the northwest.  The white wines of Orvieto were the first to attract outside notice, then Lungarotti’s array from Torgiano.  Now, however, Umbria has conjured up a wine fit to stand with any...
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WINES of the FIRST WESTERNERS

A VERY OLD SAYING WARNS, “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.”  Perhaps prudent 32OO years ago in ancient Troy, the advice is now seriously out of date, especially pertaining to Giota and Andrea Englisis bearing wine.  Their Athenee Importers Third Annual Road Show recently crossed the US, bearing dozens of tasting...
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MAIA GOSSELIN of SIP WINE EDUCATION

IT MAY HAVE TAKEN AMERICA a while to catch up with the wine-drinking habits of Europe, but with record-breaking growth in 2O12 and a $34.6 billion dollar industry on our hands, it’s safe to say the US has arrived.  We may be sipping and swirling wine but, as our own...
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THE VIRTUAL TASTING

WINE PUBLICIST Elizabeth Kane Tate of Ekt Communications organized an “intimate” wine tasting in a new setting via Skype.  Tate’s email invitations (not e-vites) hinted that this novel venture will become a practical standard in wine-marketing and communication.  The wines were real, the tasting conducted communally via long-distance.  Tate’s invitation...
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REVIEW of CURRENT ARGENTINAIN MALBEC

ARGENTINE MALBEC CONTINUES TO SOAR on the American market.  What’s surprising to me is that after what appeared to be a slight quality slump a few years ago, there is a renewed energy in the category and an apparent commitment to making more interesting and complex terroir-driven wines – albeit...
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